The record discloses that on June 7. 1927. the beneficiary. then 19 years of age. fired 6 fatal shots at the Soviet diplomatic representative in Poland. and was subsequently convicted of premeditated manslaughter. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. which was later commuted to 10 years hard labor. The beneficiary admitted that he took the life of the Soviet Ambassador. acting as a Russian refugee who wanted to punish the official representative of the Soviet Government "for the infamous acts of persecution against the Russian people." He stated he also wanted to kill the Ambassador "as a direct participant in the execution of the czar and his family and as a member of the Comintern." The beneficiary was sent to Germany as a slave laborer in 1944. with his wife and infant daughter. In 1945 they were classified as displaced persons. and in 1949 were issued quota visas under the Displaced Persons Act. However. prior to embarkation. the beneficiary was found inadmissible to the United States as one who had been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude. The beneficiariarys wife. daughter. and aged motherinlaw have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence.
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