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The '''Silvermaster ring''' was a major Soviet espionage organization that operated within the [[United States Government]] during [[World War II]]. It was investigated by the FBI spanning the years 1945 through 1959. [[Nathan Gregory Silvermaster]] was the leader of the spy ring which consisted of 27 prinicipal KGB operatives gathering information from at least six Federal agencies. The group operated primarily in the Department of the Treasury but also had contacts in the [[Army Air Force]] and in the [[White House]]. Sixty-one of the [[Venona cables]] concern the activities of the Silvermaster spy ring.
The '''Silvermaster ring''' was a major Soviet espionage organization that operated within the [[United States Government]] during [[World War II]]. It was investigated by the FBI spanning the years 1945 through 1959. [[Nathan Gregory Silvermaster]] was the leader of the spy ring which consisted of 27 prinicipal KGB operatives gathering information from at least six Federal agencies. The group operated primarily in the Department of the Treasury but also had contacts in the [[Army Air Force]] and in the [[White House]]. Sixty-one of the [[Venona cables]] concern the activities of the Silvermaster spy ring.
In 1942 the Silvermaster Group delivered 59 rolls of film to their handler. In 1943, it was 211 rolls, 600 in 1944, and 1895 in 1945.
The extent of Soviet espionage in the United States during World War II was not fully realized by the FBI until the courier for the group, [[Elizabeth Bentley]], who ferried information from Washington, D.C. to her New York KGB contacts, defected in the fall of 1945. By December, no fewer that 227 FBI agents were involved in the case.
The extent of Soviet espionage in the United States during World War II was not fully realized by the FBI until the courier for the group, [[Elizabeth Bentley]], who ferried information from Washington, D.C. to her New York KGB contacts, defected in the fall of 1945. By December, no fewer that 227 FBI agents were involved in the case.
==Members==
*[[Greg Silvermaster|Nathan Gregory Silvermaster]], Chief Planning Technician, Procurement Division, [[United States Department of the Treasury]]; Chief Economist, War Assets Administration; Director of the Labor Division, Farm Security Administration; [[Board of Economic Warfare]]; [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] [[Department of Commerce]]
*[[Greg Silvermaster|Nathan Gregory Silvermaster]], Chief Planning Technician, Procurement Division, [[United States Department of the Treasury]]; Chief Economist, War Assets Administration; Director of the Labor Division, Farm Security Administration; [[Board of Economic Warfare]]; [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] [[Department of Commerce]]