Digitized by tlie Internet Arcliive 2015 in https://archive.org/details/manbehindrosenbeOOfekl (el enigma books ALEXANDER FEKLISOV and SERGEI KOSTIN The Man Behind the Rosenbergs By the KGB Spymaster who was the case officer of Julius Rosenberg, Klaus Fuchs, and helped resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis Introduction by RonaldKadosh enigmo books — All rights reserved under the International and Pan-American CopyrightConventions. Published in the United States by enigma books 580 Eighth Avenue, NewYork, NY 10018 www.enigmabooks.com Originallypublished in French under the title: Confessiond'unagentsovietique Translated by Catherine Dop © enigma books 2001 © Introduction copyright Ronald Radosh 2001 © Editions du Rocher, 1999 No partof this publication maybe reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form orby any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, orotherwise without thewritten permission of enigmabooks. Printed in Canada Ubraryof CongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Feklisov, Aleksandr, 1914- [Confession d'un agent sovietique] The man behind the Rosenbergs by the KGB spymasterwhowas : the case officer ofJulius Rosenberg, Klaus Fuchs, and helped resolve the Cuban Missile Crisis / Alexander Feklisovand Sergei Kostin ; introduction byRonald Radosh. cm. p. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 1-929631-08-1 Translated from the French by Catherine Dop. 1. Feklisov,Alexander, 1914- 2. Rosenberg,JuUus, 191—8-1953. 3. Rosen—berg,Ethel, 191—5-1953. 4. Espionage,Soviet UnitedStates. 5. Spies Soviet—Union Biography. 6. CubanMissileCrisis, 1962. 7. Soviet—Unioin Relations United States. 8. UnitedStates Relations SovietUnion. I. Kostin,Sergei. 11. Radosh,Ronald. III. Dop,Catherine, 1948- IV.Tide. V.Tide: Confessiond'unasent sovietique. UB271.R92 F4513 327.1/2/0947 B The Man Behind the Rosenbergs Contents Abbreviations iii Introduction by Ronald Radosh v The Crossroads of History xxiii PART ONE From Worker's Alley to 61st Street 1 PART TWO Foul Play or Gendeman's Profession? 47 PART THREE Fighting Comrade and Fellow Soldiers 101 PART FOUR A New War 159 PART FIVE The Puritan of Espionage 189 PART SIX The Wrecking of a Network 265 PART SEVEN The Clash of the Titans 337 Notes 413 Index 421 Acknowledgements 428