U.S. Rejects Soviet Protest At Arrest Of Russian
(10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Mar. 28 The State Department today rejected a protest by Russia against the arrest of Valentin Gubitchev, a Soviet employee of the United Nations, as a spy
The State Department spokesman said the Soviet Ambassador, Mr. Alexander Panyushkin, had been informed that the United States Government does does not hold that Gubitchev had diplomatic immunity and that i'we will proceed with legal processes.”
Gubitchev and an American State Department employee, Judith Coplin, were arrested by Federal Bureau Investigation agents in New York while she was allegedly passing secret in formation to Gubitchev.
The State Department ruled that a person in Gubitchev’s position has diplomatic immunity from legal processes only when performing acts required in his official capacity which is similar to the ruling handed down by Mr. Trygve Lie, the United Nations Secretary-General, shortly after his arrest.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22907, 29 March 1949, Page 5
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