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Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King
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King feared that exposing the spy ring would damage Canadian-Soviet relations and might even trigger a new war. On February 15, Prime Minister King publicly announced the spy scandal and established a Royal Commission to investigate.
··1943 — 2001·Person
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The Gouzenko Defection
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Colonel Nikolai Zabotin
Co-documented with Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1 published dossier, including “The Gouzenko Defection”.
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Soviet GRU
Co-documented with Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1 published dossier, including “The Gouzenko Defection”.
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