311.6121 Gorin, M. N./24
The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover) to the Secretary of State
My Dear Mr. Secretary: Reference is made to my previous letters to you dated December 17, 1938, and February 7, 1939,57 furnishing you with information developed relative to the case entitled Hafis Salich; Mikhail Nicholas Gorin, with aliases; Natasha Gorin ,58 with alias; Espionage.
For your information, the most recent developments in this case are as follows:
The trial in this case started in Federal Court in Los Angeles, California, on February 21, 1939. On March 7, the Court directed a verdict of not guilty as to Natasha Gorin on counts 1 and 2 of the indictment, which were for substantive violations. Count 3 of the indictment, which related to a conspiracy charge, was permitted to stand, and the Court refused a motion for a directed verdict for defendants Hafis Salich and Mikhail Nicholas Gorin on all counts. On March 10, 1939, the jury returned a verdict of guilty as to defendants Salich and Gorin on all counts. Natasha Gorin was acquitted. The defendants have not yet been sentenced.
Sincerely yours,