Difference between revisions of "Walter Krivitsky"
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| − | | | + | |birth_name=Samuel Ginsberg |
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| + | |description=A spook and defector | ||
|death_date=1941-02-10 | |death_date=1941-02-10 | ||
|death_cause=gunshot to the head | |death_cause=gunshot to the head | ||
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| + | ==Death== | ||
| + | {{QB|"On 19th June, 1956, [[James Angleton]] and [[Richard Helms]] had a meeting to discuss the death of Walter Krivitsky. Kern points out that all of their conversation is withheld from the public, in part for reasons of national security. "An appeal of this decision to the FBI brought the reply that the material in question was classified by the CIA and one should appeal to this agency. An appeal to the CIA brought the reply that the document was generated by the FBI and one should appeal to that agency. Thus the memo falls between two chairs, and the nation remains safe and secure." <ref>https://spartacus-educational.com/SSkrivitsky.htm</ref>}} | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:19, 14 July 2019
 Walter Krivitsky     (spook, defector) | |
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| Born | Samuel Ginsberg June 28, 1899 Podwołoczyska, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 1941-02-10 (Age 41) Washington DC, USA |
Cause of death | gunshot to the head |
| Nationality | Austrian, French |
| Children | Aleksandr |
| Spouse | Antonina |
| Victim of | premature death |
A spook and defector | |
Death
"On 19th June, 1956, James Angleton and Richard Helms had a meeting to discuss the death of Walter Krivitsky. Kern points out that all of their conversation is withheld from the public, in part for reasons of national security. "An appeal of this decision to the FBI brought the reply that the material in question was classified by the CIA and one should appeal to this agency. An appeal to the CIA brought the reply that the document was generated by the FBI and one should appeal to that agency. Thus the memo falls between two chairs, and the nation remains safe and secure." [1]
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