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→The [[Silvermaster case]]: she knew too much, was no longer of use to the KGB and her life was in danger
==The [[Silvermaster case]]==
==The [[Silvermaster case]]==
In November 1945 a courier from a very large CPUSA underground apparatus which had operated in numerous federal agencies throughout [[World War II]], including the [[White House]], in fear for her life defected to the [[FBI]]. The [[KGB]] had removed [[Elizabeth Bentley]] from overseeing at least 80 KGB sources late in the war. When she realized she knew too much, and was no longer of use to the KGB and her life was in danger, she told her story to the FBI in a deposition.
In November 1945 a courier from a very large CPUSA underground apparatus which had operated in numerous federal agencies throughout [[World War II]], including the [[White House]], in fear for her life defected to the [[FBI]]. The [[KGB]] had removed [[Elizabeth Bentley]] from overseeing at least 80 KGB sources late in the war. When she realized she knew too much, was no longer of use to the KGB and her life was in danger, she told her story to the FBI in a deposition.
The FBI knew of 5 Soviet agents throughout the war, Bentley added at least another 80, some of which were still employed in the US government at that time. Her story at first was incredible, but the FBI soon determined Bentley’s allegations were born out by information already in Bureau files. <ref>FBI Silvermaster file, Ladd to the Director, November 12, 1945, [http://education-research.org/PDFs/Silvermaster008.pdf Vol. 8, pg. 3] pdf.</ref> By December, no fewer that 227 FBI agents were involved in the case. <ref>FBI Silvermaster file, Ladd to the Director, November 12, 1945, Vol. 8, pg. 6 pdf.</ref>
The FBI knew of 5 Soviet agents throughout the war, Bentley added at least another 80, some of which were still employed in the US government at that time. Her story at first was incredible, but the FBI soon determined Bentley’s allegations were born out by information already in Bureau files. <ref>FBI Silvermaster file, Ladd to the Director, November 12, 1945, [http://education-research.org/PDFs/Silvermaster008.pdf Vol. 8, pg. 3] pdf.</ref> By December, no fewer that 227 FBI agents were involved in the case. <ref>FBI Silvermaster file, Ladd to the Director, November 12, 1945, Vol. 8, pg. 6 pdf.</ref>