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Who was Vladimir Petrov?

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14y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Vladimir Petrov was the man at the centre of the Petrov Affair, which occurred in 1954. This was a spy event involving Soviet Spy Agent, Vladimir Petrov, then third secretary in the Soviet embassy in Canberra, who wanted to provide ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) information of the Soviet's plans, in return for defection, that is, joining the Australian side and betraying his own country.

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