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Steno Says Giving Reds Papers Tied to Espionage Case
In Sydney a 32 year old stenographer testified that she passed on copies of documents to a Communist Party official in 1944 but did not take anything secret. Dr Evatt commented that the timing of the testimony suggested a link to the present political situation as Labor leaders defend him against espionage inquiries connected to Vladimir Petrov, the former Soviet spy chief who sought asylum in Australia last April.
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Sydney
Australia
Acthe Communist
Oyall
Communist Party
Evatt
Labor
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Elton
Herbert V
Frank
Labor Party
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Vladimir Petrov