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Upon returning in the late 1930s, Zalmond was recruited for Anti-Trotsky work and was sent on several missions to Canada on behalf of Soviet intelligence. He is reported to have worked in Alberta , Canada , in 1943. Michael Straight named Franklin in his FBU interview as one of his Soviet intelligence contacts. Franklin is referenced in the 26 May 1944 Venona Project decrypt. It is a report from Bernard Schuster describing a complaint from Nathan Einhorn about Franklin. Franklin had married Rose Richter after divorcing Sylvia Calen a year earlier. Einhorn's wife, Frieda and Rose Richter were sisters. Einhorn was complaining to Schuster that Zalmond was bragged too much about his contact with Soviet intelligence. Einhorn believed this affected operational security. According to the cable Schuster was keeping an eye on Franklin in case of more insecure talk. Shortly afterward, Franklin was removed from active work. VENONA Zalmond Franklin is referenced in the following Venona Project decrypt:
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