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Marriage between Branko, and his first wife, Edith dissolved in a series of affairs, and he married his
Japanese language translator, Yoshiko Yamasaki. This marriage was considered a risk to the operation, and Sorge did not approve of it. Vukelić decided to get married without notifying Sorge. The
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Vukelić's main activities in the network were primarily of gathering information. He gathered information from
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Clausen. Branko was imprisoned in Sugamo, and was transferred to
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journalist, in amplifying the perceived
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with a degree in law. After graduation, and because of the great global depression, he re-established contact with
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ring leader sought advice from the Centre in Moscow, but the instructions were that Vukelić should stay in Japan and continue working for the network.
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in a Soviet-backed spy network (known as Sorge ring), along with
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