Russia - Soviet Union

1954 - Russian Murder Squad Give Themselves Up These Men With Poisoned Bullets: A Russian secret police agent and to East German secret police, have surrendered to the Americans. they say they were sent from moscow to West Germany to murder an anti-Communist Russian. The Russian is Captain nikdai Khoklov, aged 31, of the MVD, the Soviet's secret police.He appeared at a crowded Press conference in Bonn called by the U.S. High Commisioner, Mr. James b. Conant. Khoklov told not only of the assasination plot but details of the murder of Leon Trotsky in mexico.The two East Germans were named Hans koruwicz and Kurt Weber. They are in protective custody. Their intended victim was a Russian named Georgio Okolovich, a member of the anti-Communist NTS executive committee in Frankfort. Photo shows. Picture just received by wire, shows georgio Okolovich the intended victim, on left-and DAptain Nikdai Khoklov, on right-at today's press conference in bonn, Germany

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