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'''Nathan Gregory Silvermaster''' (1898–1964) was born in Russia, attended school in China, received a B.A. from the [[University of Washington]] in Seattle and a Ph.D. from the [[University of California]].  He became a naturalized American citizen in [[1927]].   
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[[Image:Silvermaster.png|thumb|241px|right|Greg Silvermaster]]
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'''Nathan Gregory Silvermaster''' (27 November 1898 – 1964) was born in Russia, attended school in China, received a B.A. from the [[University of Washington]] in Seattle and a Ph.D. from the [[University of California]].  He became a naturalized American citizen in [[1927]].   
  
 
==KGB in the USG==
 
==KGB in the USG==
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Silvermaster headed up a very large KGB operation inside the United States Government (USG) during [[World War II]].  [[Elizabeth Bentley]] idenitifed Silvermaster as a long-time courier for Soviet intelligence.  While nominally remaining on the employment rolls of the [[Farm Security Administration]], Silvermaster arranged in 1942 to be detailed to the [[Board of Economic Warfare]]. The transfer, however, triggered objections from military counter-intelligence who suspected he was a hidden [[Communist]] and regarded him as a security risk.  On 16 July, the U.S. Civil Service Commission recommended "Cancel eligibilities...and bar him for the duration of the [[World War II|National Emergencey]]."   
 
Silvermaster headed up a very large KGB operation inside the United States Government (USG) during [[World War II]].  [[Elizabeth Bentley]] idenitifed Silvermaster as a long-time courier for Soviet intelligence.  While nominally remaining on the employment rolls of the [[Farm Security Administration]], Silvermaster arranged in 1942 to be detailed to the [[Board of Economic Warfare]]. The transfer, however, triggered objections from military counter-intelligence who suspected he was a hidden [[Communist]] and regarded him as a security risk.  On 16 July, the U.S. Civil Service Commission recommended "Cancel eligibilities...and bar him for the duration of the [[World War II|National Emergencey]]."   
  
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Silvermaster denied any Communist links and appealed to Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson to overrule the security officials.  [[Harry Dexter White]] contacted Patterson and told him that suspicions about Silvermaster were baseless.  [[Lauchlin Currie]], a presidential aide personally phoned Patterson and urged a reconsideration of Silvermaster’s case.  Silvermaster subsequently received two promotions and pay raises.
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Silvermaster denied any Communist links and appealed to Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson to overrule the security officials.  [[Harry Dexter White]] contacted Patterson and told him that suspicions about Silvermaster were baseless.  [[Lauchlin Currie]], a presidential aide personally phoned Patterson and urged a reconsideration of Silvermaster's case.  Silvermaster subsequently received two promotions and pay raises.
  
 
At the [[War Production Board]] Silvermaster was able to provide the Soviet Union with a large amount of data on arms, aircraft, and shipping production. In June 1943, Silvermaster sent a War Production Board report on arms production in the United States, including bombers, pursuit planes, tanks, propelled guns, howitzers, radar and submarines, sub chasers, and the like, to Soviet intelligence.  Then in December 1944, the New York [[KGB]] office cabled another Silvermaster report stating: “(Silvermaster) has sent us a 50-page Top Secret War Production Board report . . . on arms production in the U.S.”   
 
At the [[War Production Board]] Silvermaster was able to provide the Soviet Union with a large amount of data on arms, aircraft, and shipping production. In June 1943, Silvermaster sent a War Production Board report on arms production in the United States, including bombers, pursuit planes, tanks, propelled guns, howitzers, radar and submarines, sub chasers, and the like, to Soviet intelligence.  Then in December 1944, the New York [[KGB]] office cabled another Silvermaster report stating: “(Silvermaster) has sent us a 50-page Top Secret War Production Board report . . . on arms production in the U.S.”   
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*July 1940 to December 1944 [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]]
 
*July 1940 to December 1944 [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]]
 
*1942 to 1945 [[U.S. Department of Treasury]]
 
*1942 to 1945 [[U.S. Department of Treasury]]
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*mid 1945 Reconstruction Finance Corporation (became the War Assets Corporation)
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*mid 1945 [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] (became the War Assets Corporation)
 
*March 1946 resigned from government
 
*March 1946 resigned from government
  
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== Silvermaster group ==
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== [[Silvermaster group]] ==
 
The Silvermaster ring 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 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.  
  
