Up to May 18, 1927, 1, Eugene Pick, being normally sane, works lor the Soviets in China as a military agent connected with the intelligence service of the U.S.
began my work along lines direct-fed by the 3rd International and fended it in the intelligence depart-[mont of the Red Army (Rasvdupra).
came to China at the beginning of 1924, when Raketin was Consul Harbin, and was put to work in My first duty was to Jget in touch with the Japanese i telligence officers there and win confidence so that their lines information might be known and interrupted. In this I had great! rasees and within four months jeontrived to "liquidate" most of their intelligence service in the!
[Harbin area, Through the arrest fof a Japanese agent in Viagivostok, however, my real connexions were exposed s0'T was of no further service among the Japanese but ws /given a diplomatic passport and was [set to work as a secret military agent on the Chinese Eastern Rai During this same year; Vortelyak, a former divisional head of the mi tary Chekka, was killed on the Sungari River, put out of the wa: by the Communist party. The Chinese authorities arrested a number Jof suspects and I was among them. The Soviet Consulate-General found bail for me, the sum being $6,000, and I was Teleased. Presents were made to procurators and judges und T was acquitted at the. subsequent trial. This ended my usefulness in the sphere of secret work, and I was given a post as secretary to the "Tribune," a newspaper, and was assigned work among Russian em grants. The Chinese authorities closed the "Tribune" and I was made secretary to the "Echo" until this was also closed. My real work, of course continued to be intelligence.
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