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Collins was employed in the [[New Deal]] [[National Recovery Administration]] in the 1930s and later the [[Agricultural Adjustment Administration]]. He was a member of the [[Communist Party of the United States]] (CPUSA) and the [[Washington, D.C.]] based [[Ware group]], along with [[Alger Hiss]], [[Lee Pressman]], [[Harry Dexter White]] and others.

Collins was employed in the [[New Deal]] [[National Recovery Administration]] in the 1930s and later the [[Agricultural Adjustment Administration]]. He was a member of the [[Communist Party of the United States]] (CPUSA) and the [[Washington, D.C.]] based [[Ware group]], along with [[Alger Hiss]], [[Lee Pressman]], [[Harry Dexter White]] and others.

Collins was the Ware group's treasurer and collected Communist Party dues from its members. Collins also acted as a talent spotter and recruiter for Soviet intelligence.  "Worthington Wiggins" is the pseudonym of a [[State Department]] employee Collins recruited.  He later served as Director of the [[American-Russian Institute]] in New York.  [[J. Peters]], head of the CPUSA's secret appartus recognized Collins, Hiss and Pressman had the potential for advancement within the United States government.  So in 1936 a decision was made to separate Collins from the larger Ware group, and [[Whittaker Chambers]] became Collins's contact with Peters.  

Collins was the Ware group's treasurer and collected Communist Party dues from its members. Collins also acted as a talent spotter and recruiter for Soviet intelligence.  "Worthington Wiggins" is the pseudonym of a [[State Department]] employee Collins recruited.  He later served as Director of the [[American-Russian Institute]] in New York.  [[J. Peters]], head of the CPUSA's secret apparatus recognized Collins, Hiss and Pressman had the potential for advancement within the United States government.  So in 1936 a decision was made to separate Collins from the larger Ware group, and [[Whittaker Chambers]] became Collins's contact with Peters.  

Former State Department official [[Laurence Duggan]], shortly before his suicide, told the [[FBI]] that Collins had attempted to recruit him for Soviet espionage.  

Former State Department official [[Laurence Duggan]], shortly before his suicide, told the [[FBI]] that Collins had attempted to recruit him for Soviet espionage.