- Bella Joseph
Bella Joseph was the wife of
Julius Joseph . The couple worked for theUnited States Government It is alleged that they also worked for Soviet Intelligence duringWorld War II , Bella in theOffice of Strategic Services ' Motion Picture Division.Her alleged cover name in Soviet intelligence, and as deciphered in the
Venona project , is "Colleague". Bella is also identified as "Colleague" in Weinstein and Vassiliev's, "The Haunted Wood", a book based on Soviet archives..Venona
Bella Joseph is referenced in the following
Venona project decrypts:* [http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/08_Jun_1943_m7_p1.gif880 KGB New York to Moscow, 8 June 1943, p.1]
* [http://www.nsa.gov/venona/releases/08_Jun_1943_m7_p2.gif880 KGB New York to Moscow, 8 June 1943, p.2]References
*Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev, "The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America--the Stalin Era", New York: Random House (1999).
*John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, "Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America", New Haven: Yale University Press, (1999).
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