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'''Elza Akhmerova''', also '''Elsa Akhmerova''' was an American citizen born '''Helen Lowry'''. She was a niece of [[Earl Browder]], [[General Secretary]] of the [[Communist Party of the United States]] (CPUSA). She was married to New York ''Illegal [[Rezident]]'' [[Iskhak Akhmerov]]—both were [[NKVD|Soviet intelligence]] operatives. | '''Elza Akhmerova''', also '''Elsa Akhmerova''' was an American citizen born '''Helen Lowry'''. She was a niece of [[Earl Browder]], [[General Secretary]] of the [[Communist Party of the United States]] (CPUSA). She was married to New York ''Illegal [[Rezident]]'' [[Iskhak Akhmerov]]—both were [[NKVD|Soviet intelligence]] operatives. | ||
As a native-born American and English speaker, Akhmerova was able to freely operate on behalf of Soviet intelligence. She was a full partner in her husband's [[espionage]] activity, and is referenced in several [[Venona project]] decryptions. | As a native-born American and English speaker, Akhmerova was able to freely operate on behalf of Soviet intelligence. She was a full partner in her husband's [[espionage]] activity, and is referenced in several [[Venona project]] decryptions. | ||
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*Robert Louis Benson, [http://www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00039.cfm VENONA Historical Monograph #3]: “The 1944–45 New York and Washington-Moscow KGB Messages.” | *Robert Louis Benson, [http://www.nsa.gov/publications/publi00039.cfm VENONA Historical Monograph #3]: “The 1944–45 New York and Washington-Moscow KGB Messages.” | ||
*Haynes, John Earl and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America''. Yale University Press. (2000). | *Haynes, John Earl and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America''. Yale University Press. (2000). | ||
*Schecter, Jerrold and Leona, ''Sacred Secrets: How Soviet Intelligence Operations Changed American History''. Potomac Books (2002). | *Schecter, Jerrold and Leona, ''Sacred Secrets: How Soviet Intelligence Operations Changed American History''. Potomac Books (2002). | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:21, June 28, 2020
Elza Akhmerova, also Elsa Akhmerova was an American citizen born Helen Lowry. She was a niece of Earl Browder, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the United States (CPUSA). She was married to New York Illegal Rezident Iskhak Akhmerov—both were Soviet intelligence operatives.
As a native-born American and English speaker, Akhmerova was able to freely operate on behalf of Soviet intelligence. She was a full partner in her husband's espionage activity, and is referenced in several Venona project decryptions.
References
- Robert Louis Benson, VENONA Historical Monograph #3: “The 1944–45 New York and Washington-Moscow KGB Messages.”
- Haynes, John Earl and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America. Yale University Press. (2000).
- Schecter, Jerrold and Leona, Sacred Secrets: How Soviet Intelligence Operations Changed American History. Potomac Books (2002).