Soviet Sailor Hides, Defects in Canada
Associated Press
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia —
A Soviet sailor who had hidden in Canada for several days has reported to immigration authorities and asked for permanent residence, an official said.
The 50-year-old sailor left the Soviet fishing vessel Grigoriy Poluyanov on Monday and waited until the ship sailed before he came out of hiding, said Frank Dunham, Halifax manager for Canada’s employment and immigration agency.
There have only been a handful of Soviet defections in the city, which is visited regularly by Soviet vessels, Dunham added.
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