POWERS TRIAL TESTIMONY

ET Cp Gwen og a foe For Release rl) bain ooo 1, (HAH gf re re i £14 Hisar SAREE a Shi CTE EE 4h rE os aod now trom §hs proce iE Qn 1 ves Feit ae hs ssa, Noscoy neous ob Rk ins svoud Fi ii HA tmsrenton of & starehs ek Fis Like . | POSER VAL Boviet propaganda ‘1s’ qubtit Poyers tantly i EE TEN non-Bloc lawyers that Powers 18 temtifylug fry toy b pit a2 Rudenko--the prosecutor--oarefully refraized |. roa rressing hin on some points and allowed evasive 4) replies to stand. ii 4 1. Interesting sidelight is that defense attorney =I" Questioned Powers about birthmark on face--after’'} Tester news dispatches made references to "red © mark on face. . i 25%1 J B. Soviet propaganda gave heavy play to Power's i / Nn testimony that plane was at 68,000 feet when hit—- i Hee attempt to document claims U-2 brought down by 4 fs : / i "new and fantastic" rocket. . : i “ 93! 8g8. i 1. Soviet prosecutor alsp spufht to establish “1 a §d508 # « siroratt could have varied nuclear weapon, . |. 1% §i8ai 4 C. Another important objective of testimony has been | TEL to svete tree word comtries; Yost Ap we Iran, and Finland have noy been dragged jn, in addi! TE norway, munky, Be) Si) IX. For foretga consumption, wobeob naa’ tibtosed its Broad! casting and reporting to relatively factual summaries, SECRET -1. CONFIDENTIAL 1 Approved For Release 2002110/21 : CIA-RDP7SR00830A001200080028-6  EY pers ran SE rn SAAR TIAL | ‘ i while for domestic audience resi Mepeahsy . . ! ihthrapersed with slanted comaentzies sad dsaudiations AR. of > Fagin i “4,” Pre=trial propaganda attested to’ build ip Yopects- M ST aunt OE wie new nd sensations’ development, wd Soviets may be holding something -0f dramatic nature for climax. ' RK 111. The defense attorney indicated to Powers family that he | was optimistic that death sentence could be avoided. He also hinted that the Supreme Soviet Presidium would enter- tain a post-trial petition for clemency. T™ : A. This could open the way for a grand gesture by Khrushchev at some point after a conviction and stiff sentence. 25X1 IR ner CONFIDETIAN, SECRET + ’ 407] Approved For Release 200210121 : CIA-RDPTIR00890A001200080028-6  o bo Approved For Release 2004/10/21 CIA ROPTIROOEGIGRIP IES TEAR: 10 % : hE : ti sien antand Brod WOH 4 @ Testimony that Powers did not escape: f: 8 aijorart Aa by ejection until about 14,000 tet. 18 apparpntly 1 is 1n conflict with earlier reports, as well as the ep | iy, language of shedndickaent, that as. n its, wall] he seen to. open immediately after he.¥ms Hh FO be- iba day. testimony qontained more details ‘of his escape v : a frou thio plane than had been published prétivaty; tt i (3) Also new fnforsation vas Powers’ sthtiesnt 10 serpin id that long hours in the plane were: boride due Magly ) | to discomfort of the suit. LIFE Eat 0 . Seiden Cea Gy Jeladsty Ld Rt a 3 iE Le . Cre hs opie | oon k dy Sige pin vay Say -¥ Lo AAR be REE add ohh a tiv 7 As SE an ER fl SHEE NR ” . REPRE pt Ee Acs SERIAL Cl CE we. NT Hy A . et gh 1 : it Approved For Release 200210121 : CIA-RDPTIR00890A001200080028-6