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Whittaker Chambers, American writer, editor, and Communist party-member-turned-defector.
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Library of Congress. New York World-Telegram & Sun Collection. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c14739
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1948
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Deutsch: Whittaker (eigentl. Jay Vivian) Chambers (* 1. April 1901; † 9. Juli 1961) war ein US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und Redakteur, sowie kommunistischer Agent und Informant. Er war Repräsentant des amerikanischen McCarthyismus der frühen 1950er Jahre und wurde wegen seiner Aussagen gegen Alger Hiss bekannt.
English: Jay Vivian (David Whittaker) Chambers ( April 1, 1901 – July 9, 1961) was an American writer, editor, Communist party member and spy for the Soviet Union who turned defector. He is best known for his testimony about the alleged espionage and subversion of Alger Hiss.
Suomi: Jay Vivian (David Whittaker) Chambers 1. huhtikuuta 1901 – 9. heinäkuuta 1961) oli amerikkalainen kirjailija, toimittaja, Yhdysvaltain kommunistipuolueen jäsen. Hän syytti Alger Hissiä vakoilusta Neuvostoliitolle 1940-luvun lopulla. Chambers toimi muutamia vuosia kommunistisen "Daily Workerin" toimittajana, mutta erosi kommunistipuolueesta 1937.
Polski: Whittaker Chambers (ur. 1 kwietnia 1901r. w Filadelfii - zm. 9 lipca 1961r.) - amerykański pisarz, członek Komunistycznej Partii Stanów Zjednoczonych. Znany przede wszystkim ze swoich zeznań obciążających Algera Hissa.

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