▁a ▁former ▁Ok h ran a ▁officer ▁Leon id ▁Mens h ch ik ov , ▁who ▁defect ed ▁to ▁revolution aries , ▁identified ▁Hart ing ▁as ▁a ▁former ▁Ok ran a ▁agent ▁H ack el man ▁and ▁as ▁Landes en , ▁the ▁organ iser ▁of ▁the ▁prov ocation ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁sent enced ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁term ▁by ▁a ▁French ▁court . ▁When ▁B urt se v ▁published ▁this ▁information , ▁Hart ing ▁was ▁dismiss ed ▁from ▁his ▁Ok ran a ▁post ▁and ▁fled ▁to ▁Belg ium . ▁The ▁revel ation ▁caused ▁a ▁sc andal ▁in ▁French ▁Parliament , ▁when ▁Social ist ▁deput y ▁Jean ▁J aur ès ▁attacked ▁the ▁French ▁government ▁for ▁hosting ▁foreign ▁police ▁service ▁on ▁French ▁soil . ▁In ▁response , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Georges ▁C lem ence au ▁promised ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁allowed ▁to ▁continue . ▁Although ▁in ▁reality ▁Paris ▁Ok h ran a ▁continued ▁operate ▁under ▁a ▁new ▁chief , ▁Alexand r ▁K ras il nik ov , ▁it ▁never ▁reached ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁activity ▁achieved ▁under ▁Hart ing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁Hart ing ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Act ual ▁State ▁Council or , ▁which ▁gave ▁him ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁her edit ary ▁nob ility . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁Hart ing ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁counter - int elligence ▁work ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁Belg ium . ▁His ▁further ▁where about s ▁are ▁unknown . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 1 ▁birth s ▁Category : Date ▁of