Moscow Spies At Large In U.S.A.
Received Wednesdav, 7 p.m. WASHINGTON, Sept. 13. Mauriee Malkin, a Russian boru former Communist, told the Senate judic'iary committee today that three Moscow agents were now in the United States to reorganise the American Communist Party to prevent it being i'orced underground. klr. Alalkin said the three agents attended a meeting of leading American Communists at a farm house in New Yorlc State several weeks ago. He said he received his information from a member of the Communist Party who met him occasionally in secret. Mr. IMalkin said- American Communists were afraid Congress would pass a law outlawing the Communist Party. Such a law would ensure the ultimate destruction of the Party and provide the necessarv statut.es to apprehend and pnnish foreign spies who were operating in the United. States. He said the Communist Party had been one of the main sourees of espionage for Russia through the information of its membership gathered in industrial units, armament factories, nava.1 shipv'ards, ete. kfr. Malkin said there were about 75,000 to 100,000 Conimunist_ Party members in the United States with about 4,000,000 persons "undei Communist discipline."
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 September 1949, Page 5
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