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‘glaimed thét,ini ‘Schock plate on stiest, corner’ of, Broadway, vioini ty: of, 126th 7: Street, NYC. SOBLE stated he was imcertain of ate; but’ - apparatus in Washington, STERN accompanied him to Washington .- - ingtrugted to work in Washington, for the Soviets... STERN. volutitesred.. Sot) obtain: for SOBLE a place where SOBLE could-stay in Washington — “other than a hotel. STERN introduced’ SOBLE‘to-a woman ih’ (04%. tial /int¥oduction, to, that it was in either the spring or fall of a year and placed it about 1943. : SOBLE claims that on initial meeting, MORROS, ZUBILIN and he then proceeded to Chinese Restaurant at Columbus Circle, Nyc. SOBLE states he was informed by ZUBILIN and MORROS that MORROS had a phonographic record company but states he was not told that MORROS had a partner in the company. SOBLE was advised that the purpose of the company was to bé used as a cover company tooplece Soviet agents and that such agents could be used in US or other coumtries. However, SOBLE claims that the specific assignment of such agents was not made known to him. At the time of meeting MORROS, SOBLE did not know about STERN. SOBLE claims that next meeting with MORROS was when MORROS met him at LA Railroad Station (February, 1945) when SOBLE proceeded LA to attempt to straighten out affairs between MORROS and STERN in the company. SOBLE recalled that prior to ZUBILIN's departure from US, ZUBILIN gave SOBLE the name of ALFRED K. STERN, and told him that when so instructed by Soviets, SOBLE was to telephone STERN and to meet him. SOBLE did so when instructed. SOBIE stated that the STERNS had another Soviet contact, and he learned from CHOUNDENKO several weeks prior to making trips, that he must go to Li. SOBIE stated that the STERNS must have reported to another Soviet contact and SOBLE was instructed by CHOUNDENKO to take care of MORROS' and STERNS' affairs. SOBLE stated that subsequent to the dissolition of the STERN and MORROS business, and- when SOBLE was instructed to to to Washington to meet ANATOLI GROMOV, to take over a Soviet x BRN. was iziformed by. SOBLE-that SOBLE had’ be 7 Washington and her daughter (GRACE and MARY VAN CASTEEL), with ES