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Ernest David Weiss (7 December 1902 in Breslau – 19 January 1982) was a Polish-Jew naturalised British transport economist who became a Soviet espionage agent, spying in the United Kingdom and possibly the United States. Weiss worked initially for the Communist International (Comintern) in the 1930s and later worked for the Red Orchestra espionage network through Comintern agent Henry Robinson in the early 1940s. In 1947, Weiss's name was discovered through an analysis of the Robinson papers by MI5. After his arrest and interrogation, Weiss proved to be remarkably cooperative, and in return for a confession he was promised immunity by MI5. He was found to have been a key individual in Soviet intelligence in the United Kingdom during the interwar period but had ceased working as an agent in 1941. He named many other contacts, and this led to further arrests. Weiss's cryptonym was Jean. After his confession, he retired from espionage work to work as part of piano double act that played in variety shows, music halls and theatres that regularly toured the UK. He lived in London until his death in 1982.