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'''Aleksandr N. Petroff''' was an American who was a source of information for [[Andrey Shevchenko]], a [[NKVD|Soviet intelligence]] operative during [[World War II]]. Petroff was one of several sources who worked at [[Curtiss-Wright Aircraft]] Corporation providing information on aircraft production methods. Soviet intelligence assigned Petroff the cover names FIN and FERRO.
===Venona===
Petroff is referenced in the following [[Venona project]] decryptions:
995 KGB New York to Moscow, 24 June 1943; 1403 KGB New York to Moscow, 5 October 1944; 1559 KGB New York to Moscow, 6 November 1944; 154 KGB Moscow to New York, 16 February 1945; 305 KGB Moscow to New York, 1 April 1945.
===Reference===
*John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'' (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999).
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[[Category:KGB Agents and Sources]]
===Venona===
Petroff is referenced in the following [[Venona project]] decryptions:
995 KGB New York to Moscow, 24 June 1943; 1403 KGB New York to Moscow, 5 October 1944; 1559 KGB New York to Moscow, 6 November 1944; 154 KGB Moscow to New York, 16 February 1945; 305 KGB Moscow to New York, 1 April 1945.
===Reference===
*John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'' (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999).
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[[Category:KGB Agents and Sources]]