Evening star., 1949-06-11

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Education, presents diplomas
ing at home when their heal
right Miss Margaret e. Sheph
and Miss Sara G. Wood, 16, W
Shut-ins receiving diplomas.
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squad detectives said today the new
disclosures appeared to strengthen
the suicide case. They announced
the investigation would not be re-
opened. A cheap kitchen knife wa.
found in the water near Three
Sisters on the day after Mr.. Kent's
death.
Bulgarian Named.
The FBI report named George
Dimitrov Sotirov. a Bulgarian now
employed as a clerk in the United
Nations secretariat. as the Soviet
intelligence agent said to have
been in contact with Mr.. Kent.
The data included information
that in his efforts to reach Sotiros
Mr.. Kent got In touch with Mrs
Emily Condor, wife Of DR.. Edward
U. Condor. digector Of the Ma
tional Bureau of Standards. II
was said this occurred last October
An official of the company which
last employed Mr.. Kent said he
was discharged because the flrm
had merged its domestic and ex-
port agencies. He added the for
mer employe had been checked by
the FBI several times because Of
his contacts with foreign en-
baSsieS."
Spy Activities Outlined.
Fantastic disclosures Of Red spy
and propaganda activities were
contained in 1913 pages of closely
written notes presented ut the
trial. on Trina Efimovna Aleksan-
der, ga Russian-born author de-
scribed as highly educated, widely
travelled and active in Washington
and New York.
Among Irina's friends here, II
was said, was q couple In Airing
ton who often held all-night par
| ties In company with uniformed
afficers of the Army and Navy in
THE closing months of the war
tThe couple was identified as Henry
Warren Dunham, who worked fol
the owl during the war, and his
wife, Vera Sandokirsky Dunham
a former OSS employe, who lived
at that time at 5001 North Sew
enteenth street, Arlington.
DR.. Dunham. 1t was said, had
been on leave from Wayne Uni
versity, Indiana. where he was q
professor, and the couple returned
there after the war.
Niles Named In Report.
Mr.: Niles, an assistant to thu
President. vas referred to in ar
FBI report on Philip Levy, Har.
ward graduate and New York i'm
porter and world traveller. said tc
have been In contact with various
Soviet agents, and at one time tc
have had the .undisclosed finan.
cial backing" Of the Amtorg Trad.
ing Corp.
It was reported in the secret
FBI data that because Of possible
involvement in q 1884 passport
fraud" MIR. Levy's application fol
a passport to Mexico In 1945 "was
held up until Presidential Aide
David Niles interviewed"
Mr.. Levy, 1t was said, had in
formed the State Department he
wished to 90 to Mexico to investi-
gate export and import possiblli-
ties, but that authorities were at
first reluctant to issue the permit.
Intervention Reported.
However, a letter was received
from David X. Niles. administra-
tive assistant to the President,
dated November II, 1914. In which
Mr.. Niles stated he knew Mr.. and
Mrs. Levy for q long time and he
found 1t hard to believe that
either would engage In un-Amer-
lean activities"
The report continued that
from investigation it appears
that Mr.. Niles. previously had be.
come acquainted with Hannah
Judith Smith MRS. Levy and
soon fell in love with her"
An informant was quoted as
saving that Mr.. Niles was still
very friendly with Mrs. Levy and
her husband" Mrs. Levy. q for
|mer research worker for the De-
Ipartment OF Mental Diseases. and
a former resident Of Roxbury,
Mass, lis also o world traveller.
Associates Accused.
The report said that Mr.. Levyi
former business associates. with
whom he was said to have re-
mained friendly In recent years
obtained company Credentials
which were used as q cover for
Soviet espionage" in Denmark
prior to the war.
Mr.. Levy. 1t was said. had in
Iquired about the whereabouts oi
known Soviet agents in thii
country.
As to the Arlington parties In
1945, the report said q neighbol
of the Dunhams. Elvin Sill. 500s
Seventeenth street north. Airing
ton, observed that Army and
Navy officers made frequent visit,
Ito the Dunham house." They
ranged In rank from lieutenant.
Ito colonels, and all carried hriei
leases. 1t was said.
They enaged In parties thai
LASTED into the night and some.
times into the following morn.
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