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by Jennet Conant


  Cunningham, Andrew, Admiral, 139, 143

  Cutter Laboratories, 29, 269

  Davies, John Paton Jr., 243

  Davis, Elmer, 34

  Davis, Tommy, 80, 185–86, 187, 197

  Detachment 101 (Burma), 90, 100, 121

  Detachment 404 (Ceylon), 77, 91, 93, 112, 117

  Detachment 505 (Calcutta, India), 66

  DeVoto, Avis, 231, 245, 248, 250

  DeVoto, Bernard, 248–50, 252

  Dewey, A. Peter, 157–59, 157n, 161, 162

  Diah, Mohammad, 146

  Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST): Jane’s questioning by, 289–96, 317

  Dmytryk, Edward, 240

  Dodd, William E., 208

  Dodd, William E., Jr., 208, 217, 266

  Donovan, Ruth, 93

  Donovan, William J.

  British-U.S. relations and, 55–56

  Ceylon visit of, 100–101

  Chinese operations and, 57

  colonial views of, 130

  creation of OSS and, 34–35

  fame of, 34

  FBI search for Communists in OSS and, 278–79

  FDR relationship with, 34, 46

  goals of, 46

  hiring/assignment of OSS staff and, 35–36, 45–46, 66–67

  India OSS operations and, 62

  Julia on staff of, 60–61, 62

  as lawyer, 204

  MacArthur’s views about, 56, 57

  MO peacetime activities and, 206

  New Deal idealism of, 130

  and OSS foothold in Southeast Asia, 55

  personality and character of, 34

  promotion of, 100

  termination of OSS and, 203–4

  visits with OSS staff by, 44, 100–101

  in World War I, 34, 38, 56

  Drum, Hugh A., 50

  DuBois, Cora, 62, 63, 74–75, 78–79, 87, 93–94, 98, 167, 238, 241

  Dulles, John Foster, 7, 255n, 267, 271, 272, 276, 278, 284

  Durand, Virginia “Peachy, ” 63–65, 87, 112, 179, 184

  Dutch East Indies: Mountbatten as commander in, 54

  Eifler, Carl F., 57

  Einstein, Albert, 270

  Eisenhower, Dwight D., 7, 8, 122, 123, 240–41, 244

  Eisler, Gerhardt, 249

  Emergency Sea Rescue Equipment Section, OSS, 61

  FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

  Betty and, 278, 279

  Bohlen investigation by, 17

  Communist-listed organizations of, 13

  DeVoto and, 249, 250

  Heppner and, 278

  Jane investigation by, 255, 256–57, 256n, 258, 261–62, 265–66, 267, 269, 273

  Jane as person of interest to, 12, 277, 278, 279, 282–83, 302n, 305, 307

  Jane-Stern case and, 322

  Jane’s application to return to U.S. and, 314–15

  Jane’s espionage case and, 284, 291, 293, 295, 297, 301–2, 307n, 309, 324

  Jane’s file with, 302n

  Julia interviewed about Jane by, 279

  Julia investigation by, 15, 16, 258

  “Mocase” investigation by, 301

  Morros credibility and, 305–6

  Morros as double agent for, 281, 284, 285, 286, 304–5

  OSS investigation by, 272–73, 278–79, 301, 307

  Paul’s “security investigation” and, 11–23, 256–57, 256n, 258–59, 274, 307

  Prokofiev complaint about Morros to, 305

  Rennie investigation by, 19

  Snow questioning by, 246

  Soble and, 324, 325

  Stern case and, 322–23

  White and, 246

  Zlatovski investigation by, 258, 258n, 322

  Fenn, Charles, 58

  Field, Frederick Vanderbilt, 242

  Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago), 263

  Flato, Charles, 72, 301

  Fleischmann, Manly, 115–17, 129, 131–32, 213

  Ford, John, 56, 58

  Fortas, Abe, 261

  Foster, Eve Cody

  death of, 315, 316

  European trip of, 236

  Fairmont Hotel home of, 29, 208, 212, 260

  illness of, 254, 314

  Jane and George’s wedding and, 218

  Jane’s breakdowns and, 296

  Jane’s espionage case and, 296, 299, 306, 310

  Jane’s financial affairs and, 313, 316

  Jane’s IRS problems and, 72

  Jane’s passport problems and, 254, 260, 265, 268, 270, 273

  personality and character of, 29

  Foster, Harry Emerson

  at Cutter Laboratories, 29, 269

  death of, 314, 315, 316

  European trip of, 236

  Fairmont Hotel home of, 29, 208, 212, 260

  family background of, 210

  Jane and George’s wedding and, 218

  Jane’s breakdowns and, 296

