Valery Ivanov Explained

Valery Nikolayevich Ivanov (Russian: Валерий Николаевич Иванов) (born 1948)^[1] was a Soviet diplomat.

As First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy to Australia, he was expelled on 22 April 1983 under suspicion of being a spy after allegedly trying to recruit Australian Labor Party member David Combe,^{[1] [2]} see Combe-Ivanov affair.

Notes and References

1. Book: Trahair, R. C. S.. Encyclopedia of Cold War espionage, spies, and secret operations. Greenwood Publishing Group. 2004. 137. 0-313-31955-3. 2009-04-19.
2. News: Australia Scandal Erupts Over Soviet Diplomat. 12 May 1983. The New York Times. 2009-04-20.