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The result was delete. \ Backslash Forwardslash / {talk} 23:16, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Philip Levy[edit]

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Not notable. Lots of people show up in the Venona papers, including President Franklin D. Roosevelt. [1] The papers themselves do not prove the guilt of anyone involved, as attested to by the relevant article (Venona papers) and the presence of an American president. They contain only decryptions and code names by which the Soviets referred to various people, including Democratic administration officials and the commander-in-chief himself (although his entry was deleted from the List of Americans in the Venona papers, the entry of little-known-people who figure there does not get equivalent favor). A great lot of the Category:American spies for the Soviet Union consists of similar articles based on material by conservative historians Haynes & Klehr, who identify these people as spies based on their reading of the Venona papers. Even if their conclusions are stellar, the majority of the entries are stubs based on passing mention on the material of Haynes & Kler. In fact, as it is written right now, this article is devoid of any scholarly information, other than transmitting the accusation of spying and including its subject in the American spies for the Soviet Union category, populated by many similar nonnotables included on the basis of Haynes & Klehr's conclusions. PasswordUsername (talk) 06:20, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete - Normally I would say that anyone involved or thought to be involved in something as important as Venona was noteworthy but I can't find anything about this gentleman to suggest this is a accusation has any weight behind it whatsoever. Panyd^{The muffin is not subtle} 19:10, 25 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Delete. The mention in Venona doesn't merit notability. Even if it did, since that is his sole path to notability, it could be called WP:ONEVENT. Niteshift36 (talk) 05:19, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep Three references are listed in the article. Edward321 (talk) 16:37, 26 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
  • A substantial biography might well suffice, but the subject's existence in the FBI files and a passing reference in the controversial work of one historian does not establish notability, as said above. Possible BLP violation as well. PasswordUsername (talk) 20:23, 27 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep. nobs (talk) 00:02, 29 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Please see WP:JUSTAVOTE--Unionhawk ^{Talk E-mail} 05:39, 1 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

• Delete per WP:1E. Also doesn;t have enough references for a biography.

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