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OPTIONAL, MORONS, 40 AG Ta 1a f MAY URE EXO TIO ; GSA GEN. REG. NO.27 UNITED STATES GC“ &RNMENT eh Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI (45-68 72c/ DATED = -§ 7 68 : yak Eo ; Agrom[ SAC, NEW YORK (105-66950) (RUC) SUBIERT! __ WuREvEV_ ESP-X" (OO:SAN BRANCISCO) Re San ¥rancises airtel to Burean, 4/8/64. Te vormant Was asked uf he ls familiar with the riame RUDOLPH“NUREYEV and whether he could furnish any information concerning this individual. It is noted that NUREYEV is a Soviet who was formerly associated with the Kirov Ballet, Leningrad, prior Go nis defection to une West, at Paris, France, on 5/ ‘5/63, | on 4/27/64, SAS ee og contac téd Ses bie + Informant immediately recognized the name of NUREYEY a8 that of a Soviet defector. He also remembered that NUREYEY was a dDallet dancer. He said that somewhere he weard " NUREYEV had written a book but informant said he i RAS never seen this book and has not read it. He said that, " te his knowledge, no one in the Soviet colony in NY has Vf ever spoken of NUREYEVY in his presence, Informent said he / gould furnish no information relating to NUREYEY's dePeetion, / nor does he Nave any information reflecting that NUREYEV hag, in any way, Deen vonnected with espionage activity. CeyBureau (RM) “e-San Francises (105-15785) (RM) l-Las Vegas (INFO) (RM) | ML wervancn conrne l-=New York \ t preeaeh is Pee y af eA. HWD:iak (8) bes- 68 72Rd— b La : a 12 MAY 28 sf | OS JUN 11 y964 Buy U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan