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''Charles Flato''' also '''Charles Floto''' (May 27, 1908 - January 1, 1984) was a writer, [[American Communist Party]] member and a Soviet agent.
'''Charles Flato''' also '''Charles Floto''' (May 27, 1908 - January 1, 1984) was a writer, [[American Communist Party]] member and a Soviet agent.
Flato was employed by the United States government and spied for the Soviet intelligence during [[World War II]]. He married [[Lucy Burman]] also a Communist Party member.
Flato was employed by the United States government and spied for the Soviet intelligence during [[World War II]]. He married [[Lucy Burman]] also a Communist Party member.
After Peking resumed diplomatic relations with the United States, Flato wrote a six-part report on health care in China. The Chinese Medical Association invited him to travel through the country as their guest.
After Peking resumed diplomatic relations with the United States, Flato wrote a six-part report on health care in China. The Chinese Medical Association invited him to travel through the country as their guest.
Flato was one of the co-founders of the Medical Pharmaceutical Information Bureau, and wrote and edited for the publication ''Hospital Practice''. He was known to have also written scripts for medical documentaries. Only after the fall of the [[Soviet Union]] when the files of the KGB became open to researchers was it discovered that he was spying for the Soviets in the 1940's.
Flato was one of the co-founders of the Medical Pharmaceutical Information Bureau, and wrote and edited for the publication ''Hospital Practice''. He was known to have also written scripts for medical documentaries. Only after the fall of the [[Soviet Union]] when the files of the KGB became open to researchers was it discovered that he was spying for the Soviets in the 1940's.
Flato died of kidney failure in Hyannis, Massachusetts, on January 1, 1984. It was only after the fall of the Soviet Union when the files of the KGB became open to researchers was it discovered that he was spying for the Soviets in the 1940s.
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