ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi nˈaɪn, ɐ mˈæn ɡˌoʊɪŋ baɪ ðə nˈeɪm ʌv vlˈædɪmˌɪɹ sˈænɐkˌɔɪɛv fˈoʊnd ˈæɡeɪbkˌɑːv ænd dᵻklˈɛɹd ðæt hiː hɐdbɪn sˈɛnt tə mˈɜːdɚ hˌɪm bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt wˈɪʃ tə kəmplˈiːt hɪz ɐsˈaɪnmənt.
In the summer of 1939, a man going by the name of Vladimir Sanakoyev phoned Agabekov and declared that he had been sent to murder him but did not wish to complete his assignment.