Bella Joseph

Bella Joseph was the wife of Julius Joseph. The couple worked for the United States Government. It is alleged that they also worked for Soviet Intelligence during World War II, Bella in the Office of Strategic Services' Motion Picture Division.

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CPUSA
Office of Strategic Services

Her alleged cover name in Soviet intelligence, and as deciphered in the Venona project, is "Colleague". Bella is also identified as "Colleague" in Weinstein and Vassiliev's, The Haunted Wood, a book based on Soviet archives..

Venona

Bella Joseph is referenced in the following Venona project decrypts:

gollark: Well, I need an algorithm for AI in 4DTTT.
gollark: In fact, I think I had to rewrite all the PRs myself because I disagreed with the code.
gollark: It's anticipatory.
gollark: My Discord bot.
gollark: They only contribute to my particularly public-facing projects.

References

  • Allen Weinstein and Alexander Vassiliev, The Haunted Wood: Soviet Espionage in America—the Stalin Era, New York: Random House (1999).
  • John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr, Venona: Decoding Soviet Espionage in America, New Haven: Yale University Press, (1999).
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