The Archive · 1939

Husband Still Missing

Miss Rubens questioned the court concerning her husband's whereabouts and was told that information would be revealed later.

Questioned for a moment by the United Press, Miss Rubens said "I don't think there is anything I can say now." At that point her Soviet guard politely intervened since she is still in custody and probably will be escorted to the Soviet border.

The Department of State in Washington' disclosed last year that the "Robinsons" obtained false passports in one of the most amazing frauds ever perpetrated on the American diplomatic service The passports were obtained in the names of two children who died almost a quarter of a century ago but whose ages, had they lived. would have approximated those óf the mysterious couple.

After the detention of the Robinsons in Russia the United States Government made vigorous representations, but the case was dropped when the passport fraud was disclosed.—United Press.

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