152. In May 1990, “B” told the KGB that, due to a promotion, he would be traveling more and his access to materials would be limited. In May 1990, HANSSEN was reassigned from the Soviet Analytical Unit in the Intelligence Division to the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters. An Inspection Division assignment is a typical feature of an FBI supervisory agent’s career path and requires frequent travel to FBI field offices for inspections. While serving in this assignment, HANSSEN traveled frequently from June 1990 through June 1991 to conduct inspections in various FBI offices.
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153. On July 15, 1991, “B” indicated to the KGB that he had “returned” from a trip. The KGB responded on August 15, 1991 with a message welcoming him back and noting that “it’s great for you to touch the green, green grass of home.” HANSSEN returned on May 24, 1991 from a lengthy overseas inspection tour.
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154. On December 16, 1991, “B” told the KGB that he had “an increase in salary and authority [which] moved him temporarily out of direct responsibility, but a new mission for my new group has not been fully defined” and that “I hope to adjust to that .
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. As General Patton said . . . ‘let’s get this over with so
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we can go kick the [ ] out of the [ ] Japanese.” (He quoted the same reference to Japanese in the letter he wrote to the SVR on or before June 8, 2000.) At that time, HANSSEN was preparing to assume new duties as Chief of the new National Security Threat List Unit at FBI Headquarters, where he focused the Unit’s
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