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FBI (Washington) 1/18/65 " FBI (Boston) 3/25/66; File #100-31726 & 100-424134 re Edity Evelyn HALPERIN
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MAURICE HALPERIN HAS TWO CHILDREN: DAVID CARLOS BORN S MAY 1937 IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND JUDITH YVONNE BORN 3 SEPT 1931 IN BOSTON. (SOURCE: DBD-43144, 25 MAR 1966) LNERGO APPROVES PASSING TO JAGUAR. AGENCY RECORDS ON MORTON HALPERIN DO NOT REFLECT ANY RELA- TIONSHIP WITH MAURICE HALPERIN.. HALPERIN IS A COMMON NAME. :
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ECONOMICAS EN LA UNION SOVIETICA" 1964, AND "THE RISE AND DECLINE OF FIDEL CASTRO - AN ESSAY IN CONTEMPORARY HISTORY", UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS-Y : 4. THE FOLLOWING IS FROM FHABOVE AND NEEDS THEIR CONCURRENCE TO PASS TO JAGUAR. MAURICE HALPERIN IS CURRENTLY TEACHING AT SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY IN BRITISH COLUMBIA AND EXPECTS THAT THE UNIVERSITY WILL EXTEND HIS TEACHING APPOINTMENT TO AUGUST 1977. HALPERIN TOLD FHABOVE THAT HE AND HIS WIFE TOURED ISRAEL, ITALY, GREECE, SPAIN, AND ENGLAND IN THE SUMMER OF 1975. HE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON THE SECOND VOLUME OF HIS BOOK ON CUBA. HE LEFT THE IMPRESSION WITH FHABOVE THAT WHEN IT IS FINISHED HE WILL BEGIN WORK ON HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY. ESOURCE: OCOA-19102、22 JAN 7614
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Ex-OSS Official Works For Reds in Moscow
BY VICTOR LASKY North American Neeswaper Aliance A former Bosten University professor, who once was a high official in the OSS, has turned up in Moscow working for the Soviet government, The professor. Dr. Maurice H. Halperin, Ned this country seven years ago after an in- quiry into his Communist back- groünd.
According to the State De partment, he probably is ad- vising Soviet officials on Latin American affairs, an area in which he is expert.- Prof. Halperin was suspended by Boston. Untiersity in 1953 after he refused, en constitu- tional grounds, to tell a Senate subcommittee whether he had ever been a Communist Party member.
According to the State De- partment, he had previously been involved in Soviet espio. nage in wartime Washington. He had been named by Eliza beth Terril Bentley, admitted former spy courier, as one of her sources of supply among Government officials.
Intrigue in Mexico MAURICE H. HALPERIN AP Photo Dr. Halperin. It was obvious on the basis of the information contained in his dossier that the State Department had been keeping an eye on the former professor's movements for some. time.
