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June 12, 2020 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

CODENAME: WALLFLOWER — The Guy Liddell Diaries

Guy Liddell Diaries

The codename was “WALLFLOWER” and according to noted British military historian Nigel West, it was the “most treasured possession” of the British Security Service. When finally released to the world in 2007 after decades under lock and key in the MI-5 director – general’s office safe, World War II and Cold War historians around the […]

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March 27, 2020 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Message from FBI Director Wray re Bob Levinson

This was sent to the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI: Many of you may have seen yesterday’s news about Bob Levinson. I wanted to take a moment of your time to talk about Bob and this reporting. Along with some of our inter-agency partners, I recently had the opportunity to meet again […]

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March 19, 2020 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

COVID 19 Message from the FBI

This message was given to members of the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI, Inc.: “The FBI is in regular contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Office of Personnel Management, and other federal agencies tracking the spread of COVID-19 and is taking a comprehensive approach to prepare for […]

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February 22, 2020 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

A Morning to Remember

November 2, 2019 was a very special day for me. That morning, I served as one of the keynote speakers commemorating the eightieth anniversary of the founding of the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division. The event was held in the Charles Bonaparte Auditorium at FBI headquarters in Washington. Having worked under the umbrella of the Division for […]

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February 22, 2020 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

The First Victory

Shortly before midnight on December 12, 1941, not yet a week since the surprise Japanese attack on America’s naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Judge Mortimer W. Byers asked jury foreman, Edward Logan, to rise and read the verdict. Only a day before, in Berlin’s Reichstag, Adolf Hitler had announced to the world that Germany […]

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January 17, 2020 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

The spies among us: More Chinese agents digging up secrets in Florida

I was interviewed by Mario Ariza, a reporter for the Florida Sun Sentinel, for an article about the growing concern of Chinese espionage in Florida, I think you will find his piece interesting. – They’ve been caught taking photos of military installations, arrested trespassing at Mar-a-Lago, convicted of illegally exporting critical technology, and sentenced for […]

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December 17, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

IG Report and Message from Director Wray

Here is FBI Director Christopher Wray’s letter to the Society of Former FBI Agents regarding the IG Report. Review of Four FISA Applications and Other Aspects of the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane Investigation (pdf) To All: Today, the Office of the Inspector General released its report on certain actions by DOJ and the FBI in an […]

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November 22, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Arne Treholt Espionage Case

What follows is a transcript of an interview I did with Nicholas Best, a correspondent, with Norwegian Public Radio. It was done in connection with a series of broadcasts he is producing on the Arne Treholt espionage case. The well-born Norwegian diplomat and government official, now almost seventy-six years old, was convicted of high treason […]

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October 6, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Facts and the new “Wall of Spies” re Koval and Weisband

Read this Washington Post article then read my letter below to the author of the article regarding the facts regarding what was said about George Koval and William Weisband: The ‘Wall of Spies’: A new museum you can’t visit dedicated to American turncoats (Washington Post) In November 2007, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised a glass […]

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October 3, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Senate Caucus Room

Today, I had a special treat when I visited the Senator Richard Russell Senate Office Building and toured the beautiful Senate Caucus Room. I was accompanied by Dr. Kate Scott, an Associate Historian with the US Senate’s Office of the Historian. The reason for the walk-through had to do with some research for a book […]

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September 30, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

American Citizen Arrested for Acting as an Illegal Foreign Agent of the People’s Republic of China

This arrest highlights an interesting look at Chinese espionage tradecraft: (DOJ) The Department of Justice unsealed charges today in a criminal complaint charging Xuehua Peng, also known as Edward Peng, 56, for acting as an illegal foreign agent in delivering classified United States national security information to officials of the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry […]

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September 12, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

North American Society for Intelligence History 2019 Conference

I will be the Discussant for a counterintelligence panel  at the 2019 North American Society for Intelligence History conference which will be held at the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC on October 20-21, 2019. The Panel 5A: Counterintelligence and Counterterrorism will be on Monday, October 21 from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm in the […]

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September 12, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

What Was He Thinking?

“What was she thinking”? That was a question posed by former FBI director James Comey in his 2018 memoir, A Higher Loyalty. It refers to his bewilderment over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s decision to set up an unsecure email server in the basement of her New York home to conduct American foreign policy […]

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June 5, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

The FBI’s Role in D-Day

“Tangle within, plot and counter-plot, ruse and treachery, cross and double cross, true agent, false agent, double agent, gold and steel, the bomb, the dagger and the firing party, were interwoven in many a texture so intricate as to be incredible yet true.” —Winston Churchill This month marks the seventy-fifth anniversary of the surprise landings […]

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May 21, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

VENONA: The Opening Moments

I spent a terrific few hours the morning of 10 May 2019 at the National Cryptologic Museum chatting with Tanya Cimonetti and her husband, Bill. The name is probably unrecognizable to you, but Tanya’s maiden name is Tanya Zubko. She is the daughter of the late Leonard Zubko. Still in the dark? Well, Lieutenant Leonard […]

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May 13, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

A Vanished Dream: Tsuruja Miyazaki Case

This is a sad story but, in its own way, a truly American one. It focuses on what we refer to today as an “undocumented immigrant” victimized by a nation suddenly, and, unexpectedly, caught up in the grip of irrational fear. My role in the saga began last fall with an email message from a […]

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March 13, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

ATKID: The Atlanta Child Murders Case

This article regarding the Wayne Williams, the Atlanta child killer, was written by my dear friend, Susan Lloyd (FBI 1979-2004). I hope you enjoy it. It appeared in the January/February 2019 FBI Grapevine published by the Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI. ATKID: The Atlanta Child Murders Case (pdf) When the first murder […]

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January 4, 2019 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

One of a Kind – The National Law Enforcement Officers Museum is now open

This was my article for the December 2018 issue of The Grapevine: October 11, 2018 was a very special day for the American people. After more than a decade of waiting, a sea of local, state and federal law enforcement professionals along with friends, family members, and the loved ones of fallen officers gathered together […]

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December 13, 2018 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Ex-FBI agents: McCabe and Strzok’s role in Flynn interview ‘problematic,’ ‘highly unusual’

I was interviewed by Leandra Bernstein, the National Political report for Circa and the of the Sinclair Broadcast Group regarding the approach and credibility of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe and former FBI agent Peter Strzok not advising then-National Security Advisor Michael Flynn about the consequences of lying to the FBI: Ex-FBI agents: McCabe […]

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December 13, 2018 By Raymond J. Batvinis, PhD

Michael Flynn Sentencing Memorandum

What follows is taken from pages seven through nine of a 178-page document entitled United States V. Michael T. Flynn “Memorandum in Aid of Sentencing” dated December 11, 2018. It was submitted to Judge Emmett Sullivan by attorneys Stephen P. Anthony and Robert K. Kelner on behalf of retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn. At 12:35 […]

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  • IG Report and Message from Director Wray
  • Arne Treholt Espionage Case
  • Facts and the new “Wall of Spies” re Koval and Weisband

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