  Jane’s espionage case and, 296, 299, 302, 306, 310

  Jane’s financial affairs and, 237, 313, 316

  Jane’s IRS problems and, 72

  Jane’s left-wing political views and, 215

  Jane’s passport problems and, 260, 264, 265, 268, 269, 273

  McWilliams compared with, 239

  Morros-Jane connection and, 292

  political views of, 239–40

  Foster, Jane

  ambitions of, 128

  anticipation about overseas assignment of, 58–59, 66

  appearance of, 24, 262, 313

  artistic interests of, 21, 25, 29–32, 41, 51, 81, 82–83, 104, 168–69, 172, 215, 216, 231, 237, 238, 269, 282, 301, 302, 309, 313, 316

  autobiography of, 316–18, 323–24

  civilian/military status of, 69

  code name for, 281

  as Communist Party member, 215, 216, 263, 264, 266, 267, 291, 317

  death of, 316

  Donovan’s Ceylon visit and, 100–101

  education of, 29, 32

  exile of, 309–10, 313–14

  family background of, 29

  financial affairs of, 29, 167, 209, 236, 237, 313, 316

  Fleischmann’s relationship with, 115–17, 131–32, 213

  health of, 77–78, 264, 267, 268–69, 271, 273, 274, 282, 289, 296–97, 298, 316

  IRS problems of, 70–71, 72

  Julia’s comments about, 85

  Julia’s relationship with, 58, 311, 321

  marriages of, 30–31, 213, 218, 231, 235

  on McCarthy’s list of “Communists in the State Department, ” 21

  passport problems of, 253–74

  Paul and Julia’s relationship with, 310–11, 320–21

  Paul and Julia’s reunions with, 231–33, 236–38, 245–46, 273, 276–77, 307–8, 320–21

  Paul and Julia’s support for, 255–56, 257, 258–60

  Paul’s relationship with, 21–22, 79–84, 104–6, 112, 115, 261–62

  Paul’s views about, 18, 21, 22, 81–82, 83–84

  personality and character of, 22, 24–26, 28–29, 46, 51, 81–85, 102, 216, 238, 255, 257, 260, 266, 294, 300, 307, 309, 317

  professional background of, 29–32, 235–36

  self-portrait of, 269

  suicide attempt by, 277, 297, 298

  George Zlatovski’s relationship with, 212–18, 236–37, 277, 314. See also specific person or topic

  Frame, Rosamond “Rosie, ” 63–64, 66, 176, 177, 184, 190, 199, 219, 238

  The French Chef (TV show), 312, 319, 320

  Fuchs, Klaus, 6

  George, Lloyd, 140, 143, 167

  Gerard, Margaret, 81

  Gilchrist, Thomas B., 297, 305

  Gracey, Douglas David, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161

  Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, 47, 48

  Green, Harold, 20

  Grigg, P. J., 54

  Halle, Kay “Matta, ” 203, 204

  Hamilton, James A., 68

  Hanson, Haldore, 9,

  Harkness, Ruth, 84–85, 85n

&n
bsp; Hatta, Mohammad, 141–42, 146, 147

  Hayden, Sterling, 58

  Heath, Aloise B., 250–51

  Helliwell, Paul, 89

  Hellman, Lillian, 217

  Henry, George, 10

  Heppner, Richard P. “Dick”

  Betty’s Kandy visit and, 102–3

  Betty’s marriage to, 216–17

  Betty’s relationship with, 185, 196, 208

  British-U.S. relations and, 92–93

  in China, 102–3, 170, 179, 181, 185, 195–96

  Communists in OSS and, 279

  death of, 321

  as Detachment 404

  commanding officer, 77

  Donovan’s Ceylon visit and, 100

  DuBois and, 94

  FBI investigation of, 278

  Japanese drive into China and, 179

  OSS staff medals and, 196

  Paris visit of, 238

  and Paul and Julia’s relationship, 198

  personal and professional background of, 77

  promotion of, 102

  Service loyalty case and, 243

  State Department position of, 311

  Thai propaganda program and, 95, 96

  in Vietnam, 195

  Herlands, William B., 325

  Hillcliff School of Cookery, 223

  Hiroshima: dropping of atomic bomb on, 126, 191, 193

  Hiscock, Earl F., 61

  Hiss, Alger, 6, 240, 242, 255n, 262, 283

  Hitler, Adolf, 30, 217

  Ho Chi Minh, 131, 156, 159, 206, 207

  Hollywood Ten, 240

  Homer, Joy, 176–77, 177n

  Hoover, Herbert, 260

  Hoover, J. Edgar, 250, 278, 301, 304, 305, 306

  Hopkins, Louise Macy, 15

  Houghton Mifflin, 3, 311

  House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), 240, 244, 249, 284, 286, 308

