haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən mˈɛmwɑːɹ ɐtɹˈɪbjuːɾᵻd tə pˈeɪvəl sˈuːdəplˌæɾɑːv, hɪz ɐsˌæsᵻnˈeɪʃən wʌz pˈɜːpɪtɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ɐ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd tˈɜːkɪʃ ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ɪn pˈæɹɪs ænd ˈɔːɹɡɐnˌaɪzd baɪ ɐlˈɛksændɚɹ ˈɛm. kˈoːɹətkˌɑːv ɹˈuː, hˌuː lˈeɪɾɚ bɪkˌeɪm dˈɛpjuːɾi tʃˈiːf ʌvðə fˈɔːɹən ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns.
However, according to the 1997 memoir attributed to Pavel Sudoplatov, his assassination was perpetrated by a retired Turkish officer in Paris and organised by Aleksandr M. Korotkov (ru), who later became deputy chief of the Foreign Intelligence.