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Comrade Clayton of Glebe Point Road: Walter Seddon Clayton

Posted on 31st July 2024

The KGB called him ‘Klod’ – he was a Soviet spy and, in the 1940s, a resident of Glebe. Active in the Communist Party of Australia, Wally Clayton dropped from view after the Petrov affair, where his role in Soviet espionage was revealed. Lyn Collingwood tells his story.

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