ESPIONAGE PLOTS
SPYING FOR RUSSIA SWEDISH DISCOVERY COMMUNIST RADIO RING AT PETSAMO (Reed. Jan. 5, 10.30 a.m.) STOCKHOLM, Jan. 4. The Swedish police have discovered widespread Russian espionage for which Swedish Communists provided secret short-wave radio stations, reporting Swedish troop movements and also the whereabouts of ammunition and details of volunteers going to Finland. Spies intercept mails and cause disaffection among the peasants. It is reported that three Russian spies were arrested on the Karelian Isthmus, including a woman dressed as a Finnish soldier. A big Soviet spy ring was discovered at Petsamo, including many women. The leaders were a Finnish captain and a lieutenant who reported to the Ogpu at Murmansk. The captain committed suicide before the authorities discovered tVie ring and executed several members.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20137, 5 January 1940, Page 7
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126ESPIONAGE PLOTS Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20137, 5 January 1940, Page 7
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