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| + | '''Ruth Rivkin''', also '''Ruth Rifkin''' and '''Ruth Reid''' was an American who worked for the predecessor agency which later became the [[United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration]] (UNRRA) during [[World War II]]. Rivkin also was a source for Golos-Bentley network of spies that worked for [[NKVD|Soviet intelligence]] and was engaged in [[espionage]] on behalf of the [[Soviet Union]]. | ||
| − | file 65-14603. | + | ==References== |
| + | * Elizabeth Bentley deposition 30 November 1945, FBI file 65-14603. | ||
* John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'', Yale University Press (1999), pgs. 379, 471. | * John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'', Yale University Press (1999), pgs. 379, 471. | ||
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[[Category:KGB Agents and Sources]] | [[Category:KGB Agents and Sources]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:41, June 28, 2020
Ruth Rivkin, also Ruth Rifkin and Ruth Reid was an American who worked for the predecessor agency which later became the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) during World War II. Rivkin also was a source for Golos-Bentley network of spies that worked for Soviet intelligence and was engaged in espionage on behalf of the Soviet Union.
References
- Elizabeth Bentley deposition 30 November 1945, FBI file 65-14603.
- John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, Yale University Press (1999), pgs. 379, 471.