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Browder, as CPUSA General Secretary, long benefited from the dogma of the [[liberal]] and [[leftist]] intelligentsia that the CPUSA did not participate in Soviet espionage against the United States. These assertions continue, despite the presentation of substantial contrary evidence over the years by [[Elizabeth Bentley]] and others <ref>John E. Haynes, ''Red Scare or Red Menace'', Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1996, p. 61. </ref><ref>Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Fredrikh I. Firsov, ''The Secret World of American Communism'', New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995, p. 233. </ref> the [[Venona]] cables, the [[Judith  Coplon]], [[Alger Hiss]], and [[William Remington]] trials, as well as dozens of articles and books.  In the Venona cables he is known as Agent "HELMSMAN".  

Browder, as CPUSA General Secretary, long benefited from the dogma of the [[liberal]] and [[leftist]] intelligentsia that the CPUSA did not participate in Soviet espionage against the United States. These assertions continue, despite the presentation of substantial contrary evidence over the years by [[Elizabeth Bentley]] and others <ref>John E. Haynes, ''Red Scare or Red Menace'', Chicago: Ivan R. Dee, 1996, p. 61. </ref><ref>Harvey Klehr, John Earl Haynes, and Fredrikh I. Firsov, ''The Secret World of American Communism'', New Haven: Yale University Press, 1995, p. 233. </ref> the [[Venona]] cables, the [[Judith  Coplon]], [[Alger Hiss]], and [[William Remington]] trials, as well as dozens of articles and books.  In the Venona cables he is known as Agent "HELMSMAN".  

In 1939 Browder appointed [[Rudy Baker]] to head the CPUSA underground apparatus to replace [[J. Peters]], after the defection of [[Whittaker Chambers]]. Browder was sentenced to prison in 1940, ostensibly due to passport violations, but was released after 14 months when the US joined [[World War II]] and became an ally of the [[Soviet Union]]. Browder embraced the [[Popular Front]] tactic and led the CPUSA's tactic of expressing cautious support for the [[New Deal]] of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] while demanding that it should go much further than it did.  

In 1939 Browder appointed [[Rudy Baker]] to head the CPUSA underground apparatus to replace [[J. Peters]], after the defection of [[Whittaker Chambers]]. Browder was sentenced to prison in 1940, ostensibly due to passport violations, but was released after 14 months when the US joined [[World War II]] and became an ally of the [[Soviet Union]]. Browder embraced the [[Popular Front]] and led the CPUSA's tactic of expressing cautious support for the [[New Deal]] of [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] while demanding that it should go much further than it did.  

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.”  

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.”