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'''Eugénie Olkhine''' was American born of a Russian father and worked for [[NKVD|Soviet intelligence]] after reestablishing contact with the KGB in 1945 after a long break. Olkhine primarily obtained information the [[Russian Orthodox Church|Russian Orthodox Patriarch]] in the United States. Soviet intelligence considered attempting to plant Olkhine inside the [[FBI]]. The KGB had made promises of Soviet citizenship for her work.

====Venona====
Eugénie Olkhine is referenced in the following [[Venona names|Venona]] decryptions:

*1438 KGB New York to Moscow, 10 October 1944;
*1586 KGB New York to Moscow, 12 November 1944;
*20 KGB New York to Moscow, 4 January 1945;
*239 KGB Moscow to New York, 17 March 1945. [redacted in 239 1945]

Venona 1322 KGB New York to Moscow, 15 September 1944 mentions an unidentified operative named "Aleksandrov", who may be her father.

====Reference====

* John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'', Yale University Press (1999), pgs. 259.


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