Fired in Oklahoma
And since 1953. Dr. Halperin, From 1931 to 1941. Dr. Hal- has been involved in still more perin-a Harvard University Intrigue as an "exile" in Mexi-graduate-had been a professor co. It was, he, for exariple, at the University of Oklahoma. who assisted two suspected According to the record, it was spies in their flight from Mex-in this period that he directed Ico to Czechoslovakia to avoid Communist activities in Okla- United States extradition pro-homa and, on repeated visits to Mexico, conferred with Mex- ceedings. On July 15, 1960. Dr. Hal-ican Red leaders. On one visit perin and his wife. Edith, apto Cuba in 1933, he and other peared at the United States leftwingers had been arrested Embassy in Moscow to present by Cuban authorities and ex- their United States passports pelled from the country.. for renewal. In 1941, much of this was All this was disclosed in a disclosed in an investigation State Department memoran-conducted by an Oklahoma Cum prepared for Senator State legislative committee. Keating. Republican of New The committee. Investigating York, who has been urging the subversive activities in Okla has sense homa, produced information ported legislation empowering that in 1940. Dr. Halperin had the department to deny pass- cashed a check for $438 drawn ports to active participants in on the Bank of Foreign Trade in Moscow. As a result, Dr. Soviet skullduggery. The memorandum, citing Halperin was dismissed from "cases where passports have the University of Oklahoma.. had to be issued to known Despite this record. Dr. Hal- Communists, devoted consid-perin managed to enter Gor- rable attention to the case of See HALPERIN, Paze A-6 WASH DC STAR 31 Aug 60 HALPERIN questes concerning sesed Communal activi ひこさ In November, 2014. Hal- pecia and his wide, without aving the unwwrsity, lett thew home in the middle of thei but never to the Turansi un Mexico her devame members of the American Com- marist group in Meanra Le most ACGM memers, Lhe lisiperins did well. Ther -והיה בני אא ted in an Tadabbled a real estate. and ebained jobs. Dr Halperin. was employed by the Mexican coreeninent as a Gnancial con- shant and lus were taught in American School Founda- Hey also became friendle Alfred K. Stern and his jwife, the former Martha Dodd. daushter of a former United States Ambassador ta Germany The fact the Stems had been Lashested in Sariet espionage jcame out with the arrest in New York of Jack Soble, a So- fries asent. To avoid being ex- radited to the United States to testify before a special grand jury on their associations with See and "the double agent Bves Morros," the Sterns fled Czechoslovakia in July, 1957. Dr. Halperin, described as dens "intimately involved in heur plans for escape," had sained atrline reservations or the Sterns under ether Continued From First Pace names. As a result, the Mexi ernment service. Employed as can government was consider-1 chief of the Latin Americanmms his case for deportation. division of the Omce of Stra- Ca October 13, 1938, the Hal- tecic Services (the OSS was perus left Mexica, having then the United States Civilian odiarned plane reservations in Intelligence-Gathering Agency), the names of other persons, he later was transferred to the State Department. In doin agencies, according to the Elizabeth Bentley testimony, he transmitted confidential docu- ments to a Soviet spy ring.
Linked to Spy Ring In Russia Since 1938 The State Department mem- wandum concludes: "We received information: shortly after Halperin's de-j: parture from Mexico that helt was employed in Moscow tv In 1949, he became head of the USSR. This was condemedit the Latin American resionalisa July 15, 1950, when the students section at Boston Uni-Halperins appeared, at the versity's. College of Liberal American Embassy in Moscow and presented their United Arts A year later, he was first States passports for renewal. publicly identified as a member "Halperin stated that he of a Soviet spy ring. This came had been in the USSR since about when Vice President ember, 1958, and that he is Nixon, then a California Con-employed by the Soviet Acad- gressman, made known a topjemy of Sciences where he is! secret memorandum on esiding research. relating to Dionase transmitted by Inderdeveloped countries. Director J. Edgar Hoover toi in will be recalled that Hab the White House on Novem-perin is something of an au- ber 8. 1945. then on Latin American In March, 1953. In Boston'sasins Our informatica in- Federal Building. Dr. Halperin Scates that this probabir 13 repeatedly invoked the Fifth the field in which he is work- Amendment when in a hearing at the presente ing conducted by the Senate The Soviet Academy of Internal Security Subcommit-Sciences is directly subordinate teemhe refused to reply to ta the Council of Ministers."
