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Greenberg was born as ''Michael Menahem Greenberg'' in Manchester, Lancashire, England, son of a Polish-born father. He attended Manchester Grammar School and won a scholarship to Cambridge University where he won first class honours.

Greenberg was born as ''Michael Menahem Greenberg'' in [[Manchester]], Lancashire, England, son of a Polish-born father. He attended Manchester Grammar School and won a scholarship to [[Cambridge]] University where he won first class honours.

Greenberg arrived in the United States in 1939 to attend the Graduate School of [[Harvard University]] under a Joseph Hodges Choate Memorial Fellowship from [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].  He studied at Harvard from October 1939 to January 1941.  Greenberg also became editor of the [[Institute of Pacific Relations]] (IPR) publication, [http://pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/ ''Pacific Affairs''] in 1939.  In August, 1941, Edward Clark Carter, General Secretary to the Pacific Council of the IPR, wrote [[Lauchlin Currie]] asking if letters to [[Owen Lattimore]] in China could be transmitted so that "they are not read by others before reaching him." Currie promptly replied on a [[White House]] letterhead that "I will be glad to get the letters you mentioned to Lattimore uncensored." Currie's assistant in the White House was Greenberg.  

Greenberg arrived in the United States in 1939 to attend the Graduate School of [[Harvard University]] under a Joseph Hodges Choate Memorial Fellowship from [[Trinity College, Cambridge]].  He studied at Harvard from October 1939 to January 1941.  Greenberg also became editor of the [[Institute of Pacific Relations]] (IPR) publication, [http://pacificaffairs.ubc.ca/ ''Pacific Affairs''] in 1939.  In August, 1941, Edward Clark Carter, General Secretary to the Pacific Council of the IPR, wrote [[Lauchlin Currie]] asking if letters to [[Owen Lattimore]] in China could be transmitted so that "they are not read by others before reaching him." Currie promptly replied on a [[White House]] letterhead that "I will be glad to get the letters you mentioned to Lattimore uncensored." Currie's assistant in the White House was Greenberg.  

In 1942 Greenberg became a China specialist at the [[Board of Economic Warfare]] and an assistant to the agency's head, [[Lauchlin Currie]]. Greenberg later worked as a Foreign Affairs Economist in the Administrative Division, Enemy Branch, of the [[Foreign Economic Administration]].  [[Elizabeth Bentley]], ([http://foia.fbi.gov/silversm/silversm2c.pdf Silvermaster file 2C page 18]) stated that for a brief period Greenberg supplied information concerning principally [[China]].  The information was passed through [[Mary Price]].  

In 1942 Greenberg became a [[China]] specialist at the [[Board of Economic Warfare]] and an assistant to the agency's head, [[Lauchlin Currie]]. Greenberg later worked as a Foreign Affairs Economist in the Administrative Division, Enemy Branch, of the [[Foreign Economic Administration]].  [[Elizabeth Bentley]], ([http://foia.fbi.gov/silversm/silversm2c.pdf Silvermaster file 2C page 18]) stated that for a brief period Greenberg supplied information concerning principally China.  The information was passed through [[Mary Price]].  

Civil Service Commission security officials wanted Greenberg dismissed upon learning of an alleged involvement with the [[Communist Party]] (see Silvermaster file 2C page 18). [[Louis Budenz]] and an academic Karl Wittvogel who met Greenberg in Cambridge and stated that he "must have" been a Communist because of his associates.  Upon appeal, the Civil Service Commission was overruled. Greenberg became a U.S. citizen in 1944 and transferred to the [[Department of State]] in 1945, resigning in 1946.  Greenberg left the United States permanently in 1947 after being interviewed by the [[FBI]] so was never called before a Congressional Committee.

Civil Service Commission security officials wanted Greenberg dismissed upon learning of an alleged involvement with the [[Communist Party]] (see Silvermaster file 2C page 18). [[Louis Budenz]] and an academic Karl Wittvogel who met Greenberg in Cambridge and stated that he "must have" been a Communist because of his associates.  Upon appeal, the Civil Service Commission was overruled. Greenberg became a U.S. citizen in 1944 and transferred to the [[Department of State]] in [[1945]], resigning in [[1946]].  Greenberg left the United States permanently in 1947 after being interviewed by the [[FBI]] so was never called before a Congressional Committee.

