----- Forwarded Message -----

From: Byrne Piter <belorus@kyivpost.com>

To: Stepura Olexiy <stepura2002@yahoo.com>
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 11:19 AM
Subject: tyler

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tel. +38 044 573-8353
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peter -

what you have attached below looks like my emails to MM at about the time of our clandestine meeting in
prague when i was after his story and the recordings. the extent of my involvement in his asylum case
was that i thought it was appropriate to get him the phone number and name of a consular person who
was the right address for such inquiries. I was not interested in getting involved beyond sharing a number
from my rolodex. i asked the ambassador in kiev to look in his directory for prague and while i was
traveling somewhere in siberia, he passed on to one of my colleagues in moscow a name from the
consular section of the prague embassy and one of my staff sent it along to MM.

on the book, i told him from the beginning that the archive he said he had was an important historic
record. i think i told him that i was not in a position to write a book, but that if he was serious and got all
the tapes transcribed, (something he never quite got around to) i was sure there was a book in it. the
discussion never went any farther because from the outset almost, it was clear that he could not sit down
and complete the task of getting this record down on paper so that journalists and scholars could have
access to it and evaluate it.

hope that helps.

bests, pat

----- Original Message -----

From: Byrne Piter
To: Patrick Tyler
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: melnychenko

hi again. i've attached scanned version of 13 feb. email.the asylum angle in the case interests me, in
part, becuz i was involved in zenon poznyak's evac from rb in 1996 and was myself evaced (evicted) in
1997. kup of rferl and tom from ft have shared their recollections, as have others. sharon lafre says she
never wrote melnychenko but i'm too lazy to refresh her memory. sent her the ipi discs to moscow on
april 18 2001 on condition she make copy and pass on same to NYT bureau. asylum and bookdeal more
sidebars than information about recordings - which is intextricably linked to gongadze's fate and that of
political prisoners still languishing in jail here. more interested in what happened to unreleased recording.
also will prob involve laz trial in march and other iraq related matters (like ddcia visit to ukraine in 2000
about iran/iraq deals) i can scan and send you all your letters for verification but it would be overkill
because i don't plan on using them for quotes or refering to same in what i'm working on. does, at least,
the 13 feb. thing look legit?

best,

peter

ps - professionalized voice analyst for national security agency (1983)

13 2001 .
.
:
. ,
.
Kiev
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 18:44:00 0500(EST)
Dear mykola
I am in kiev. Thanks for you msg. They arrested timoshenko today. We are trying to get
information on the bakai transactions. I asked the american ambassador today whether you will
get asylum offer. Wish I could talk to you. Bests, pat tyler

18 2001 .
.
:
- .
, .
. , .
Legal status
Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:06:56 +3000
Dear Mykola
I have written in the New York Times that attention needs to be paid to your legal status. I hope
that will help. I also asked the American ambassador in Kiev why you had not been granted
political asylum. Hope your status will soon be clarified.
 Bests, PT.

19 2001 .
: New Tapes Appear With Threats by Ukraine's President
, , , ,

Since he fled Ukraine with his recordings, Mr. Melnichenko has been hiding in Europe and is
said to be seeking political asylum from Western governments.

26 2001 .
:
, ,
, .
. ,
? . - ,
.

26 2001 .
: From Under a Couch, an Effort to Stop Corruption in Ukraine
, ,
,
', .

, . ,
, , .

Mr. Melnichenko said that his legal status in the country where he is hiding expired on Tuesday and that
he would like the United States or Britain to help protect his family while he completed his work.

Mr. Melnichenko expressed concern for the safety of his wife, Lilia, and their 4-year-old daughter, Lesya,
who are with him in hiding. He said he was reluctant to request political asylum in the West for fear of
being accused of being a Western agent.

27 2001 .
.
Ukraine: Ex-Bodyguard Says There Is No Greater Criminal Than Kuchma -- Part I: Motivations
, , -
. 2 3 ,
. " . ,
. , .
. ,
".
- , ,
. , . "
, , .
, .
 , , ,
".
, '. " ,
, ,
, , . ,
. . ,
, ".

