Soviet reports on the French idea were factual rather than critical.
The Soviet report was met with a mixed reception abroad.
Soviet reports at the time asserted that civilian casualties between the 23-26 August, were 955 dead and 1,181 wounded.
Now no one is sure about the integrity of the agency's Soviet reports for the last seven years of the cold war.
Initial Soviet reports stated the men had suffered no ill effects from their flight.
The plant is not mentioned in recent Soviet reports, indicating it must be quite new.
Neither leader cited the possibility of an arms agreement, according to limited Soviet reports thus far available.
Neither Soviet report gave his age, hometown or other details of the case.
The year-end Soviet economic report, made public today, showed a positive trend, but said serious deficiencies remained.
Also, there are no Soviet reports of a collaboration before 24 August 1944.