  Howe, Fisher, 111

  Hruska, Roman, 284

  Hubrecht, Don, 132–33

  Hughes, H. Stuart, 325

  Hurley, Patrick J., 177, 241–42

  Immigration and Nationality Act (1952), 261

  Institute of Pacific Relations, 30, 210–11

  Internal Security Act (1950), 261

  Jan (German-American agent), 49, 206–7 206–7

  JOAK (Japanese radio station), 110

  John Birch Society, 195n

  Joint Chiefs of Staff, 33, 34, 59, 130

  Justice Department, U.S., 280, 286–87, 305, 314, 315, 322, 323

  Kachin Rangers, 57–58, 90, 121

  Kamper, Leendert “Leo, ” 30–31, 132, 133, 165

  Kandy Registry, 97, 111, 112

  Kazan, Elia, 240

  Kennedy, Edith, 80, 114

  Kennedy, Kenneth, 149–50

  Kennedy, Marge, 225

  KGB. See NKVD/NKGB

  Kipling, Rudyard, 170, 170n

  Koke, Louise, 129

  Koke, Robert “Bob, ” 128, 129, 132, 133, 143, 147, 148, 153–54, 170, 172–73

  Korean War, 240, 244

  Ladd, D. M., 304

  Lardner, Ring Jr., 240

  Lattimore, Owen, 261

  Le Cercle des Gourmettes, 234

  L’École des Trois Gourmandes, 234–35

  Ledo Road, 105, 118, 120

  Lee, Duncan, 187

  Lee, Edmund, 72–73

  Lee, Mary Nelson, 63–64

  Lhote, André, 30

  Little, Herbert F., 36, 38, 39, 48, 57, 58, 66, 71

  Long Yun, 188, 201

  loyalty program, U.S. government, 5, 6–7, 20, 241, 243, 243n, 244, 276

  Luce, Henry, 246

  Lyman, Richard S., 40

  MacArthur, Douglas, 47, 54, 55, 56–57, 163, 206

  MacDonald, Alexander “Alex” and “Alec”

  Betty’s relationship with, 66–67, 115, 185, 196

  black radio activities of, 109–10

  citations for, 121

  Donovan’s Ceylon visit and, 100, 101

  ONI commission of, 27

  OSS recruitment of, 66

  Pearl Harbor and, 26

  as police reporter in Hawaii, 26

  postwar activities of, 196

  Thai activities of, 95–96, 164, 166

  MacDonald, Elizabeth “Betty”

  Alex’s relationship with, 66–67, 115, 185, 196

  allies use of MO tactics in postwar world and, 205–6

  appearance of, 26

  black propaganda and, 110

  Chinese operations and, 57, 117, 179, 180, 181, 185, 191, 192, 196, 201, 203

  as CIA employee, 321

  early days in OSS of, 24–25, 28, 33–44, 46, 47, 49–52

  and end of World War II, 196, 197

  family of, 26, 70

  FBI and, 278, 279

  in Hawaii, 26–28, 207

  Heppner’s marriage to, 216–17

  Heppner’s relationship with, 185, 196, 208

  India assignment for, 66–67, 73, 183

  and Jane-Fleischmann relationship, 115, 116

  Jane as roommate of, 208–9, 217

  and Jane-Zlatovski relationship, 212, 213, 214, 216, 218, 321

  Jane’s loyalty problems and, 278

  Jane’s relationship with, 24–25, 28, 40–41, 42, 73, 115, 116, 204, 209, 238, 309, 310–11, 321

  and Japanese surrender, 196

  and Julia-Paul marriage, 232

  and Julia-Paul relationship, 112, 189, 198

  Julia and Paul’s Georgetown reunion with, 278–79

  Julia’s relationship with, 58–59, 111, 189

  Kandy visit of, 102–3, 106–8, 109–10, 111, 112, 117, 128

  McIntosh marriage of, 321

  military rank of, 69

  OSS recruitment of, 26, 28

  OSS training for, 67–68

  overseas assignment of, 58–59, 65, 66, 70

  Paris visit of, 238

  at Pearl Harbor, 26–27

  professional background of, 26–28

  retirement of, 321

  termination of OSS and, 203–4

  writings of, 203, 208, 208n, 321

  and Zlatovski, 238, 321

  MacDonald, John D., 74, 74n, 75

  Manhattan Project, 126, 257. See also atomic bomb

  Manxy (aka Muriel Pearson), 133–34, 147, 147n

  Mao Tse-tung, 6–7, 8–9, 162, 179, 206, 207, 242, 243, 246, 279

  Marcuse, Herbert, 325

  Mariposa: OSS women on India voyage of, 63–65, 63n, 176

  Marmor, Judd, 323

  Marshall Plan, 4, 232–33, 246, 302

  Martin, Guy, 87, 112

  Marx, Karl, 245

  Mastering the Art of French Cooking (J. Child), 311–12, 319, 320

  Mathews, Burnita S., 271, 272

  Maugham, Somerset, 99

  Maw, Ba, 172

  May, Parker, 19

  McCarthy, Joseph R.

