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as well as State Department cables, to which he evidently had access. We are currently doing some work with CIA in connection with these documents, based on what Bentley told us and on the basis of information. We are trying to find certain documents which Bentley can identify as coming from Halperin.
Duncan Chaplin Lee
Lee was employed by OSS from 1942 to 1946. Is identified in the information as a Soviet agent who was designated under the cover name of Koch. Among the ⟨data⟩ furnished by him, according to was (1) a list of OSS employees suspected of being Communist or Communist sympathizers. (2) Information concerning an OSS report on the trip to Russia made by the Polish-American Catholic father Orlemanski, and (3) Information concerning OSS operations in China and Japan. Elizabeth Bentley had also furnished information alleging that Lee gave her information from OSS files.
Donald Niven Wheeler
Wheeler was employed by OSS from 1941 to 1946. ⟨Bentley⟩ named him as having been a Soviet agent who furnished her information obtained from OSS files. The information reflects his cover name was Isra. We have previously requested investigation of CIA in the Wheeler case, which actually stems from the information, but we did not, of course advise CIA what the basis of our information was. CIA is aware of the Bentley allegations.
Muse
We have also conducted some investigation to identify a Soviet agent designated under the cover name of Muse. We have very little data from on him, except that he reported to the MGB on OSS matters and personnel on two ⟨occasions.⟩ He is also mentioned in connection with members of the Victor Perlo group as described by Elizabeth Bentley. There is a possibility that Muse may be Helen Tenney, a former OSS employee from whom Bentley received OSS reports and memoranda. CIA is aware of the allegations concerning Tenney from Bentley.
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