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24 Cards in this Set
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Describe the OSS
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-WWII era US intel and sabotage agency
-Created by Pres Roosevelt (June 1942) -First ops were in Europe and N. Africa -Opposed by some (Army, Navy, Hoover) -Abolished by Truman in 1945 -Reemerged as CIA July 1947 |
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What is Venona?
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-Codename for the codebreaking project involving Soviet messages
-Op ended in 1980 -Op disclosed by William Weisband (USA) |
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Who is Philby?
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-Soviet spy in Britain
-Part of Cambridge Spy ring -MI6 liaison to FBI and CIA |
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Who is Maclean?
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-Member of Cambridge spy ring
-Penetrated by Soviet and US |
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Who is Burgess?
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-British spy; Cambridge spy ring
-Considered to be leader/organizer |
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Sebold
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-German-American who was double agent for US
-Arrived illegaly in US, became US citizen -Visited Germany, job was noticed by German Intel -Recruited by Germans; after training reported contact to US -Paid by FBI to be double agent (1940's) -Work led to roundup of 33 spies |
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Wiseman
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-British Secret Service Bureau during WWI; agent of influence
-In US reported on German sabotage attempts; tried to bring US into conflict -Used by Pres Wilson to help keep USSR in war vs. Germany -Discussed reestablishment of German monarch; got political intelligence from Germans -Discussions broken off by US State Dept as they could violate US neutrality |
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Witzke
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-GE spy sentenced to death in US...not executed
-Responsible for sabotage of munitions in 1916/1917, especially the Black Tom Island in NJ in July 1916 -Deported to GE in 1923 |
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Hankey
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-Influential 20th century Britain
-had powerful influences over intel activities |
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Amerasia case
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-Amerasia was a magazine focusing on US and Asian affairs
-OSS agents found classified documents at the paper's office -FBI investigated; arrested several people for violating security regs -Beginning of the spies-in-govt investigation of 1940's and 1950's |
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Bentley
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-US secretary working as a courier for Soviet intel in US
-1938 to 1944 carried documents -"blond spy queen" |
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Gouzenko
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-Cipher clerk in Soviet Embassy, Canada
-Decided to stay in Canada with family; Canada initially didn't want him; stayed with neighbor -Was able to reveal atomic spy ring |
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Hiss
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-US State Dept accused of spying for Soviet Union
-Convicted and imprisoned for perjury; never convicted of spying -Venona in 1996 linked him to espionage |
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Chambers
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-Time magazine editor who was a Soviet spy
-Charged that Hiss was also a spy |
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Rosenberg
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-Couple involved in Atomic Spy Ring
-Convined brother-in-law to provide documents from his job at Los Alamos -Arrested and executed |
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Coplon
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-US DOJ employee who spied for Russians
-Conviction was set aside for technical reasons -Eventually DOJ closed the case |
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Abel
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-Soviet spy in US during 1950's
-Exchanged for Gary Powers -Controlled spy ring in NY |
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Angelton
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-Leading CI specialist in CIA during Cold War
-Suspected CIA infiltrated by KGB |
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Goleneiwski
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-Polish intel officer who defected; was MOLE for KGB
-Provided info that led to arrest of George Blake, Brit who was spying for Soviets and Harry Houghton of Royal Navy -CIA suspected he was insane |
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Nosenko
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-Soviet defector who became prisoner of CIA in 1964
-Case officer for Lee Harvey Oswald -Was appointed consultant in CI under CIA Director Colby |
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Lonsdale
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-Soviet illegal sent to US at age 11; Lonsdale was his assumed name
-Arrested in London with Cohen's; exchanged in 1964 |
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Morris Cohen
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-With his wife, spied for Soviets; he was USA, she in defense plant
-Associated with Rosenberg's, when they were arrested the Cohens went overseas -Arrested with Gordon Londsdale and tried in Britain for espionage -Served 8 yrs, were swapped for British citizens being held by Soviets in 1969 |
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Penkovsky
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-GRU officer who defected "in place" and spied for US and UK from 1961-1962
-Gave info re: Cuban Missile Crisis -Executed by Soviets |
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Church Committee
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-US senate investigating committee looking into intel ops during 1975-1976, led by Frank Church
-Primarily concerned with domestic spying (NSA) |