Since he left Ukraine, Melnychenko has been living with the help of friends in a Central
European country. On 25 [actually Feb. 23] February, his legal status in that country expired.
Melnychenko said he needs two to three months to complete his work and then wants to return
to Ukraine. But Melnychenko said: "I do need protection. I want my wife and daughter to be safe.
Not only are the Ukrainian intelligence services trying to find me but professional killers are also
trying to find me. I can't feel totally safe anywhere. I use disguises and am very careful about my
movements."
Melnychenko said he is not afraid to return to Ukraine and is willing to take any test to prove he
is telling the truth. But he wants Kuchma to submit to the same tests. "I'm not frightened to return
to Ukraine because there is nothing more precious to me than my Ukraine. I'm a soldier of
Ukraine and I'm ready to do anything that's necessary for its independence and democracy. I'm
also truly willing to give my life so that there is democracy in Ukraine and ordinary people can
begin to live better and not in the way they have been driven to live today by Kuchma's policies."
But Melnychenko said that he is worried for his family. "I am frightened for my wife and for my
child because I am familiar with the forces -- not just Ukrainian but from elsewhere -- that want to
change what I've done and would try to influence me through [endangering] my wife. And they
are capable of anything because they have no morals. They will protect themselves. I'm not just
speaking about Kuchma or [interior minister] Kravchenko or their group but a much wider circle
of people."

28 2001 .
: Ukraine president behind protection racket, says guard
, .
. ,
.

Mr Melnychenko now admits that he is worried for his family. He thinks he needs three months to
transcribe all the tapes. "I need protection," he said. "I trust Britain and would feel safe there."

2 2001 .
. .
,
. -
?
Fri, 2 Mar 2001 07:11 5000 (EST)
Tyler
Dear Mykola

 The US Embassy sent me a name and phone number of someone you could contact if you want
to have a discussion about your status. Did someone call Volodymir with this information?
Bests, PT

7 2001 .
. .
!
,
,
(, ,
), .

,
.
.
.
P.S.
.
, ..

From: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>

To: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: melnychenko

>
>
> i will confirm anything you show me that has my name on it, but confirming
> without seeing won't contribute to an accurate verification.
>
> the recordings sound fascinating. ... good luck. I am currently in the
> middle east getting ready for whatever is coming.
>
> bests, pt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> To: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: melnychenko
>
>
> > a source dumped the collected works and correspondence of mm while in cr
> on
> > my lap and your letters keep on popping up about pleading his asylum case
> > and such. included is a 7-page list of recordings and their contents, many
> > of which have not yet been released, but are probably crucial (mogilevich,
> > mole in state department, medvedchuk about feldman, etc ad nauseum).
>>
> > i just want to confirm that you correspondended with the major and
> discussed
> > a possible book and asylum so i can be convinced these pages aren't the
> > figment of the sbu's imagination.
>>
> > can send concrete dates and quotes if helps. have corroborated with
> others.
>>
> > website is http://byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm . i uploaded the temniki.
>>
> > click on the temniki button
>>
> > judith miller might remember me from the nyt. at one time she was in the
> > middle east too.
>>
> > best,
>>
> > peter
>>
>>
>>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>
> > To: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: melnychenko
>>
>>
> > > dear peter
> > > i am in the middle east and could not open the url you included in your
> > > message, so i am no clear on what you are referring to. please send
> > > specifics.
> > > bests, pat tyler
>>>
>>>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> > > To: "TYLER Patrick E." <tyler@nytimes.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:12 AM
> > > Subject: melnychenko
>>>
>>>
>>>>
> > > > temniki melnychenko mozhno najti:
>>>>
> > > > http://www.byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm
>>>>
> > > > please let me know whom mmm sold the unreleased recordings to.
>>>>
> > > > best,
>>>>
> > > > peter
>>>>
http://www.calguard.ca.gov/ia/Melnychenko-US%20refuge.htm
....At a White House briefing on April 17, press secretary Ari Fleischer said President George W. Bush
was not consulted about the asylum application, which would have required presidential approval if it had
originated from Ukraine.
But the application apparently originated not from Ukraine, but from the Central European country where
Melnychenko has been in hiding with his wife and daughter.
The U.S. - Ukraine dispute over Melnychenko's fate is the latest twist in a months-long scandal that
began last September when journalist Georgy Gongadze disappeared.

i will confirm anything you show me that has my name on it, but confirming
without seeing won't contribute to an accurate verification.

the recordings sound fascinating. ... good luck. I am currently in the

middle east getting ready for whatever is coming.

