Volkogonov's
Letter to
John Lowenthal |
PEOPLE'S
DEPUTY OF THE
RUSSIAN
FEDERATION
1990-1995
Esteemed
Mr. Lowenthal!
Once
again I inform you and ask you: please convey to Mr. A. Hiss
the following:
On
his and your request, I carefully studied many documents from
the archives of the intelligence services of the USSR as well
as various information provided for me by the archive staff.
On the basis of a very careful analysis of all the information
available, I can inform you that Alger Hiss was never an agent
of the intelligence services of the Soviet Union. When in
the 40's he worked as a diplomat, Mr. A. Hiss did have official
professional contacts with Soviet officials. But Mr. A. Hiss
had never and nowhere been recruited as an agent of the intelligence
services of the USSR. Not a single document, and a great amount
of materials has been studied, substantiates the allegation
that Mr. A. Hiss collaborated with the intelligence services
of the Soviet Union. Probably, such old allegations are based
on a misunderstanding or incorrect information. I believe
that public opinion should have long since cleared Mister
Hiss of the old suspicions, which are completely groundless.
With
respect, and sincerely
Professor
Dm Volkogonov
14
October 1992
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