'''Isaac Folkoff''' was a senior member of the California [[Communist Party]] and West Coast liaison between [[Soviet]] intelligence and the [[Communist Party]] of the [[United States]] of [[America]] ([[CPUSA]]). Folkoff was in charge of West Coast operations. Folkoff worked as a courier passing information to and from Soviet sources, and as a talent spotter and vetter of potential espionage recruits. He also worked as a case officer. His code name in Soviet intelligence and in the [[Venona]] files was "Uncle". | '''Isaac Folkoff''' was a senior member of the California [[Communist Party]] and West Coast liaison between [[Soviet]] intelligence and the [[Communist Party]] of the [[United States]] of [[America]] ([[CPUSA]]). Folkoff was in charge of West Coast operations. Folkoff worked as a courier passing information to and from Soviet sources, and as a talent spotter and vetter of potential espionage recruits. He also worked as a case officer. His code name in Soviet intelligence and in the [[Venona]] files was "Uncle". |