'''Andrew Roth''' was the chief researcher for the [[Institute of Pacific Relations]] publication, ''[[Amerasia]]'', was a [[KGB]] operative, and served in the the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI) during [[World War II]].
When Roth entered the U.S. Navy, some question had been raised because he was reported to be a [[Communist]]. But Naval Intelligence held that "the fact that a man was a Communist was not a bar since we were at peace with [[Soviet Union|Russia]]." Roth was given a lieutenant's commission and assigned to Naval Intelligence as a liaison officer between the Navy and the [[U.S. State Department]].