Marion Davis Berdecio
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Marion Davis Berdecio born Marion Davis, and married to Roberto Berdecio
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Marion Davis Berdecio worked on the staff of the Office of Naval Intelligence
at the United States Embassy in Mexico City
. She was allegedly recruited into Soviet intelligence accomplished during World War II
along with Judith Coplon
by their old schoolmate at Barnard College
, Flora Wovschin. Later she worked in the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
(CIAA) and State Department.
Comintern
Archives in Moscow in the 1990s appear to confirm Marion Davis Berdecio's involvement in espionage activities on behalf of the Soviet Union. Marion Davis Berdecio is also referenced in three Venona project
decrypts.
Marion Davis Berdecio's code name in Soviet intelligence and in the Venona project is "Lou" and "Lu".
Roberto Berdecio
Roberto Berdecio was a Bolivian-born artist.A significant contributor to the important political and cultural art movement in Mexico during the 1950s and 1960s. He was born in Sucre, Bolivia....
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Marion Davis Berdecio worked on the staff of the Office of Naval Intelligence
Office of Naval Intelligence
The Office of Naval Intelligence was established in the United States Navy in 1882. ONI was established to "seek out and report" on the advancements in other nations' navies. Its headquarters are at the National Maritime Intelligence Center in Suitland, Maryland...
at the United States Embassy in Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
. She was allegedly recruited into Soviet intelligence accomplished during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
along with Judith Coplon
Judith Coplon
Judith Coplon Socolov was one of the first major figures tried in the United States for spying for the former Soviet Union; problems in her trials in 1949–50 had a profound influence on espionage prosecutions during the McCarthy era.-Work and arrest:Coplon obtained a job in the Department of...
by their old schoolmate at Barnard College
Barnard College
Barnard College is a private women's liberal arts college and a member of the Seven Sisters. Founded in 1889, Barnard has been affiliated with Columbia University since 1900. The campus stretches along Broadway between 116th and 120th Streets in the Morningside Heights neighborhood in the borough...
, Flora Wovschin. Later she worked in the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs
The Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs was a United States agency promoting inter-American cooperation during the 1940s, especially in commercial and economic areas...
(CIAA) and State Department.
Comintern
Comintern
The Communist International, abbreviated as Comintern, also known as the Third International, was an international communist organization initiated in Moscow during March 1919...
Archives in Moscow in the 1990s appear to confirm Marion Davis Berdecio's involvement in espionage activities on behalf of the Soviet Union. Marion Davis Berdecio is also referenced in three Venona project
Venona project
The VENONA project was a long-running secret collaboration of the United States and United Kingdom intelligence agencies involving cryptanalysis of messages sent by intelligence agencies of the Soviet Union, the majority during World War II...
decrypts.
Marion Davis Berdecio's code name in Soviet intelligence and in the Venona project is "Lou" and "Lu".