analysis.
The case Tolkachev
Barry G. Royden (2003): "Tolkachev, A Worthy Successor to Penkovsky An
Exceptional Espionage Operation", CSI Publications, Studies in
Intelligence, vol47no3
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"(...) Before the first personal meeting with Tolkachev, one of his handwritten notes had been passed to the CIA’s Office of Technical Service (OTS) handwriting experts for analysis. The analysis, done in May 1978, was positive, accurate, and even prophetic. The report made the following observations:
The writer is intelligent, purposeful, and generally self-confident. He is self-disciplined, but not overly rigid. He has well above- average intelligence and has good organizing ability. He is observant and conscientious and pays meticulous attention to details. He is quite self-assured and may plow ahead at times in a way which is not discreet or subtle. All in all, he is a reasonably well-adjusted individual and appears intellectually and psychologically equipped to
become a useful, versatile asset. (...)"
