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Kim Philby |
 | | Born in Ambala, India, Philby was the son of St. John Philby, the British diplomat, explorer, author, and Arabist who converted to Islam and served as an adviser to King Ibn Sa'ud of Saudi Arabia. |
 | | Philby received VENONA material which the U.S. was sharing with the U.K. He shared a house in Washington, at 4100 Nebraska Avenue, N.W, with his personal friend from the Cambridge days, fellow British diplomat, intelligence officer and Soviet penetration agent, Guy Burgess. |
 | | Philby later surfaced in Moscow, and was given a make-work sinecure within the KGB which he held until shortly before his death. |
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