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- ↑ Mike Gruntman. Enemy amongst Trojans : a Soviet spy at USC. Figueroa Press. ISBN 9781932800746.
- 1 2 Mike Gruntman (Dec 2015). "Studies in Intelligence" (PDF). Journal of the American Intelligence Professional (Declassified). 59 (5): 74.
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