Helen Koral
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Helen Koral was the wife of Alexander Koral
, both were Americans who allegedly worked for Soviet intelligence
during World War II
. The Koral's headed the "Art" or "Berg" group of Soviet spies. The Berg group acted as couriers for various Soviet contacts, including the Silvermaster ring
. Helen Koral received a regular stipend of $100 per month from the KGB and work closely with Helen Lowry
, the wife of Iskhak Akhmerov
, the KGB Illegal Rezident during World War II. Her code name in the Soviet intelligence according to materials from the Venona project
was "Miranda", and later changed to "Art".
Alexander Koral
Alexander Koral was an American member of the Communist Party of the United States who headed a network of spies for Soviet intelligence during World War II called the "Art" or "Berg" group...
, both were Americans who allegedly worked for Soviet intelligence
NKVD
The People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs was the public and secret police organization of the Soviet Union that directly executed the rule of power of the Soviets, including political repression, during the era of Joseph Stalin....
during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The Koral's headed the "Art" or "Berg" group of Soviet spies. The Berg group acted as couriers for various Soviet contacts, including the Silvermaster ring
FBI Silvermaster File
The FBI’s Silvermaster file is a 162-volume compendium of some 26,000 pages of documents relating to the Bureau’s investigation of Communist penetration of the Federal government during the Cold War....
. Helen Koral received a regular stipend of $100 per month from the KGB and work closely with Helen Lowry
Helen Lowry
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 . Died of leukemia...
, the wife of Iskhak Akhmerov
Iskhak Akhmerov
Iskhak Abdulovich Akhmerov was a Soviet spy of Tatar ethnicity who joined the Bolshevik Party in 1919. Akhmerov attended the Communist University of Toilers of the East and the First State University, where he graduated from the School of International Relations in 1930...
, the KGB Illegal Rezident during World War II. Her code name in the Soviet intelligence according to materials from the Venona project
Venona project
The VENONA project was a long-running secret collaboration of the United States and United Kingdom intelligence agencies involving cryptanalysis of messages sent by intelligence agencies of the Soviet Union, the majority during World War II...
was "Miranda", and later changed to "Art".
Venona
- 1251 KGB New York to Moscow, 2 September 1944;
- 1524 KGB New York to Moscow, 27 October 1944;
- 1582 KGB New York to Moscow, 12 November 1944;
- 1636 KGB New York to Moscow, 21 November 1944;
- 1791 KGB New York to Moscow, 20 December 1944;
- 1052 KGB New York to Moscow, 5 July 1945;
- 337 KGB Moscow to New York, 8 April 1945.
External links
- The Cold War International History Project (CWIHP) has the full text of former KGB agent Alexander Vassiliev's Notebooks containing new evidence on Koral's cooperation with the Soviet Union