Cryptonym: AEGUSTO
Definition:
Yuriy Loginov, a KGB officer who became an in-place double agent for the CIA.
Status:
Documented
Sources:
Cold Warrior, by Tom Mangold, p.22
from the book: Loginov's formal CIA codename was "AEGUSTO."
Mary Ferrell Database entry for: Yuriy Longinov [sic]
David Wise, Molehunt, pp. 230-231: https://archive.org/details/molehuntsecretse00wise/page/230/mode/2up?q=kisevalter&view=theater
1967: "According to (CIA notable spy, Pyotr Popov's case officer) George Keisvalter, Angleton was the key figure in arranging the trade of (Yuri) Loginov. 'Angleton decided he was a plant and engineered the swap with the East Germans to release the West Germans in return for Loginov, who was then given back to the Soviets'."
Contributors:
MFF • Bill Simpich