[instantgratification]

Soviet archives are not highly compartamentalized, as anyone who has perused those copied by Bukovsky knows full well.

The general who denied knowledge of Hiss was head of Western operations during the relevant period. So yeah, he would know this.

As for "believing a bunch of generals", I would be skeptical if the Russians had not corroborated other operatives or informants, such as the Rosenbergs, or released details of the intelligence coup gained by Philby's defection. Now, of course, this information is no longer available, as the archives have been resealed to all but a few.

As for pieces of the archives missing - that just did not happen in the USSR. This is one area in which the Soviets were meticulous.

[InterceptPoint]

Soviet archives are not highly compartamentalized, as anyone who has perused those copied by Bukovsky knows full well.

I didn't say that the archives are compartmentalized. It is the activities themselves that are. If you don't know who "Lawyer" is when you read the archives then you don't know anything. Those who were cleared to know the identity of Hiss know. Those that weren't could not know. You cannot prove that this General had that access.

Hiss was guilty as sin.