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25710 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD—HOUSE October 18, 1999 I am not saying that everybody in Rus- What Lunev said several years ago world where the Soviet Union sia is corrupt. But when things are was that the Soviet Union through its prepositioned military equipment. And going wrong in Russia, we must chal- intelligence service deliberately, in a guess what, Mr. Speaker? There are lenge them. When Russia is not being very provocative way, put military sites in the U.S. that are identified in honest with us, we must challenge Rus- equipment and hardware on American the KGB files where the Soviet Union sia. We must let them know that we soil in predetermined locations. In prepositioned military equipment and want transparency, just as Ronald fact, he told us that that was part of buried it and booby-trapped each site. Reagan did. When they do not give us his assignment. In fact, Mr. Speaker, Now, in the book are photographs in transparency, they must know there is later on this week, I will join Mr. the center where one such site was a price to pay. Lunev in looking at one of those sites identified in Switzerland. There are the So along with working in a new di- right outside of Washington where he photographs of that site. The Swiss au- rection with Russia, I want to under- looked, as a career intelligence officer thorities realized it was booby-trapped, score and reinforce to our colleagues for the Soviet Union, and scoped out which it was. When they dug down, that we must also challenge Russia and for a drop by the Soviet military and they found exactly where the KGB files what is happening there and whether intelligence services. had stated was military hardware that or not there are forces within Russia But not much has come about since the Mitrokhin files said would be there. that are looking to create instability Lunev made his comments until 1 The question, Mr. Speaker, is: Where in our relationship with that Nation. month ago. One month ago, Mr. Speak- are these devices on American soil? Now, I am convinced that there are er, this book came out. It is called the What towns and cities and park lands many positive leaders in Russia, many Mitrokhin Archive. It seems as though, currently have in place military equip- of whom are my good friends. I hope for 30 years, the chief archivist of the ment and hardware prepositioned by that they win their reelections come KGB in Moscow did not like the KGB the KGB? This administration, Mr. Speaker, December of this year. and what it was doing. Very quietly, that has known about these files for 6 But I want to tell my colleagues, Mr. for 30 years, this Russian gentleman, years should have been asking those Speaker, there are some things that day by day, wrote down and copied questions of Russia’s leadership. We trouble me greatly about Russia that every memo that he was putting in the are going to ask those questions now, we just do not know enough about and KGB archives in Moscow. He snuck Mr. Speaker, and we are going to find that this administration is not asking them out of work every day inside of out if, once again, we have been afraid Yeltsin to explain because they do not his clothing, took them to his home want to embarrass him. to ask the tough questions because we and buried them under the floorboards do not want to embarrass Boris Some examples. Ken Alibek, Mr. of his house. Speaker, was for years the head of the Yeltsin. In 1992, after the Soviet Union col- Mr. Speaker, there is just one over- Russian’s biological weapons program. lapsed, he emigrated through the Bal- riding thought here in this whole rela- Under the Soviet Union, Ken Alibek tic States. His first trip was to a U.S. tionship. We want Russia to succeed. lived in Russia. His job was to monitor embassy, and we turned him down We want the Russian people to have a and to oversee the entire biological when he told us that he had secret doc- free democracy. We want Russia to weapons program for the Soviet Union. uments from the KGB. He then went to have the institutions that we have in I have met with Ken Alibek five or the Brits. The Brits took him in, gave America. But you cannot get there six times. This is his book called Bio- he and his family complete asylum when we deny reality, when we pretend hazard. He is convinced that Russia’s where he lives in Britain today under things are something they are not. Be- biological weapons program continues an assumed name. cause the only thing that occurs then today. The British intelligence then had is the other side loses respect for you. Mr. Speaker, we need leadership that Mitrokhin link up with Christopher is willing to challenge Russia on these I am convinced that is the problem Andrew, who is a Cambridge scholar with Russia today. They have lost re- issues. When someone like Ken Alibek and an outstanding expert, probably comes forward, yes, we must work to spect for America. the number one expert in the world on The Congress, with H.R. 3027, and our help stabilize Russia, but we must tell the Soviet KGB. For 6 years, Mr. new vision for Russia, is outlining a the Russians that we want to know Speaker, Christopher Andrew trans- new direction based on three simple whether or not what he is saying is lated the Mitrokhin archives and files. premises: Strength, consistency, and true. We are not doing that today, Mr. This book is the first edition of docu- candor. Help create the institutions of Speaker. We are not asking the tough menting those files. a true democracy, a strong middle questions. On October 26, Mr. Speaker, Chris- class, a strong parliament, and a Or how about Stanislav Lunev? Mr. topher Andrew and Gordievsky, an- strong constitution that will survive Speaker, I had Stanislav Lunev, as I other high-ranking KGB defector will individual personalities. If we want mentioned earlier, testify before my travel to Washington, and they will Russia to succeed, we must follow committee 3 years ago, as the highest testify before my committee. The these steps, Mr. Speaker. This is the ranking GRU defector ever from the American people then can see for them- only way that America and Russia can Soviet Union. We had to put him be- selves and hear the kinds of things that work together and thrive in the 21st hind a screen, and he had to wear a were done during the Soviet era that century. mask over his head because there is a we need to make sure are not hap- f price on his head from certain aspects pening today in Russia and that we of the Russian leadership because of need to have the will and the tenacity LEAVE OF ABSENCE what he has told. to question the Russian leadership By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Part of what he said in my hearing 3 about, not worrying about embar- sence was granted to: years ago was that his job when he rassing Boris Yeltsin, but whether or Mr. MARTINEZ (at the request of Mr. worked for the intelligence for Russia, not the KGB leadership still continues GEPHARDT) for today and October 19 on the Soviet Union, and his cover was to do the kinds of things that were account of official business. that he was a correspondent for, I done under the Soviet era. Ms. CARSON (at the request of Mr. think it was, Tass here at the Soviet GEPHARDT) for today on account of offi- b 2145 Embassy, that one of Lunev’s jobs was cial business. to look for sites where the Soviet Why is this so critical? Because in Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (at the request Union could preposition military hard- the document by Christopher Andrew of Mr. GEPHARDT) for today and Octo- ware and equipment on American soil. in the Mitrokhin files, as a follow-up to ber 19 on account of personal reasons. Now, Mr. Speaker, it is a pretty pro- what Lunev said, they actually give Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (at the vocative statement. the locations in countries around the request of Mr. ARMEY) for today and VerDate May 21 2004 11:07 Jun 14, 2004 Jkt 039102 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0688 Sfmt 0634 E:\BR99\H18OC9.001 H18OC9.

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