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*[[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]]
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*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]]
 
*[[Helen Silvermaster]] (wife)
 
*[[Helen Silvermaster]] (wife)
 
*[[Solomon Adler|Schlomer Adler]], United States Department of the Treasury  
 
*[[Solomon Adler|Schlomer Adler]], United States Department of the Treasury  
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*[[George Silverman]], civilian Chief Production Specialist, Material Division, [[Army Air Force]] Air Staff, [[War Department]], Pentagon
 
*[[George Silverman]], civilian Chief Production Specialist, Material Division, [[Army Air Force]] Air Staff, [[War Department]], Pentagon
 
*[[William Henry Taylor]], Assistant Director of the Middle East Division of Monetary Research, United States Department of Treasury
 
*[[William Henry Taylor]], Assistant Director of the Middle East Division of Monetary Research, United States Department of Treasury
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*[[Lud Ullman|William Ullman]], delegate to [[United Nations]] Charter meeting and [[United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference|Bretton Woods conference]]; Division of Monetary Research, Department of Treasury; Material and Services Division, Air Corps Headquarters, Pentagon  
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*[[Lud Ullman|William Ullman]], delegate to [[United Nations Charter]] meeting and [[Bretton Woods conference]]; Division of Monetary Research, Department of Treasury; Material and Services Division, Air Corps Headquarters, Pentagon  
 
*[[Anatole Volkov]]
 
*[[Anatole Volkov]]
 
*[[Harry Dexter White]], Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; Head of the [[International Monetary Fund]]
 
*[[Harry Dexter White]], Assistant Secretary of the Treasury; Head of the [[International Monetary Fund]]
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== References ==
 
== References ==
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
  
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* [http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/silversm.htm Silvermaster Group FBI FOIA]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040810040937/foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/silversm.htm Silvermaster Group FBI FOIA]
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* [http://education-research.org/CSR/Holdings/Silvermaster/summaries.htm Silvermaster file Summaries] from the Education and Research Institute
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[[Category:Biographies]]
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* [http://www.education-research.org/images/FBI-Chart.htm FBI Master Chart of the Silvermaster network]
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[[Category:History]]
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*[http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/FBI_Memo_Morgan_to_Clegg%2C_Janaury_14%2C_1947 FBI Silvermaster file, Morgan to Clegg, Janaury 14, 1947]
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*[http://www.education-research.org/CSR/Holdings/Silvermaster/summaries.htm FBI Silvermaster file, Brent to Hennrich, October 30, 1950]
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Latest revision as of 20:58, July 5, 2024

Greg Silvermaster

Nathan Gregory Silvermaster (27 November 1898 – 1964) was born in Russia, attended school in China, received a B.A. from the University of Washington in Seattle and a Ph.D. from the University of California. He became a naturalized American citizen in 1927.

KGB in the USG

Silvermaster headed up a very large KGB operation inside the United States Government (USG) during World War II. Elizabeth Bentley idenitifed Silvermaster as a long-time courier for Soviet intelligence. While nominally remaining on the employment rolls of the Farm Security Administration, Silvermaster arranged in 1942 to be detailed to the Board of Economic Warfare. The transfer, however, triggered objections from military counter-intelligence who suspected he was a hidden Communist and regarded him as a security risk. On 16 July, the U.S. Civil Service Commission recommended "Cancel eligibilities...and bar him for the duration of the National Emergencey."

Silvermaster denied any Communist links and appealed to Under Secretary of War Robert Patterson to overrule the security officials. Harry Dexter White contacted Patterson and told him that suspicions about Silvermaster were baseless. Lauchlin Currie, a presidential aide personally phoned Patterson and urged a reconsideration of Silvermaster's case. Silvermaster subsequently received two promotions and pay raises.

At the War Production Board Silvermaster was able to provide the Soviet Union with a large amount of data on arms, aircraft, and shipping production. In June 1943, Silvermaster sent a War Production Board report on arms production in the United States, including bombers, pursuit planes, tanks, propelled guns, howitzers, radar and submarines, sub chasers, and the like, to Soviet intelligence. Then in December 1944, the New York KGB office cabled another Silvermaster report stating: “(Silvermaster) has sent us a 50-page Top Secret War Production Board report . . . on arms production in the U.S.”

Silvermaster is also associated with Harry Dexter White at the Bretton Woods conference, and his testimony before the US Senate Internal Security Subcommittee covers “175 pages of interrogation and exhibits” regarding his espionage activities in the US. His code name in Soviet intelligence and in the Venona files is "Pal", "Pel" and "Pol" (i.e. Paul).

Chronology

Silvermaster group

The Silvermaster ring 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.

References

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