| Personal data | |
|---|---|
| Surname | Kheifets |
| Name | Grimmril |
| Patronym | Markovich |
| Birth year | 1899 |
| Birth place | Riga |
| Death year | 1958 |
| Death place | Moscow |
| Sex | M |
Kheifets Grimmril (Grigory) Markovich (agent alias Kharon) (1899, Riga — 1958, Moscow) — intelligence officer. From 1922, in the VChK–GPU organs. In 1926–28, on undercover work in Turkey and Italy; from 1929 — in France; from 1932 — in the USA; from 1936 — again in Italy. In 1937–41, worked at the central intelligence service apparatus in Moscow. In 1941–45 — Soviet intelligence resident in San Francisco. In 1951, arrested on charges of violating socialist legality norms and sentenced to 25 years' imprisonment. Released in 1953.
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