The USA listened to telephone conversations of the USSR Embassy in Japan

The US intelligence services listened to the telephone conversations of the USSR Embassy in Japan. This is stated in a declassified CIA document published on Tuesday, RIA Novosti reports.

Thanks to this, they became aware of the details of negotiations between Soviet diplomats and activists of the Japanese anti-war organization Beheiren. In particular, the exact details of how this connection was established have been established.

As indicated in the document, there is a full transcript of two calls from October 30: the first was made by Brian Victoria to the chief press attache Nikolai Vasilyevich, the second by General Secretary Beheiren Yoshikawa to First Secretary Sergei Anisimov.

"In the conversation, Yoshikawa urgently requested a private meeting on the same day to discuss an extremely important and sensitive issue, which, without a doubt, was the issue of four American sailors deserters," the declassified CIA report says.

The article also notes that four American sailors subsequently left Japan on November 11 on the Soviet passenger ship Baikal. This operation was called the "most successful action" in the entire history of Beheiren, which brought the organization significant political dividends and financial support throughout Japan.

Beheiren ("Committee for Peace in Vietnam") — A Japanese anti-war organization founded in 1965 to oppose U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.