KGB defector press conference

Nikolai Karklov, a Soviet secret police captain, defected to the West and exposed an assassination plot against an anti-Soviet organization member in Frankfurt. Influenced by his wife's plea, Karklov revealed the plan with his assistants. He met his intended victim, Georgi Aklovich, and presented the assassination weapons, which were disguised as cigarette cases and fired poison pellets. Karklov appealed to the press to save his family left in the Soviet Union.

What motivated Nikolai Karklov to expose the assassination plot?

• His own conscience

• A plea from his wife

• A bribe from the West

• Fear of being caught

Who was the intended victim of the assassination plot revealed by Karklov?

• Georgi Aklovich

• A U.S. diplomat

• A German politician

• A Soviet official

How were the assassination weapons disguised?

• As briefcases

• As leather cigarette cases

• As books

• As umbrellas

What was unique about the bullets used in the assassination weapons?

• They were made of gold

• They contained potassium cyanide

• They were invisible

• They were soundless

What did Karklov appeal for at the end of the press meeting?

• Financial support

• A new identity

• World opinion to save his family

• Political asylum