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Tharine, Soph. 1.1960 THE WASHINGTON POST Halperin, U. S. Ex-Aide, Is Now a Soviet Official
The State Department say's that Maurice H. Halperin, a former United States Govern- ment omcial linked by Senate Investigators to Soviet esp!. onage activities, apparently is serving now as a Latin-Amer ican adviser to the Russians. Halperin was head of the Latin-American Division of the Office of Strategic Serv- lees during the latter part of World War II and later an as- sociate professor at Boston University, Before the war, he had been on the faculty of the University of Oklahoma. In 1934 he was dismissed by Boston University after Sen- ate Investigators received tes- timony linking him to a Soviet apy ring and he refused to answer a question as to whether he was a Communist. Associated Press The latest information on Halperin's whereabouts is MAURICE 11. HALPERIN contained in a report compiled belleved Soviet employe by the State Department about persons to whom it has American Embassy In Mexico City, where he had gone after being dismissed by Boston University, and used it to leave Mexico on Oct. 13, 1958. The State Department said that shortly after Halperin and his wife departed from Mexico it received Informa tion that he was employed in Moscow by the Soviet Union. This was confirmed on July 15,1950, when the Halperins appeared at the American Embassy in Moscow and pre sented their U. S passports for renewal," the Depart ment's report said, adding: "Halperin stated that he had been in the U.S.S.R. since December, 1958, and that he is employed by the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences where he is doing research in the foreign field, specially, relat ing to undeveloped countries." The Departinent recalled that Halperin was something of an authority on Latin- American affairs and said, been compelled to issue pass- deny passports to Communists ports under a 1953 decision of or to other persons because of "Our Information Indicates the Supreme Court. their pelitical beliefs. that this probably is the field The Court held that the De- After the ruling. Halperin in which he is working at the partment lacks authority to applied for a passport at the present time."
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1 4 ד FORMER U. S. AIDE AT WORK IN SOVIET Ex-Boston U. Professor Was in O.S.S, in World War It 1 By JACK KAIMOND Special to The New York Times WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 The State Department has disclosed that a former United States Intelligence official in Moscow working for the 90 viet Government He is Dr. Maurice Halperin a former Boston Universi professor who was head of the Latin American Division of the Office.olf Strategic Services during World War II. Dr. Halperin was dismissed from Boston University in 1930 after he refused to say whether be he was at Communist. He das been linked in testimony berore Senato, Investigators to à So viet spy ring. The State Department's. Clasura a contained in memorandum la support of a proposed Aw to deny passports to persons supporting interna tional communism, The Supreme Court ruled in 1958 that passports could not be denied to Communists or others because of their political beilets- Dr. Halperin and his wife Edith were then in Mexico City, the State Department noted. They had been linked to the escape behind the Iron Curtain of Alfred and Martha Dodd Stern, who were under Federal indictmisat for espionage After the Supreme Court ru ing, the Halperins applied to the United States Embassy in Continne on Page 7 Colum Iser 60 FORMER U. S. AIDE | AT WORK IN SOVIET Continued From Page 1, Cal 1.
Mexico City for passports and left Mexico Oct. 13. 1955. At the time, the State Department noted, they were about to de deported from Mexico for Cem- munist activities. :.. Reports that Dr. Halperin was working for the Sorter! Government in Moscow were confirmed last July 15, the State Department memorandum went on, when he and his wife appeared at the embassy to re new their passports. Embassy officials reported that they had been told by Dr. Halperin that he and his wife had been in the Soviet Union sance December, 1938, and that: he was working for the Soviet Academy of Sciences doing! research in the foreign field especially relating to under developed countries." The State Department, r calling that Dr. Halperin was an authority on Latin-American affairs, added that our mor mation indicates that this prod- ably is the field in which he is working at the present time." State Department officials have repeatedly called attention to the Soviet trade and culturali offensive in Latin America, Referring to Dr.: Haleprin's employment by the Soviet Academy, the State Depart- ment abserved that it was di- rectly subordinate to the Soviet Council of Ministers. Requested by Keating : 11 :
