The Air Force psychiatrist reached this conclusion because the evidence showed that Medvid had done little. if any. planning for his defection attempt. and that he apparently had given no serious thought as to the consequencesincluding the consequences to his family in the Soviet Union. or the very real possibility that he might never be able to see them again. One of the persons to see Medvid on the first night he was ashore was a harbor police captain named Patricia Majors. who said her background was in psychology. Without knowing what the Air Force psychiatrist would later report. she advised the chief counsel of the Immigration Subcommittee that. after spending 20 minutes with Medvid. she wondered if he was really seeking political asylum. She stated that those who do so at least contemplate in advance how to ask for it in a way that can be understood. Instead. she said that he went from acting silly to becoming angry. and she even speculated that he thought it was all a joke when he made some "juvenile sexual gestures" in the harbor. police headquarters.
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