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'''Thomas Lessing Black''' was an American who worked as a chemist during [[World War II]] and was allegedly engaged in industrial espionage on behalf of the [[Soviet Union]] starting in late 1933 or early 1934. Black was allegedly recruited by [[Gaik Ovakimian]] and did secret work for [[Amtorg]].  Black in turn was alleged to have recruited [[Harry Gold]] into espionage for the Soviet Union in [[1935]].   In 1940 [[Joseph Katz]] became his chief KGB contact.  His last contact(contracted; show full)
*Ronald Radosh and Joyce Milton, ''The Rosenberg File: A Search for the Truth'' (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1997), pp. 20–47.
*John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, ''Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America'', New Haven: Yale University Press, (1999), pgs.267, 277, 288, 290–291.
 

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[[Category:Accused Soviet spies|Black, Thomas Lessing]]
[[Category:Venona Appendix A|Black, Thomas Lessing]]