Australia - Guinea - New Zealand

Jul. 07, 1954 - VLADIMIR PETROV ATTENDS THIRD HEARING OF ROYAL COMMISSION ON ESPIONAGE IN MELBOURNE. VLADIMIR PETROV - the former Third Secretary at the Soviet Embassy in Australia recently made his first public appearance since he and his were granted asylum in Australia - after attempts had been made to forcibly take them out of the country - back to Moscow. Petroc and his wife attended the third hearing of the Royal Commission on Espionage which is being held at the High Court of Australia - in Melbourne. They both gave evidence of the Soviet spy systems throughout the world.. KEYSTONE PHOTO SHOWS: VLADIMIR MIKHAILOVITCH PETROV escorted by G.R. RICHARD (Deputy General of Australian Security - on right) and another Security officer on arrival for the third session of the Commission in Melbourne

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Asylum Attempts Attends Commission Escorted Espionage Evidence Forcibly Granted Hearing Melbourne Mikhailovitch Petrov Throughout

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