AI ENHANCED IMAGE OF
PAVEL IVANOVICH FEDOSIMOV
.... Pavel was a known Soviet agent who had links to Atom Spy Klaus Fuchs and others. He was first suggested by John Ruffels in the 1970s, John had found a reference to a man who had met Harry Gold, a Soviet Spy in the foyer of a Bronx Cinema. In the particular book that john found the reference, (The Atom Spies) this man was not named, it was only later that we were able to find his name amongst CIA and FBI files... The man was tall, well built, and walked on his toes a condition that is known to cause high calf muscles. Harry Gold estimated his height at 6'2" however Harry was around 5'3" tall and as is known, people tend to estimate heights from their own anchor which means that for Harry, anyone over 5'8" was a giant. There is documentary proof of this last statement.
There is no formal documentation that describes the height, build or eye colour of Pavel Fedosimov.
Over the years we have made extensive inquiries of numerous agencies in the search for another photograph without success. It has been shown that Pavel was under suspicion of being about to betray the mother country and was recalled to Russia. He boarded the Soviet ship POBEDA at the end of July 1948. He was not accompanied by his wife. The departure of the ship was surrounded by controversy, numerous Soviet citizens who had been recalled and should have boarded the ship, failed to do so.
Through various sources, Pavel's journey was tracked through the straights of Gibraltar headed for Odesa on the Black sea. Mediterranean. the ship was diverted to Alexandria where they were to take on board some 2000 Armenians for repatriation to Georgia. Amidst the chaos, some passengers went missing. The ship proceeded to the Black sea port of Batumi where it unloaded their Armenian guests and a day or so later the POBEDA headed across the Black Sea headed for Odesa, a relatively short trip. Once again a number of passengers went missing at Batumi. When the Pobeda was less than a day away from Odesa, there was a major fire on board that killed 40 passengers and two crew. Amongst the dead was a high-ranking Chinese Nationalist who was in the process of defecting to Russia. Stalin had the intention of delivering this man to Mao Tse Tung as a gift.
By tracking the events of the POBEDA's journey it was found that another ship, this one carrying European refugees, was to later cross its path. This ship was the DERNA and it was headed to Australia arriving in Melbourne on the first Tuesday of that month, Melbourne Cup day. That second ship traveled via Cairo to Fremantle where once again some went missing and new people were taken onboard. Guy Burgess, one of the Cambridge 5, a nest of Soviet Spies embedded in British Intelligence services in the 1930s, was stationed in Cairo at the time that the Derna visited the port. Read more here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Five#:~:text=The%20Cambridge%20Five%20was%20a,was%20ever%20prosecuted%20for%20spying.
Whilst the name Fedosimov has turned up in numerous documents, there are still no photographs. As Peter Davidson will vouch, Fedosimov was a common name. In fact, whilst Pavel was recorded as being in active service on the frontline against Germany, two men of that name were reported as being killed in action.
The Soviets were known for using false IDs as part of their counterintelligence covers.
Pavel has been tracked from emptying a safe in a Soviet embassy of its contents which included explosives and a special-purpose pistol together with 2 rounds of poisonous bullets, to being recalled as a possible traitor, onto a ship across the Mediterranean to the Black Sea. There are no records of him landing at Odesa. We then have shown how he could have traveled to Australia and very recently Peter Davidson has found a link that tells us why Pavel may have traveled to Australia.
This AI-improved image of Pavel was from the original photograph that I acquired around 2017.
More on this story in a follow-up post.
Today, I listened to a podcast on The Somerton Man. Yes, The spy theories are strong. Yet, the man could have been a post WWII migrant to Australia. Was Pavel wishing to settle in Australia permanently? Could he have obtained documents and entered Australia by another name? Was he ever posted to Australia? One thing is for sure, he must have visited the country multiple times before and been familiar with the country in order to get to where he needed. He must have had a network of people here, especially if he phone numbers on that small slip of paper found on his person. If your hunch is right, will Pavel Fedosimov be the man that South Australian Police will formally identify as The Somerton Man? Would any relatives in Russia be notified of this? Would there be an opportunity for any family member of his to repatriate him back to Russia?
ReplyDeleteAnonymous: I shan't be publishing your comment to this thread. It's only fair that I tell you why. This blog is all about what the evidence tells us, I don't delve into the realms of multiple possible scenarios in the hope that one day I might guess the right answers, there are other places for that.
ReplyDeleteOne comment you made that included the words ' One thing is for sure he must have visited the country multiple times...' And I struggled to read any further than that. There is absolutely no evidence 'Fedosimov' had visited Australia. In fact there is no certainty that the real name of the man shown in the photograph is Pavel Ivanovich Fedosimov. You went on to explore a range of other assumptions and I can't subscribe to any of them because of the lack of evidence or anything that substantiates the claims. If you were to substantiate with real evidence or at least some strong indications in some of the things you suggest then I would consider publishing that.
In the absence of that evidence, whether that's real, documentary, circumstantial, primary and a string of other kinds of evidence that can exist in a criminal case, then there is little of any real value that you can add.
If you really want to contribute then you must first understand the world that surrounds clandestine operations and the people in them.
First Rule. A spy is never really caught unless you catch him with the goods and they are masters at avoiding that likelihood.
So, here's some light reading for you starting with an earlier post, all you have to do is to follow the links in that post:
A Myriad of mirrors is one such post with links, that may be of some use for you, effectively it describes the career James Jesus Angelton and his ultimate removal as the CIA chief.
https://tamamshud.blogspot.com/2021/09/somerton-man-mystery-wilderness-of.html
Some words to remember about espionage in the early Cold War and still relevant, it's a definition of high level espionage of sorts:
“... an ever-fluid landscape where fact and illusion merge.”
That includes false names, fake documents, misleading photographs , untraceable poisons, collusion with the enemy on some occasions and a whole lot more.
Immerse yourself in to the world of espionage. Let me know how you get on.