The memorindura was p pared at the request of Senaton Nenneth B. Keating. Reputivan et New. York He and Senator Thomas J. David Demrat of Connecticut, as a etit that seeks to restre some of the State Departmeat's authority to dea Senator Kesung, who entered the memorandum in The টো gressional Record of Aug. expressed.regret at the time that his bill was not likely to be passed in this sessina of Congress. President Eserier and State Department officials have backed the purpose of the measure, Meanwhile, Representative Francis E. Walter, Democrat Pennsylvania and chairma of the Committee on Un-Amerd can Activity, said he had or dered a month-long preliminary Investigation into the case of two missing employes of the National Security Agency. The two employes of the topl secret coding agency, Beroem F. Mitchell and William H.! Martin, are alleged to home taken valuable secrets to the Soviet Union. Kepresentative Waiter sald that he understood that one of the missing man had madel raquiries in their agency about the U.2 reconnaissance plane fight over the Soviet Union before it took place on May L Mr. Walter said that he res convinced that the Soviet had bad advance knowledge of the ghi Francis Gary Posters! the U-2 pilot, was downed in the Soviet Union and subse quently sentenced to tea years detention,
Refused to Appear BOSTON, Aug. 31-Dr. Hal pera was officially dismissed from the faculty of Boston University on Jan. 6, 1954, Не had refused a summons to ap pear before a university com mittee of review to discuss his case Dr. Harold C. Case, president of the university, telephoned Dr. Halperin in Mexico City offering to pay his expenses to Besten and return. But the professor declined. He ha been chairman of the univer sity's Latin-American regional studies
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STAR Halperin Denies Giving Reds Advice on Latins 5 Sept 60 twally at the sareed hour. Hlished it will be available to the cared the comin State Department and any body ment, on which he decisned to rise ting to purchase United States Imbesty "wms to me that the deared to comment on thei State Depeithiol and Settor Matement or on Mt. Halperin Keane tre scraped the bote status it did say ho appeared! MOSCOW, Sept. 3 (AP-Legie Services, an intelligence at the embassy in July and, asard to have his American; with this stale red herrine. Maurice H. Halperta forner organization. there is nothus mvaierious passport renewed. The request United States Government u After the war. Mr Halperta er dus aut my brine in granted, an sumbaaryonial cial who now lives in Moscow got a job with Beton a Macow Slice my arrival Isand. yesterday accused the @tate Deveruty as a professor. He Dot nave tied inn United States partment of lesuing a "deliber this job in 1953 because here in returns and my I am not ate and malicious antorionfused to tell congressional in stary and employer. I sin nos about ماء غلطtúe bare. In a typewritten slasament bren a member of the Amen met any more than Van Ca Sunan American pianist Mr. Halperin sald: can Communist Party: "Thare is nothing mysterious The bald, mustached 34-aren he performs in a surein or dubious about my being in year-old Mr. Halperin was to ment-owned concert hall. investigators whether he ever had words for the Soviet covera Moscow I am a visiting cated Sunday in a Maneew professor at the USBR Academy apartment house by a news of Sciences and not the first man and was asked to com American to be associated with: ment on the State Departo Last week Benator Keatina. Republican of New York, read, into the Congressional Record: ment's document. Derlines to Elaborate 352. RAJUR prijodal 20300 1K 1 a State Department document wchnical dimeuries" in mor- thes the story until Monday. which said Mr. Halperin now. in Moscou and is "working for. Lha Boviet government Headed 085s Unh i The newaman apparently wa "I am a visiting professor a the USSR Academy of Sciences sed not the first American to be asociated with as some of our leadina scientats can My appointment and my Soviet visa expurs in July.. 1241, as in Unimed States Em bussy here very well snows "My teaching and reunirce activities invoive theoretical cut of while trying to tele-pro.es related to the e phone 'the story Mr. Halperin first deelired to The document said there n'admit the newsman into his apartment, bus agreed to meet wers Indications Mr. Halperin is giving the Soviet govern him later in the lobby of a ment advice on Latin-American nearby hotel where he prom- alfala During World War II, leed to give a written slave Mr. Halperin was head of the ment Latin American division of the The story to the United States Office of Stra. a deliberate and ma licious distorsion.