bests, pt

----- Original Message -----

From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
To: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: melnychenko

> a source dumped the collected works and correspondence of mm while in cr

on
> my lap and your letters keep on popping up about pleading his asylum case
> and such. included is a 7-page list of recordings and their contents, many
> of which have not yet been released, but are probably crucial (mogilevich,
> mole in state department, medvedchuk about feldman, etc ad nauseum).
>
> i just want to confirm that you correspondended with the major and
discussed
> a possible book and asylum so i can be convinced these pages aren't the
> figment of the sbu's imagination.
>
> can send concrete dates and quotes if helps. have corroborated with
others.
>
> website is http://byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm. i uploaded the temniki.
>
> click on the temniki button
>
> judith miller might remember me from the nyt. at one time she was in the
> middle east too.
>
> best,
>
> peter
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>
> To: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:15 PM
> Subject: Re: melnychenko
>
>
> > dear peter
> > i am in the middle east and could not open the url you included in your
> > message, so i am no clear on what you are referring to. please send
> > specifics.
> > bests, pat tyler
>>
>>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> > To: "TYLER Patrick E." <tyler@nytimes.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:12 AM
> > Subject: melnychenko
>>
>>
>>>
> > > temniki melnychenko mozhno najti:
>>>
> > > http://www.byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm
>>>
> > > please let me know whom mmm sold the unreleased recordings to.
>>>
> > > best,
>>>
> > > peter
>>>
>>
>
>

dear peter
i am in the middle east and could not open the url you included in your
message, so i am no clear on what you are referring to. please send
specifics.
bests, pat tyler

----- Original Message -----

From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
To: "TYLER Patrick E." <tyler@nytimes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:12 AM
Subject: melnychenko

>
> temniki melnychenko mozhno najti:
>
> http://www.byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm
>
> please let me know whom mmm sold the unreleased recordings to.
>
> best,
>
> peter
>
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Patrick Tyler <tyler@nytimes.com>
To: Byrne Piter <belorus@kyivpost.com>
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:32:04 -0500
Subject: Re: melnychenko

peter -

what you have attached below looks like my emails to MM at about the time of our clandestine meeting in
prague when i was after his story and the recordings. the extent of my involvement in his asylum case
was that i thought it was appropriate to get him the phone number and name of a consular person who
was the right address for such inquiries. I was not interested in getting involved beyond sharing a number
from my rolodex. i asked the ambassador in kiev to look in his directory for prague and while i was
traveling somewhere in siberia, he passed on to one of my colleagues in moscow a name from the
consular section of the prague embassy and one of my staff sent it along to MM.

on the book, i told him from the beginning that the archive he said he had was an important historic
record. i think i told him that i was not in a position to write a book, but that if he was serious and got all
the tapes transcribed, (something he never quite got around to) i was sure there was a book in it. the
discussion never went any farther because from the outset almost, it was clear that he could not sit down
and complete the task of getting this record down on paper so that journalists and scholars could have
access to it and evaluate it.

hope that helps.

bests, pat

----- Original Message -----

From: Byrne Piter
To: Patrick Tyler
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 3:39 AM
Subject: Re: melnychenko

hi again. i've attached scanned version of 13 feb. email.the asylum angle in the case interests me, in
part, becuz i was involved in zenon poznyak's evac from rb in 1996 and was myself evaced (evicted) in
1997. kup of rferl and tom from ft have shared their recollections, as have others. sharon lafre says she
never wrote melnychenko but i'm too lazy to refresh her memory. sent her the ipi discs to moscow on
april 18 2001 on condition she make copy and pass on same to NYT bureau. asylum and bookdeal more
sidebars than information about recordings - which is intextricably linked to gongadze's fate and that of
political prisoners still languishing in jail here. more interested in what happened to unreleased recording.
also will prob involve laz trial in march and other iraq related matters (like ddcia visit to ukraine in 2000
about iran/iraq deals) i can scan and send you all your letters for verification but it would be overkill
because i don't plan on using them for quotes or refering to same in what i'm working on. does, at least,
the 13 feb. thing look legit?

best,

peter

ps - professionalized voice analyst for national security agency (1983)

13 2001 .
.
:
. ,
.
Kiev
Tue, 13 Feb 2001 18:44:00 0500(EST)
Dear mykola
I am in kiev. Thanks for you msg. They arrested timoshenko today. We are trying to get
information on the bakai transactions. I asked the american ambassador today whether you will
get asylum offer. Wish I could talk to you. Bests, pat tyler

18 2001 .
.
:
- .
, .
. , .
Legal status
Sun, 18 Feb 2001 12:06:56 +3000
Dear Mykola
I have written in the New York Times that attention needs to be paid to your legal status. I hope
that will help. I also asked the American ambassador in Kiev why you had not been granted
political asylum. Hope your status will soon be clarified.
Bests, PT.

