The Archive · 1927

Soviet Espionage Trial

Remarkable Incriminatory. Ad= missions by Defendants Moscow, Oct. 23, Describing the trial on a charge of espionage of two brothers named Prove, two military officials and Comrade Korepanovy former legal adviser to the Revolutionary War Council, the official Tass Nows Agency' says that Vladimir Prove: declared in court that from 1922 supplied the information he obtained: by spying to Mr. Charnock of the Commercial Mission to Rus-la. He wished to cease this espion= age. work in 1924, but in view of Mr. Charnock's threats he abandone ed his intention.

Cyril Prove stated that he had beors engaged in espionage work since 1925 and gave Mr. Charnock in formation in regard to Russia's ar-moments and forces.

Both brothers declared that they' received! money regularly from Mrs Charnock.—Reuter.

Moscow, Oct. 23, Describing the trial in which two brothers named Prove, two military officials, and M. Korepanov, former to the Revolutionary: il, are charged with espionage on iychalf of Britain, the official Tass News Agency declares. that Mf" Korepanny, who married into the family of Prove—a million aire family—contessed that after meeting Mr. Charnock of the Bu Commercial Mission to Rissia of Prove's house, he regularly supp My. Charnock' with soerot military" information, The nceused military offlets, namely Podrokoen sand Panov, feswed that they communienteds secret Information to the Prove: dealing with aviation, for they had been rewarded Moreow, Oct, 2M.

The trial of the five persona charged with espionage on behalf of 1 to-lay, when the two brothers Vladimir and Cyril Prove. and AM, Korepanoy, a former legal Jadviser to the Revolutionary War: Council, wore sentenced to death and Nonov and Podrezkov, the tov mille tary officials, to two years! impeixon= ment.—Reuter.

Muxeow, Oct. 22, The trial of a further: five persons on a charge expionaze opened at the Supreme Court to-day. The occured compriser twe brothers, two tary oficial and Mf. Korepanov, former legal! adviser to the Revolutionary War. Council. They are all accused of expionaze on behalf of Britoin—Reater.

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