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tt eee > which has . ways urged him on, + Cy 6 “As for Hoover, he is a notorious counterintelligencé man, who controls an ap- Paratus of repression that is monstrous in scale. At times 'y conversations with Hoo- ver were extremely curious.’ They got on to discussions of the working methods of Soviet intelligence. They were most enthralling chats.” Comrade Kim finds it hard to keep back a smile. “But the person who really made an indelible impression on ome, he adds, “was jcover’s deputy, Mr. Ladd. This astonishingly dense per- sonage tried to convince me in all seriousness that Frank- lin Roosevelt was a Comin- tern agent.” 1. “Apart from those you have mentioned, have you managed to visit many other countries over these long years?” “T haven’t specially counted them, but I should think about 20. I had my specific work, my tasks in each coun- try. One had adapt onself to them. As a spy with a known length of service, 1 presented excellent opportunities for traps. They lay in wait for me at eyery step. “Becatise -Orthe nature of my activities 1 had to. or- * ganize all sorts of operations i against the Soviet Union and other Socialist countries and then torpedo them myself. I always found support in thinking about the solidarity, the reliability of the rear. I regularly met in various countries with representatives of the center. Such meetings were great events for me, they filled me with new strength. Still more import- ant were trips to Moscow. 1 Knew that control highly valued my work, and trusted me. But all the same, despite all my self-control, T'was ex- cited when I heard that I had been awarded the Order of the Red Banner. ‘Sincere Friends’ of Soviet “I was also very much helped in my work’ by the fact that, even in Western countries, I continually came across sincere friends of the Soviet people, people whose entire hearts were devoted to Socialism. I saw that these people were prepared to in- volve themselves in the struggle for the security of the world’s finest Socialist state. Moreover, among the members of Western coun- O4 5122k > tries* ence services { - know frais a few peo- C ple like myself who have de- voted _themselve: struggle against Fascism, to "», the international solidarity of the workers. And the num- ber of such people is contin- pally growing. “Comrade Kim, would you not tell us something about your present life?” ‘and Here I Am’ “My work in the British intelligence service took place ssin’ very difficult circum- stances toward the end. Con- trol decided to summon me to the Soviet Union with the aim of guaranteeing my safe- ty. And here 1 am. I have just finished work on a book. Within the framework of the possible and reasonable I, , from the position of a spy, illuminate in it various mo- ments of my life. Many pages of the book have the most direct connection with certain circles, in a string of West European countries, “1 travel a lot through the boundless Soviet land, which has become my second home. Immediately after this book Jam thinking of strating an- other, and then I wil write another. I have many plans. lama Journalist. In my ree time I do all sorts, of things from music to. ening aad fretwork. I go to the the- ater and regularly attend con- certs. A day or two ago I saw with pleasure the play *All’s Well That Ends Well,’ performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company. In a word, I live a full-blooded Mife. I cannot complain about my health.” “Comrade Kim, a last, per- haps rather straightforward question: Are you happy?” “The major ‘part of my life is behind me. Looking back over the past years, I don’t think that I lived them in vain. Yes, I am happy. I would like on my own accord. to repeat the words of Felix Dzerzhinsky, the knight of the Revolution, the great hu- manist: ‘If I had to begin my life again, I would begin it just as I did!” - ‘We say Farewell. The four- hour conversation is over. Of course, the 30 unusual years of this astonishing man have not ail fited into these four hours. We arrange new meet- ings. Comrade Philby prom- ises to visit our editorial of- fices. We congratulate him from the bottom of our on the coming jubilee—the 50th anniversary of the Harold A. R. Philby, former British agent who also as- sisted Soviet, Union. Hehas written 80,000-word book. 7208