19 2001 .
: New Tapes Appear With Threats by Ukraine's President
, , , ,

Since he fled Ukraine with his recordings, Mr. Melnichenko has been hiding in Europe and is
said to be seeking political asylum from Western governments.

26 2001 .
 :
, ,
, .
. ,
? . - ,
.

26 2001 .
: From Under a Couch, an Effort to Stop Corruption in Ukraine
, ,
,
', .

, . ,
, , .

Mr. Melnichenko said that his legal status in the country where he is hiding expired on Tuesday and that
he would like the United States or Britain to help protect his family while he completed his work.

Mr. Melnichenko expressed concern for the safety of his wife, Lilia, and their 4-year-old daughter, Lesya,
who are with him in hiding. He said he was reluctant to request political asylum in the West for fear of
being accused of being a Western agent.

27 2001 .
.
Ukraine: Ex-Bodyguard Says There Is No Greater Criminal Than Kuchma -- Part I: Motivations
, , -
. 2 3 ,
. " . ,
. , .
. ,
".
- , ,
. , . "
, , .
, .
, , ,
".
, '. " ,
, ,
, , . ,
. . ,
, ".

Since he left Ukraine, Melnychenko has been living with the help of friends in a Central
European country. On 25 [actually Feb. 23] February, his legal status in that country expired.
Melnychenko said he needs two to three months to complete his work and then wants to return
to Ukraine. But Melnychenko said: "I do need protection. I want my wife and daughter to be safe.
 Not only are the Ukrainian intelligence services trying to find me but professional killers are also
trying to find me. I can't feel totally safe anywhere. I use disguises and am very careful about my
movements."
Melnychenko said he is not afraid to return to Ukraine and is willing to take any test to prove he
is telling the truth. But he wants Kuchma to submit to the same tests. "I'm not frightened to return
to Ukraine because there is nothing more precious to me than my Ukraine. I'm a soldier of
Ukraine and I'm ready to do anything that's necessary for its independence and democracy. I'm
also truly willing to give my life so that there is democracy in Ukraine and ordinary people can
begin to live better and not in the way they have been driven to live today by Kuchma's policies."
But Melnychenko said that he is worried for his family. "I am frightened for my wife and for my
child because I am familiar with the forces -- not just Ukrainian but from elsewhere -- that want to
change what I've done and would try to influence me through [endangering] my wife. And they
are capable of anything because they have no morals. They will protect themselves. I'm not just
speaking about Kuchma or [interior minister] Kravchenko or their group but a much wider circle
of people."

28 2001 .
: Ukraine president behind protection racket, says guard
, .
. ,
.

Mr Melnychenko now admits that he is worried for his family. He thinks he needs three months to
transcribe all the tapes. "I need protection," he said. "I trust Britain and would feel safe there."

2 2001 .
. .
,
. -
?
Fri, 2 Mar 2001 07:11 5000 (EST)
Tyler
Dear Mykola

The US Embassy sent me a name and phone number of someone you could contact if you want
to have a discussion about your status. Did someone call Volodymir with this information?
Bests, PT

7 2001 .
. .
!
,
,
(, ,
), .

,
.
.
.
P.S.
.
, ..

