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 ''During the past several months we have not, through our liaison with received much new  Inquiry has determined that work is being pushed on certain technical phases of this material by  and it is expected that considerable new material will be forthcoming within the next six months. The extent of the new material is not known at this time to. In the meantime we are actively investigating in the field in an effort to identify a number of unidentified agents. There investigations are closely supervised in order to insure that they are being properly investigated. The following is a brief resume of the important ramifications of this matter.''





''In September, 1949, acting on the basis of information secured from we furnished to  information indicating that Fuchs had been active in the  States as a Soviet espionage agent. In January, 1950, during interview with  Fuchs confessed to atomic espionage on behalf of the Soviets. Fuchs was thereafter and convicted for violation of the. On March 1, 1950, he was given the maximum sentence of years. Fuchs was exhaustively interviewed by Bureau in London during May, 1950, and furnished information of  his espionage activities in the United States.''



''Out investigation to identify Fuchs' American began simultaneously with our identification of Fuchs as an espionage agent in September, 1949. We had a little from  concerning this man which indicated not only that he had been in contact with Fuchs, but was also in contact with Abraham Brothman. We also secured information concerning him from Fuchs and Mrs. and Mr. Robert Heineman, are Fuchs' sister and brother-in-law respectively. All of persons rejected photographs of Harry Gold which were shown  them initially. However, after an involved investigation we''