Greenberg's FBI file is highly redacted. A wiretap in 1945 revealed Greenbergs's co-workers discussing "the charges against him", and remarking that Greenberg would have been better off if he had worked, but that he had never turned out a piece of work in the three years he had been employed by the government.  

Greenberg's FBI file is highly redacted. A wiretap in 1945 revealed Greenbergs's co-workers discussing "the charges against him", and remarking that Greenberg would have been better off if he had worked, but that he had never turned out a piece of work in the three years he had been employed by the government.  

In the Hatch Act investigation conducted of Greenberg a number of persons described him as being definitely a [[leftist]] if not a [[Communist]]. One source interviewed, George Taylor, Assistant Director of the [[Office of War Information]], stated that Greenberg always advocated full and complete cooperation and support to the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Greenberg's  knowledge of the Near East and China was described as being second-hand. A source declared, "He (Greenberg) has never been there, and he hasn't been able to go because he is not a citizen. Be should not be given a position of trust in the United States Governmenit."  

In the Hatch Act investigation conducted of Greenberg a number of persons described him as being definitely a [[leftist]] if not a [[Communist]]. One source interviewed, George Taylor, Assistant Director of the [[Office of War Information]], stated that Greenberg always advocated full and complete cooperation and support to the [[Chinese Communist Party]]. Greenberg's  knowledge of the Near East and China was described as being second-hand. A source declared, "He (Greenberg) has never been there, and he hasn't been able to go because he is not a citizen. Be should not be given a position of trust in the United States Governmenit."  

FBI eavsdropping surveillance in 1945 on a conversation between [[Philip Jaffe]], [[Andrew Roth]], and Theodore Cohen of the Foreign Economic Administration revealed them discussing the charges brought against Greenberg of the FEA by the Civil Service Commission. Greenberg had been charged with Communist connections and affiliations. Jaffe, in referring to Greenberg's case, stated that Lauchlin Currie "was the guy who could help" but refused to furnish assistance.  

[[FBI]] eavesdropping surveillance in 1945 on a conversation between [[Philip Jaffe]], [[Andrew Roth]], and [[Theodore Cohen]] of the Foreign Economic Administration revealed them discussing the charges brought against Greenberg of the FEA by the Civil Service Commission. Greenberg had been charged with Communist connections and affiliations. Jaffe, in referring to Greenberg's case, stated that Lauchlin Currie "was the guy who could help" but refused to furnish assistance.  

Upon return to England, Greenberg went back to Cambridge and completed work on his Ph.D. thesis, which was eventually published as a book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0853454973 "British Trade and the Opening of China"] (1947, [[Cambridge University Press]], reissued in 1970, republished in the USA in 1979, and again in 2000 as part of an 8 volume set "China Trade : British Commerce and the Opening of China, 1635-1842"). This book, based on the then recently released archives of the [[Jardine Matheson]] Company, a major player in the development of Hong Kong, describes the forceful exploitation of China by British colonial power in establishing and maintaining the colony of Hong Kong (see also [[Opium War]]).

Upon return to [[United Kingdom|England]], Greenberg went back to Cambridge and completed work on his Ph.D. thesis, which was eventually published as a book [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0853454973 "British Trade and the Opening of China"] (1947, [[Cambridge University Press]], reissued in 1970, republished in the USA in 1979, and again in 2000 as part of an 8 volume set "China Trade : British Commerce and the Opening of China, 1635-1842"). This book, based on the then recently released archives of the [[Jardine Matheson]] Company, a major player in the development of Hong Kong, describes the forceful exploitation of China by British colonial power in establishing and maintaining the colony of Hong Kong (see also [[Opium War]]).

Blocked from academic promotion, most likely due to his left-leaning politics, he went on to work in a number of jobs in journalism, public relations, advertising and film criticism in England, Switzerland and France. He lost his U.S. citizenship due to absence from the USA and was denied a passport by the British Home Office, even as late as the 1970s. His British passport was never restored to him, and the accusations continued to hound him throughout the 1950s.

Blocked from academic promotion, most likely due to his left-leaning politics, he went on to work in a number of jobs in journalism, public relations, advertising and film criticism in England, Switzerland and France. He lost his U.S. citizenship due to absence from the USA and was denied a passport by the British Home Office, even as late as the 1970s. His British passport was never restored to him, and the accusations continued to hound him throughout the 1950s.