Western (W): Germany (WG). Return to Authorities of Soviet Sector Berlin of a National of Soviet Union Arrested in UK Sector

A file of correspondence on the arrest of a Soviet citizen in West Berlin. The file reports the arrest of the man by West Berlin police in connection with the abduction of a West Berlin customs officer; the fact that he held a Soviet military identity card with no mark of rank or profession; the near-certainty that he was an intelligence agent; and the obligation under the Four-Power Agreement to hand him back to the Soviet authorities. The file also discusses the anger of the West Berlin government at the decision to hand over the suspect, and a letter to the Soviet Commandant in Berlin requesting that Soviets take suitable action against him.