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Bentley's charges resulted in many acrimonious investigations of alleged spies, including Magdoff.

Bentley's charges resulted in many acrimonious investigations of alleged spies, including Magdoff.

In the History of counter intelligence operations in the United States, published by the United States Office of the National Counterintelligence Center (NACIC), lists Magdoff as a member of the [[Perlo group]] of Soviet agents. <ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/ops/ci/docs/ci3/ch1.pdf ''A Counterintelligence Reader,'']  Office of the National Counterintelligence Cneter, p. 31:  "The following were members of the Victor Perlo group....Harry Magdoff: Statistical Division of WPB and Office of Emergency Management; Bureau of Research and Statistics, WTB; Tools Division, War Production Board; Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Commerce Department."</ref>  Magdoff was identified by [[Arlington Hall]] cryptographers in the VENONA cables and by [[FBI]] [[counterintelligence]] investigators as being a Soviet information source under the cover name "KANT" as of 1944. <ref>[http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/05_May_1944_R3_m4_p1.gif Venona 629 KGB New York to Moscow,  5 May 1944.]</ref>

In the History of counter intelligence operations in the United States, published by the United States Office of the National Counterintelligence Center (NACIC), lists Magdoff as a member of the [[Perlo group]] of Soviet agents. <ref>[http://www.fas.org/irp/ops/ci/docs/ci3/ch1.pdf ''A Counterintelligence Reader,'']  Office of the National Counterintelligence Center, p. 31:  "The following were members of the Victor Perlo group....Harry Magdoff: Statistical Division of WPB and Office of Emergency Management; Bureau of Research and Statistics, WTB; Tools Division, War Production Board; Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Commerce Department."</ref>  Magdoff was identified by [[Arlington Hall]] cryptographers in the VENONA cables and by [[FBI]] [[counterintelligence]] investigators as being a Soviet information source under the cover name "KANT" as of 1944. <ref>[http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/05_May_1944_R3_m4_p1.gif Venona 629 KGB New York to Moscow,  5 May 1944.]</ref>

The name "KANT" appears in declassified decrypts of cables from [[New York City|New York]] to [[Moscow]], dated May 5, May 13, and May 30, 1944.  The first is described by the decrypters as being sent from Pavel Ivanovich Fedosimov in which he requests a "telegraph a reply to No. 139 and advise about the possibility of a meeting with KANT."

The name "KANT" appears in declassified decrypts of cables from [[New York City|New York]] to [[Moscow]], dated May 5, May 13, and May 30, 1944.  The first is described by the decrypters as being sent from Pavel Ivanovich Fedosimov in which he requests a "telegraph a reply to No. 139 and advise about the possibility of a meeting with KANT."

*13 May 1944, Venona decrypt 687 KGB New York to Moscow reports on Bentley's contact with a new group in Washington, "MAGDOFF - KANT"..."reliable"...politically highly mature"..."they want to help with information". KANT identified as Harry Samuel Magdoff. [https://www.cia.gov/csi/books/venona/b35.gif]

*13 May 1944, Venona decrypt 687 KGB New York to Moscow reports on Bentley's contact with a new group in Washington, "MAGDOFF - KANT"..."reliable"...politically highly mature"..."they want to help with information". KANT identified as Harry Samuel Magdoff. [https://www.cia.gov/csi/books/venona/b35.gif]

*30 May 1944, Venona 769, 771 KGB New York to Moscow, addressed to KGB head Pavel Fitin the probationers of the new group gives personal histories, " 'KANT' became a member of the CPUSA a long time ago...works in the Machine Tool Division of the DEPOT" [http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/30_May_1944_R3_m1_p1.gif]; KANT identified as Harry Samuel Magdoff. [http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/30_May_1944_R3_m1_p3.gif]

*30 May 1944, Venona 769, 771 KGB New York to Moscow, addressed to KGB head Pavel Fitin the probationers of the new group gives personal histories, " 'KANT' became a member of the CPUSA a long time ago...works in the Machine Tool Division of the DEPOT" [http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/30_May_1944_R3_m1_p1.gif]; KANT identified as Harry Samuel Magdoff. [http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/30_May_1944_R3_m1_p3.gif]

*29 September 1944, in Moscow, [[Wikisource:Fitin to Dimitrov, 29 September 1944|Fitin to Dimitrov Memo]] asks to Comintern General Secretary to provide any information to KGB head on members of the Perlo group, including "Magdoff, works on the [[WPB]]."  

*29 September 1944, in Moscow, [[Wikisource:Fitin to Dimitrov, 29 September 1944|Fitin to Dimitrov Memo]] asks to Comintern General Secretary to provide any information to KGB head on members of the Perlo group, including "Magdoff, works on the [[WPB]]."

*25 February 1945, Moscow Center to Venona to New York 179, 180 KGB Moscow, uses code name "TAN"; subsequent researchers identify TAN as Harry Magdoff.

*25 February 1945, Moscow Center to Venona to New York 179, 180 KGB Moscow, uses code name "TAN"; subsequent researchers identify TAN as Harry Magdoff.

*20 December 1946, "Magdoff indicated that he was happy to be leaving the [[U.S. Commerce Department|Commerce Department]]..." ([http://foia.fbi.gov/silversm/silversm5b.pdf pg. 176]).

*20 December 1946, "Magdoff indicated that he was happy to be leaving the [[U.S. Commerce Department|Commerce Department]]..." ([http://foia.fbi.gov/silversm/silversm5b.pdf pg. 176]).

*30 December 1946, Magdoff retires from government service.

*30 December 1946, Magdoff retires from government service.

*December 1948,  Anatoly Gorsky, senior official of the Committee of Information ([[KI]]), the agency then supervising Soviet foreign intelligence reports in KGB file 43173 vol.2 (v) lists Magdoff as number "3. 'Tan' – Harry Magdoff, former employee of the Commerce Department" of Elizabeth Bentley's contacts in his report on compromised American sources and networks; NKVD operatives are ranked either alphabetically or in chronological order, beginning with pre-WWII names, followed by WWII names, with the Soviet Case Officer himself the last in line.

*December 1948,  Anatoly Gorsky, senior official of the Committee of Information ([[KI]]), the agency then supervising Soviet foreign intelligence reports in KGB file 43173 vol.2 (v) lists Magdoff as number "3. 'Tan' – Harry Magdoff, former employee of the Commerce Department" of Elizabeth Bentley's contacts in his report on compromised American sources and networks; NKVD operatives are ranked either alphabetically or in chronological order, beginning with pre-WWII names, followed by WWII names, with the Soviet Case Officer himself the last in line.

*1 February 1956, FBI Belmont to Boardman Memo discussses prosecution of the members of the Perlo group, including " 'Kant' (Harry Magdoff)" but weighs the disclosure of Government techniques and practices in the cryptography field to unauthorized persons and would compromise the Government's efforts in the communications intelligence field.

*1 February 1956, FBI Belmont to Boardman Memo discusses prosecution of the members of the Perlo group, including " 'Kant' (Harry Magdoff)" but weighs the disclosure of Government techniques and practices in the cryptography field to unauthorized persons and would compromise the Government's efforts in the communications intelligence field.

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