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'''John Abt''' was the Chief of Litigation, [[Agricultural Adjustment Administration]] from 1933 to 1935. Then assistant general connsel of the [[Works Progress Administration]] in 1935. Later he served as chief counsel on Senator Robert La Follette, Jr.'s [[LaFollette Committee]] from 1936 to 1937. And then special assistant to the United States Attorney General, 1937 and 1938. In 1948 he worked with the Progressive Party of former Vice President [[Henry A. Wallace]]. |
'''John Abt''' was the Chief of Litigation, [[Agricultural Adjustment Administration]] from 1933 to 1935. Then assistant general connsel of the [[Works Progress Administration]] in 1935. Later he served as chief counsel on Senator Robert La Follette, Jr.'s [[LaFollette Committee]] from 1936 to 1937. And then special assistant to the United States Attorney General, 1937 and 1938. In 1948 he worked with the Progressive Party of former Vice President [[Henry A. Wallace]]. |
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Abt was also a member of the [[Harold Ware|Ware group]], a group of American governmental employees in the 1930's also belonging to the [[Communist Party of the United States]] which advocated the violent removal of the [[United States government]]. Abt turned the [[ |
Abt was also a member of the [[Harold Ware|Ware group]], a group of American governmental employees in the 1930's also belonging to the [[Communist Party of the United States]] which advocated the violent removal of the [[United States government]]. Abt turned the [[Perlo group]] over to the [[KGB]] in 1944. |
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Abt is referenced in [[Venona]] decrypts #588 KGB New York to Moscow, 29 April 1944 and #687 KGB New York tp Moscow, 13 May 1944. |
Abt is referenced in [[Venona]] decrypts #588 KGB New York to Moscow, 29 April 1944 and #687 KGB New York tp Moscow, 13 May 1944. |
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Revision as of 22:43, 17 July 2005
John Abt was the Chief of Litigation, Agricultural Adjustment Administration from 1933 to 1935. Then assistant general connsel of the Works Progress Administration in 1935. Later he served as chief counsel on Senator Robert La Follette, Jr.'s LaFollette Committee from 1936 to 1937. And then special assistant to the United States Attorney General, 1937 and 1938. In 1948 he worked with the Progressive Party of former Vice President Henry A. Wallace.
Abt was also a member of the Ware group, a group of American governmental employees in the 1930's also belonging to the Communist Party of the United States which advocated the violent removal of the United States government. Abt turned the Perlo group over to the KGB in 1944.
Abt is referenced in Venona decrypts #588 KGB New York to Moscow, 29 April 1944 and #687 KGB New York tp Moscow, 13 May 1944.
References
- John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, Yale University Press