The Archive · 1938

Headquarters in Rome

An attempt on his life in Geneva last year failed. It took the Ogpu agent who is believed to be his murderer eighteen months to win his confidence. He sent him parcels of money, and met him frequently to talk over the Ukrainian Nationalist movement, which he pretended to support Recently he gave him another parcel in Rotterdam. Konovalec put it in his pocket. It contained time-bomb. It blew Konovalec up in the street injured a passer-by and a well.

Konovalec. had homes in Rome, Geneva, id Prague and an office in Berlin, is believed to have been helped financially by Fascist and Nazi organizations who sought to stir up trouble in Poland and Russia Recently his headquarters were in Rome.

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