  Bohlen nomination and, 17

  character assassination strategy of, 241–42

  Charlie Chaplin case and, 239, 254

  China and, 6–7, 8–9, 242, 243–44, 261

  DeVoto’s views about, 248–50

  elections of 1952 and, 239, 240, 249

  homosexuality and, 241

  impact of, 326–27

  intimidation tactics of, 8

  Jane as martyr of era of, 317–18

  Julia’s concerns about, 6, 9, 239, 240–42, 244, 247, 248, 250–52, 255

  list of traitors of, 21, 241

  loyalty of U.S. China staff and, 242, 243–44

  Paul’s concerns about, 8, 240–42, 247–48, 252

  Red scare campaign of, 6–9, 11, 240–52, 253–74

  as savior symbol, 6

  Senate censure of, 277, 326

  Smith College allegations and, 250–52

  State Department employee loyalty and, 7, 12–13, 21, 240, 241, 242, 243–44, 318, 326

  White’s views about, 326–27

  Women’s Republican Club speech of, 7

  McIntosh, Freder
ick B., 321

  McLeod, Scott, 255, 255n, 258, 265, 276

  McWilliams, Dorothy (Julia’s sister), 9, 16, 221, 224, 227, 245

  McWilliams, John (Julia’s brother), 228, 239

  McWilliams, John (Julia’s father), 6, 16, 59, 60, 113, 200, 221, 224, 226–28, 239, 240, 251–52, 259, 307

  McWilliams, Julia. See Child, Julia McWilliams

  McWilliams, Julia Carolyn (mother), 59, 61, 223

  McWilliams, Phila (stepmother), 239

  Mead, Margaret, 43

  Menuhin, Yehudi, 292

  Mercouri, Melina, 315

  Miller, Henry, 223

  Mills College, 29, 30, 263

  Minton, Mary, 31, 32

  “Mocase” investigation, 272–73, 301, 307

  Moffat, Abbot Low, 160, 161, 171

  Moore, Jack, 61, 89, 190

  Morale Operations (MO), OSS: allies use of tactics developed by, 205–7

  background of staff members of, 38, 46–47

  creation of, 33

  Japan and, 48–52

  manual for, 36–38

  peacetime role of, 203

  Morris, Larry, 7–8

  Morros, Boris

  book by, 323

  credibility of, 304–6, 324

  death of, 315, 323

  as FBI double agent, 281, 284, 285, 286, 304–5

  film about, 323

  HUAC and, 286

  Jane-Zlatovski espionage case and, 281, 285–86, 288, 290–93, 296, 297, 300–305, 310, 315, 317, 318, 324

  Jane’s views about, 323–24

  personal life of, 323

  personal and professional background of, 284–85

  Prokofiev complaint about, 305

  Sobles case and, 286, 325

  Stern case and, 287–88

  USIS relationship with, 305

  Morros, Catherine, 323

  Mountbatten, Louis, Lord

  appointed SEAC commander, 54–55

  British role in Indonesia and Thailand and, 130

  British-U.S. relations and, 54–56

  at Burma liberation celebration, 121

  China and, 55

  command headquarters of, 66, 74, 75, 76, 85–86

  criticisms of, 54

  Jane’s views about, 54–55, 86, 91

  mission of, 54

  OSS relations with, 54–55, 56, 57, 93

  Paul’s assignment to staff of, 53

  Paul’s Ceylon responsibilities and, 89

  Stilwell’s views about, 55

  Thai peace treaty and, 130

  Washington visit by, 54

  Muriel, Sister (nun), 138–39

  Murphy, Gerald, 314

  Murphy, Sara, 314

  Murphy, Willis, 102, 108

  Murray, Henry A., 40

  My Life in France (J. Child), 320

  Nathan, Otto, 270–71, 273

  Nicholas, Ashley, 263

  Nimitz, Chester W., 55

  Nixon, Richard M., 239, 240–41

  NKVD/NKGB, 291, 295, 303, 304, 317, 321–22

  Noguchi, Isamu, 217

  Noone, Charles M., 274

  Norbury, Patty, 103, 106–7, 106n

 

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