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communist?

Why is he listed as being a communist when he denied it til his death and proof of him being one is inconclusive? 195.252.213.39 (talk) 18:54, 16 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Jeffisme (talk) 15:26, 8 June 2023 (UTC)jeffkisseloff== factual mistakes ==[reply]

While reading this, I am seeing some serious factual errors, but since I'm not exactly an uninvolved participant I'm hesitant to make corrections, or should I? For example, the article says Chambers said he left the Party in 1938 for the first time in November, 1948 but he actually cited 1938 as a possibility in his August 25th testimony.

When handing over the documents in November, he did say that some were typed by Alger Hiss but only changed that when he was told that Alger Hiss couldn't type. There are others, but as I say I'm hesitant to jump in here if it's going to cause a problem. Jeffkisseloff (talk) 00:13, 8 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Weinstein did a 2010 update of his 1997 2nd edition. It has additional evidence of Hiss being a Soviet agent. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:3003:48EB:E100:8CD6:8D29:452:8BB5 (talk) 17:44, 19 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

new book on the case

Would it be possible to add my book to the list of books on the case? "Rewriting Hisstory: A 50-Year Journey to Uncover the Truth About Alger Hiss" University Press of Kansas, 2025. Jeffkisseloff (talk) 19:50, 16 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]