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'''Cedric Henning Belfrage''' (born November 8, 1904 - died June 21, 1990) was a [[socialist]], author, journalist, translator co-founder of the radical US-weekly newspaper the ''[[National Guardian]]'' and Soviet spy. Born in London, in 1927, Belfrage went to [[Hollywood]]. Belfrage joined the [[US Communist Party]] in 1937, but withdrew his membership a few months later. During [[World War II]] he worked in the [[British Security Coordination]] for the Western hemisphere. In 1948, he wrote for and helped co-found---along with [[James Aronson]] and [[John McManus]]---the National Guardian (renamed the Guardian in 1967) to which he would remain affiliated until the late 1960s.
'''Cedric Henning Belfrage''' (born November 8, 1904 - died June 21, 1990) was a [[socialist]], author, journalist, translator co-founder of the radical US-weekly newspaper the ''[[National Guardian]]'' and Soviet spy. Born in London, in 1927, Belfrage went to [[Hollywood]]. Belfrage joined the [[US Communist Party]] in 1937, but withdrew his membership a few months later. During [[World War II]] he worked in the [[British Security Coordination]] (BCS) for the Western hemisphere. In 1948, he wrote for and helped co-found---along with [[James Aronson]] and [[John McManus]]---the ''National Guardian'' (renamed the ''Guardian'' in 1967) to which he would remain affiliated until the late 1960s.
In 1943, Belfrage reported to Soviet intelligence on private discussions between [[Winston Churchill]], and [[William Stephenson]], the senior representative of British intelligence for the entire western hemisphere during World War II.
In 1943, Belfrage reported to Soviet intelligence on private discussions between [[Winston Churchill]], and [[William Stephenson]], the senior representative of British intelligence for the entire western hemisphere during World War II.
According to FBI files, Belfrage was questioned by the [[FBI]] in 1947 about his involvement with the [[Communist Party]]. The interview covered his relations with [[Earl Browder]], [[Jacob Golos]], [[V. J. Jerome]], and surveillances and documents about Scotland Yard and the [[Vichy Government]] of France.
Golos and Bentley judged that he turned over "extremely valuable information from the BSC files," including volumes of instructions from MI-6 to British agents. <ref>Elizabeth Bentley, ''Out of Bondage'', New York: Ballantine Books, 1988, p. 139.</ref> Belfrage reported to Soviet intelligence on private discussions between [[Winston Churchill]], and [[William Stephenson]], the senior representative of British intelligence for the entire western hemisphere during World War II. Belfage informed the Soviets of Allied plans and problems in Yugoslavia with Mikhailovich and [[Tito]], as well as Churchill's discussions with Stephenson about demands for a second front in Europe. After World War II Belfrage worked for a [[leftist]] periodical ''The National Standard''. <ref>William L. O'Neill, ''A Better World: The Great Schism: Stalinism and the American Intellectuals'', New York: Simon & Schuster, 1982, p. 206. </ref>
According to FBI files, Belfrage was questioned by the [[FBI]] in 1947 about his involvement with the [[Communist Party]]. The interview covered his relations with [[Earl Browder]], [[Jacob Golos]], [[V. J. Jerome]], and surveillances and documents about Scotland Yard and the [[Vichy Government]] of France. He was deported in 1955 as an undesirable alien.
In 1995, the decrypted [[VENONA]] intercepts--a project between the U.S. and British intelligence services to decipher Soviet wires--were made public. Un-named codename number 9 (UNC/9) is identified by US intelligence to be Belfrage. Venona also had a cover name “Charlie” that was not identified by the [[FBI]] but the 1948 ''Gorsky Memo'' in Soviet Archives corroborated Belfrage 's covert relationship with Soviet intelligence as a member of the “Sound” and “Myrna” groups. Seven Venona decrpyts reference UNC/9 was involved in passing conversations between Belfrage's bureau chief and Winston Churchill on to the [[Soviets]]. Belfrage is referenced in the following Venona decrypts,
In 1995, the decrypted [[VENONA]] intercepts--a project between the U.S. and British intelligence services to decipher Soviet wires--were made public. Un-named codename number 9 (UNC/9) is identified by US intelligence to be Belfrage. Venona also had a cover name “Charlie” that was not identified by the [[FBI]] but the 1948 ''Gorsky Memo'' in Soviet Archives corroborated Belfrage 's covert relationship with Soviet intelligence as a member of the “Sound” and “Myrna” groups. Seven Venona decrpyts reference UNC/9 was involved in passing conversations between Belfrage's bureau chief and Winston Churchill on to the [[Soviets]]. Belfrage is referenced in the following Venona decrypts,
==References==
==References==
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*Cedric Belfrage interview, 8 June 1947, [http://foia.fbi.gov/silversm/silversm3b.pdf FBI Silvermaster file, serial 2522, pgs. 47-49] (pgs. 446, 447, 448 in original).
*Cedric Belfrage interview, 8 June 1947, [http://foia.fbi.gov/silversm/silversm3b.pdf FBI Silvermaster file, serial 2522, pgs. 47-49] (pgs. 446, 447, 448 in original).
*Cedric Belfrage statement, 3 June 1947, [http://foia.fbi.gov/silversm/silversm3a.pdf FBI Silvermaster file, serial 2583, pgs. 50-56] (pgs. 318 - 324 in original).
*Cedric Belfrage statement, 3 June 1947, [http://foia.fbi.gov/silversm/silversm3a.pdf FBI Silvermaster file, serial 2583, pgs. 50-56] (pgs. 318 - 324 in original).
*Elizabeth Bentley deposition, 30 November 1945, FBI file 65-14603.
*Elizabeth Bentley deposition, 30 November 1945, FBI file 65-14603.
* John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'', Yale University Press, 1999.
* John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'', Yale University Press, 1999.
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