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During this period Browder successfully recruited dozens of operatives from amongst his associates for Soviet intelligence.  An indication of Browder's cooperation with the [[KGB]] can be derived from a discussion [[Jacob Golos]] had with Browder in November 1943 regarding a group of KGB informants he was running. Browder became involved in the operation, and after Golos's death that same month, Browder arranged with Bentley to take over the [[Perlo group]]. She met the members in [[John Abt]]'s apartment in New York. <ref>FBI Report, New York #65–14913, 8 November 1950 and 65–57913. </ref>  Venona decrypt #588 April 29 1944 from the KGB New York office states “for more than a year [[Zarubin]] (station chief) and I tried to get in touch with [[Victor Perlo]] and [[Charles Flato]]. For some reason Browder did not come to the meeting and just decided to put Bentley in touch with the whole group. All occupy responsible positions in Washington, D.C.” <ref>Venona 588 New York to Moscow 29 April 1944. </ref>

During this period Browder successfully recruited dozens of operatives from amongst his associates for Soviet intelligence.  An indication of Browder's cooperation with the [[KGB]] can be derived from a discussion [[Jacob Golos]] had with Browder in November 1943 regarding a group of KGB informants he was running. Browder became involved in the operation, and after Golos's death that same month, Browder arranged with Bentley to take over the [[Perlo group]]. She met the members in [[John Abt]]'s apartment in New York. <ref>FBI Report, New York #65–14913, 8 November 1950 and 65–57913. </ref>  Venona decrypt #588 April 29 1944 from the KGB New York office states “for more than a year [[Zarubin]] (station chief) and I tried to get in touch with [[Victor Perlo]] and [[Charles Flato]]. For some reason Browder did not come to the meeting and just decided to put Bentley in touch with the whole group. All occupy responsible positions in Washington, D.C.” <ref>Venona 588 New York to Moscow 29 April 1944. </ref>

Earl Browder's close association with the KGB was further borne out by the fact that he was the recipient of classified data. KGB Case Officer [[Iskhak Akhmerov]] and [[Nathan Gregory Silvermaster]] agreed that Akhmerov would pass intelligence on the [[Chinese Communist Party]] to Browder through KGB Rezident [[Anatoly Gorsky]] or CPUSA organizational secretary [[Bernard Schuster]].  Browder's niece, [[Helen Lowry]] was married to Akhmerov and was a KGB spy, too.

Earl Browder's close association with the KGB was further borne out by the fact that he was the recipient of classified data. KGB Case Officer [[Iskhak Akhmerov]] and [[Nathan Gregory Silvermaster]] agreed that Akhmerov would pass intelligence on the [[Chinese Communist Party]] to Browder through KGB [[Rezident]] [[Anatoly Gorsky]] or CPUSA organizational secretary [[Bernard Schuster]].  Browder's niece, [[Helen Lowry]] was married to Akhmerov and was a KGB spy, too.

As early as May 1943, Browder cabled to Moscow U.S. armament production statistics on tanks, anti-tank guns, machine guns, battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyer and merchant vessels. <ref>Venona 774, 775, and 776 New York to Moscow 26 May 1943. </ref>

As early as May 1943, Browder cabled to Moscow U.S. armament production statistics on tanks, anti-tank guns, machine guns, battleships, aircraft carriers, cruisers, destroyer and merchant vessels. <ref>Venona 774, 775, and 776 New York to Moscow 26 May 1943. </ref>