From: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>

To: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: melnychenko

>
>
> i will confirm anything you show me that has my name on it, but confirming
> without seeing won't contribute to an accurate verification.
>
> the recordings sound fascinating. ... good luck. I am currently in the
> middle east getting ready for whatever is coming.
>
> bests, pt
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> To: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: melnychenko
>
>
> > a source dumped the collected works and correspondence of mm while in cr
> on
> > my lap and your letters keep on popping up about pleading his asylum case
> > and such. included is a 7-page list of recordings and their contents, many
> > of which have not yet been released, but are probably crucial (mogilevich,
> > mole in state department, medvedchuk about feldman, etc ad nauseum).
>>
> > i just want to confirm that you correspondended with the major and
> discussed
> > a possible book and asylum so i can be convinced these pages aren't the
> > figment of the sbu's imagination.
>>
> > can send concrete dates and quotes if helps. have corroborated with
> others.
>>
> > website is http://byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm . i uploaded the temniki.
>>
> > click on the temniki button
>>
> > judith miller might remember me from the nyt. at one time she was in the
> > middle east too.
>>
> > best,
>>
> > peter
>>
>>
>>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>
> > To: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: melnychenko
>>
>>
> > > dear peter
> > > i am in the middle east and could not open the url you included in your
> > > message, so i am no clear on what you are referring to. please send
> > > specifics.
> > > bests, pat tyler
>>>
>>>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> > > To: "TYLER Patrick E." <tyler@nytimes.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:12 AM
> > > Subject: melnychenko
>>>
>>>
>>>>
> > > > temniki melnychenko mozhno najti:
>>>>
> > > > http://www.byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm
>>>>
> > > > please let me know whom mmm sold the unreleased recordings to.
>>>>
> > > > best,
>>>>
> > > > peter
>>>>
http://www.calguard.ca.gov/ia/Melnychenko-US%20refuge.htm
....At a White House briefing on April 17, press secretary Ari Fleischer said President George W. Bush
was not consulted about the asylum application, which would have required presidential approval if it had
originated from Ukraine.
But the application apparently originated not from Ukraine, but from the Central European country where
Melnychenko has been in hiding with his wife and daughter.
The U.S. - Ukraine dispute over Melnychenko's fate is the latest twist in a months-long scandal that
began last September when journalist Georgy Gongadze disappeared.

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Patrick Tyler <tyler@nytimes.com>
To: Byrne Piter <belorus@kyivpost.com>
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:00:53 -0500
Subject: Re: melnychenko

i will confirm anything you show me that has my name on it, but confirming
without seeing won't contribute to an accurate verification.

the recordings sound fascinating. ... good luck. I am currently in the

middle east getting ready for whatever is coming.

bests, pt

----- Original Message -----

From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
To: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: melnychenko

> a source dumped the collected works and correspondence of mm while in cr

on
> my lap and your letters keep on popping up about pleading his asylum case
> and such. included is a 7-page list of recordings and their contents, many
> of which have not yet been released, but are probably crucial (mogilevich,
> mole in state department, medvedchuk about feldman, etc ad nauseum).
>
> i just want to confirm that you correspondended with the major and
discussed
> a possible book and asylum so i can be convinced these pages aren't the
> figment of the sbu's imagination.
>
> can send concrete dates and quotes if helps. have corroborated with
others.
>
> website is http://byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm . i uploaded the temniki.
>
> click on the temniki button
>
> judith miller might remember me from the nyt. at one time she was in the
> middle east too.
>
> best,
>
> peter
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patrick Tyler" <tyler@nytimes.com>
> To: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:15 PM
> Subject: Re: melnychenko
>
>
> > dear peter
> > i am in the middle east and could not open the url you included in your
> > message, so i am no clear on what you are referring to. please send
> > specifics.
> > bests, pat tyler
>>
>>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
> > To: "TYLER Patrick E." <tyler@nytimes.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:12 AM
> > Subject: melnychenko
>>
>>
>>>
> > > temniki melnychenko mozhno najti:
>>>
> > > http://www.byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm
>>>
> > > please let me know whom mmm sold the unreleased recordings to.
>>>
> > > best,
>>>
> > > peter
>>>
>>
>
>

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Patrick Tyler <tyler@nytimes.com>
To: Byrne Piter <belorus@kyivpost.com>
Cc:
Bcc:
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 08:15:47 -0500
Subject: Re: melnychenko
dear peter
i am in the middle east and could not open the url you included in your
message, so i am no clear on what you are referring to. please send
specifics.
bests, pat tyler

----- Original Message -----

From: "Byrne Piter" <belorus@kyivpost.com>
To: "TYLER Patrick E." <tyler@nytimes.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 9:12 AM
Subject: melnychenko

>
> temniki melnychenko mozhno najti:
>
> http://www.byrne.bigmir.net/belarus.htm
>
> please let me know whom mmm sold the unreleased recordings to.
>
> best,
>
> peter