Marion Miloslavovich Schultz, also Marian Schultz was an asset of the New York KGB

KGB

The KGB was the commonly used acronym for the . It was the national security agency of the Soviet Union from 1954 until 1991, and was the premier internal security, intelligence, and secret police organization during that time.The State Security Agency of the Republic of Belarus currently uses the...

 working within the immigrant community 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...

. Schultz was a Russian-born American citizen who worked as a mechanic in the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

The Philadelphia Naval Business Center, formerly known as the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and Philadelphia Navy Yard, was the first naval shipyard of the United States. The U.S. Navy reduced its activities there in the 1990s, and ended most of them on September 30, 1995...

 and was the Chair of the United Russian Committee for Aid to the Native Country (Russian War Relief

Russian War Relief

Russian War Relief was an alleged Communist front group, circa 1944. According to a 1943 FBI report, the group was “infiltrated with known Communists, Communist leaders, fellow travelers, and front organizations.” The chairman of Russian War Relief was Edward C...

) and Slavic organizations. Schultz's cover name assigned by Soviet intelligence was 'LAVA'.

Venona

Schultz is referenced in the following 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...

decrypt:

• 579 KGB New York to Moscow, 28 April 1944
• 1661–1662 KGB New York to Moscow, 28 November 1944