May 25
A Royal Commission of Inquiry concluded that Canada was in Gouzenko’s debt. Canada was in his debt, but on Somerset Street there was no marker, no plaque, nothing.
Quote #7: In general, the Gouzenko affair was a very unique and rare case in history as even though it was heavily publicized not much information about the defection was known until many years later. This was because not only was Gouzenko not Canadian but the Soviet Union was also hunting him so his identity had to be hidden with the utmost secrecy, which meant specific details of his defection could not be revealed to the public.