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Collins was the Ware group's treasurer and collected Communist Party dues from its members. Collins also acted as a talent spotter and recruiter for Soviet intelligence.  "Worthington Wiggins" is the pseudonym of a [[State Department]] employee Collins recruited.  He later served as Director of the [[American-Russian Institute]] in New York.  [[J. Peters]], head of the CPUSA's secret apparatus recognized Collins, Hiss and Pressman had the potential for advancement within the United States government.  So in 1936 a decision was made to separate Collins from the larger Ware group, and [[Whittaker Chambers]] became Collins's contact with Peters.  

Collins was the Ware group's treasurer and collected Communist Party dues from its members. Collins also acted as a talent spotter and recruiter for Soviet intelligence.  "Worthington Wiggins" is the pseudonym of a [[State Department]] employee Collins recruited.  He later served as Director of the [[American-Russian Institute]] in New York.  [[J. Peters]], head of the CPUSA's secret apparatus recognized Collins, Hiss and Pressman had the potential for advancement within the United States government.  So in 1936 a decision was made to separate Collins from the larger Ware group, and [[Whittaker Chambers]] became Collins's contact with Peters.  

Former State Department official [[Laurence Duggan]], shortly before his suicide, told the [[FBI]] that Collins had attempted to recruit him for Soviet espionage.<ref>John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr and Alexander Vassiliev, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=qCAVQ_cdomcC Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America]'' (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009), ISBN 0300123906, pp. 202, 244</ref>

Former State Department official [[Laurence Duggan]], shortly before his suicide, told the [[FBI]] that Collins had attempted to recruit him for Soviet espionage.<ref>John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr and Alexander Vassiliev, ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=qCAVQ_cdomcC Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America]'' (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009), ISBN 0300123906, pp. 202, 244</ref>

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