War Crimes Ussr

A former Soviet secret police commander has admitted his role in the murder of more than 6,000 Polish officers in World War II, according to a newspaper report Sunday. London's Observer newspaper said that Vladimir Tokaryev, 89, made a videotaped statement describing how the NKVD police agency, the precursor of the KGB, killed 6,925 Polish officers in April, 1940. He said 250 Poles were killed every night in secret police headquarters in Kalinin, about 100 miles northwest of Moscow.

Britain's Defense Ministry said Friday that it is investigating claims that more than 1,400 Britons died in Soviet labor camps after World War II. The inquiry follows press reports that secret archives unearthed by KGB officers showed that British pilots, naval officers and technical experts were seized because of their knowledge of Western military technology and intelligence.

Britain's Defense Ministry said Friday that it is investigating claims that more than 1,400 Britons died in Soviet labor camps after World War II. The inquiry follows press reports that secret archives unearthed by KGB officers showed that British pilots, naval officers and technical experts were seized because of their knowledge of Western military technology and intelligence.

A former Soviet secret police commander has admitted his role in the murder of more than 6,000 Polish officers in World War II, according to a newspaper report Sunday. London's Observer newspaper said that Vladimir Tokaryev, 89, made a videotaped statement describing how the NKVD police agency, the precursor of the KGB, killed 6,925 Polish officers in April, 1940. He said 250 Poles were killed every night in secret police headquarters in Kalinin, about 100 miles northwest of Moscow.