EPISODE · Feb 7, 2025 · 57 MIN
Ep64. 'Ambassador Rolf Sohlman and his ”Academic Friend”' - Part 1
from Spionpodden · host Mikael Hylin
The Swedish Security Police suspected that Swedish Ambassador Rolf Sohlman’s longtime backchannel to the Soviet leadership was one of the KGB’s most ruthless foreign agent recruiters.The long serving Swedish Ambassador to Moscow Rolf SOHLMAN was feared to have a close association with Colonel Panteleymon Ivanovich TAKHCHIANOV (codename “Hasan”), one of the KGB’s most notorious and experienced counterintelligence officers. Reports about their exchange, including in the Raoul Wallenberg case, must continue to exist in Russian archives.Guest: Susanne Berger, author, researcher and founder of the Raoul Wallenberg Research Initiative (RWI-70). Recorded - November 15, 2024En podd av: Mikael Hylin Musik: Anton Fossum-Hylin Cover: Rolf Sohlman Swedish Ambassador to Moscow 1947-1964 (left). Source- Wikipedia Commons & MGB Col. Panteleymon I. Takhchianov. Source- The Memorial Society, MoscowFriskrivningsklausul: De berättelser, fakta, åsikter och synpunkter som presenteras i denna podcast är uteslutande de som tillhör presentatören eller intervjuobjektet och speglar inte Spionpoddens officiella policy eller ståndpunkt. Spionpodden är en oberoende, ideell podcast utan kopplingar till politiska, religiösa, ekonomiska, offentliga eller privata särintressen. Den är varken kontrollerad eller ägd av någon tredje part.Disclaimer: The stories, facts, views, and opinions presented in this podcast are solely those of the presenter or interviewee and do not reflect the official policy or position of Spionpodden. Spionpodden is an independent, non-profit podcast with no affiliations to political, religious, economic, public, or private special interests. It is neither controlled nor owned by any third party.
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The Swedish Security Police suspected that Swedish Ambassador Rolf Sohlman’s longtime backchannel to the Soviet leadership was one of the KGB’s most ruthless foreign agent recruiters.The long serving Swedish Ambassador to Moscow Rolf SOHLMAN was feared to have a close association with Colonel Panteleymon Ivanovich TAKHCHIANOV (codename “Hasan”), one of the KGB’s most notorious and experienced counterintelligence officers. Reports about their exchange, including in the Raoul Wallenberg case, must continue to exist in Russian archives.Guest: Susanne Berger, author, researcher and founder of the Raoul Wallenberg Research Initiative (RWI-70). Recorded - November 15, 2024En podd av: Mikael Hylin Musik: Anton Fossum-Hylin Cover: Rolf Sohlman Swedish Ambassador to Moscow 1947-1964 (left). Source- Wikipedia Commons & MGB Col. Panteleymon I. Takhchianov. Source- The Memorial Society, MoscowFriskrivningsklausul: De berättelser, fakta, åsikter och synpunkter som presenteras i denna podcast är uteslutande de som tillhör presentatören eller intervjuobjektet och speglar inte Spionpoddens officiella policy eller ståndpunkt. Spionpodden är en oberoende, ideell podcast utan kopplingar till politiska, religiösa, ekonomiska, offentliga eller privata särintressen. Den är varken kontrollerad eller ägd av någon tredje part.Disclaimer: The stories, facts, views, and opinions presented in this podcast are solely those of the presenter or interviewee and do not reflect the official policy or position of Spionpodden. Spionpodden is an independent, non-profit podcast with no affiliations to political, religious, economic, public, or private special interests. It is neither controlled nor owned by any third party.
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