"Specifically, I am making a study of the Loun-American. economy 1943 מנד to the c of 958. When ray boek is pub-
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Halperin Say's Reds Not Not Employ Him MOSCOW, Sept. (UPD) Maurice H. Haberin today thraniol a reported State De partment statement that he is working as an aiser to the! Soviet government sa Latin American affairs as a delib crate and malis dastur tion.
In a statement to reputers Halperin said he is a professor associated with the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, work ing on a book on Latia Amer! ican economies, and be ex plained the Americia authori ties Anow all about it
(A State Department decu ment in Washington list week said Halperin, a smer Bos- ton University professor and World War II intelligence spe cialist ca Latin American fairs, was working for the So viet government
Sen.. Kenneth & Neating (R-NV had the document entered in the Congressional Record)
"It seems to me that the State Department and Senator Keating are sweeping the bot tom of the barrel to ceme up! with this red herring Hal- perin said
"There is nothing mysteri ous ar dabious about my being In Moscow. Since my arrival I have filed two U. S ince tax returns, listing ay salary and employer.
"I am not working for the Soviet government any more than Van Cliburn when he performed in a governmen:- owned concert hall be con tinued
"I am a visiting professor In the USSR Academy of Sciences and not the Erst American to be associated with it. For the State of De partment to say that I am an adviser to the Russians a Latin American affairs i deliberate and malicious dis tortion.
"Specifically. I am making a study of the Latin American economy from 1943 to the crisis of ISS Washington is 5. Aile 196
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i Foto, or cr a major role in Simon Fraser Pole Scence wessor Dr. Alaunce Halpern's nearly Severy yers wes chance that competed him, to seek employment ענת כהן ונתוand Unesy of Mieuco. It was chance that חנה נירים a treeyes in Moscow... It was chance ז הם או בתo teach santon Cuba. And it was chance גבס brought a to Simon Fraser seven years ago.
la fact, fetuneראש חננאל פ its capricious influence over his Ste even before Dr. Hapan was bom.
הרנס ום סיבה הפות Canada," he says, "My father salad tram, Liverpool to the New World at the turn of the cen ry. wah Monreal is his desinsson. However, he decided "Boston כן רם כסה This was a rather fortune circumstance over which I had סלרסס כ" since Afanmaid at the time was still a provincial לויסle Boston was "ececols, a great centre of culture and leaming and it as spenad tacikaos were available to คง" Among those botes which he made use of were the Easton Latin Scrocia secondary school which boasts such luminarias as Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Waldo Emer הם וגסang is abu-andard University.
Ha completed his post work in Paris at the Sor banna which, at that time, was are most prestigious university b the world and the mahad on my way of life and thinking was a permanent o०९."
While attending the Sarcome, Dame Fortune stepped in and "ives appointed to lacuity as a fleader in North Amencen Civilization Even Dough I came from Harvard, the level of competence and sccrushcabon of the French stu don's was much higher and i had to work very hard to koup "הבלן with כט
After completing his doctorale, Dr. Halperin joined the faculty at ina Unwarsly a Catanema and found that mid- western state to be her country. Boston and Paris ware much closely related ran were Boston and Oklahoma.":
However, chance intervened to rescue him from what cou'd have been a nuribe of natterent years in a inen small and remote universay on the Amencan Prairies, tuming them Lao years spent in "an cassan cuture.."
Copia explains "was cing the Depression and jobs were scarce, so the universay attracted a number of bright teachers and researchers whose test chestemt not have been Okla hana
"And when you have a group of people the that, in addition to the opportunity of incrs and learning to appreciato Lho utues of mone Amerit med u was something that is for the rest of myte" The Second Wore Wy remur Dr. Hupenn's sojoum 2: 70 Uznersay of Owained the Glice of "COMMENT", Dec 75 issue (alumni..magazine of Simon Fraser University in British Colombia.)
Maurice Halperin, Simon Fraser's old