The Hidden Story of Richard Sorge by Bauer Conrad

Author:Bauer, Conrad [Bauer, Conrad]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Maplewood Publishing
Published: 2015-11-28T16:00:00+00:00

Any alterations or reorganizations of Japan’s army and air units, especially those that might threaten Russia.

The relationship between Germany and Japan.

Japan’s attitude and intentions with regards to China.

Japan’s relationship with the USA and Great Britain.

Any information about the Japanese army, including the military’s influence on the nation’s politics.

Heavy industry in Japan and how it was being developed.

Essentially, the Russians wanted to know whether Japan (either by themselves or with alliances) posed a threat to the USSR, and whether it possessed the power to accomplish such an attack. In return for uncovering such information, Sorge made three requests of his superiors. Firstly, he asked for Ozaki to be recognized as a key member of the intelligence network. Secondly, he requested that he be given free rein to conduct relationships with the German Embassy as he saw fit, potentially to dispel rumors that he might be drawing too close to the Nazi officials and, as such, could no longer be trusted. Finally, he requested a new radio operator. He suggested either Clausen or Weingarten replace Wendt, whose work was not satisfactory. Uritskii agreed to all three conditions.

Sorge was given his choice of either Weingarten or Clausen. Wendt had also travelled to Moscow and was on the spot to train his replacement. He had not been informed by Sorge that his work thus far was not satisfactory. Instead, he had needled Wendt’s own fears and suggested to him that an exit from Japan was the safest option. Wendt agreed and travelled willingly. Sorge selected Clausen as the replacement and met him in a bar to explain his plan. Clausen had failed after being sent to Manchuria and was punished by the authorities with a reform through labor program. He and Anna were sent to a rural area, where Clausen worked on providing farmers with radio networks. It was a comfortable life, and he twice refused the order to return to Moscow. Shortly after being asked a third and final time, he found himself seated opposite Sorge as he learned about his return to the world of espionage.

Richard Sorge left Russia shortly after. He had little time during his visit to speak to friends or even the woman who he now regarded as his wife, at least in a legal sense. As he departed, he was now solely to answer to the Fourth Department. No other institution in the USSR held sway over his actions, not even Stalin himself. He said goodbye to friends and the city itself. It would be the last time he ever laid foot on Russian soil. His wife, Katcha, he had only seen briefly, but he did leave her with a small present. Their child would be born nine months later.

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