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You may recall that Harry Dexter White was named by Whittaker Chambers in his statements as having been a source of information for Chambers in his work tn Soviet espionage until Chambers broke with the Soviets in 1938. Chamber produced a handwritten memorandum that White had given him and our Laboratory established this memorandum as being in White's handwriting. The Treasury Department advised that parts of this material were highly confidential, coming to the Treasury Department from the Department of State.
In addition to the foregoing, Elizabeth T. Bentley in November, 1945, advised that she had learned through Nathan Gregory Silvermaster that White was supplying Silvermaster with information which was obtained by White in the course of his duties as Assistant to the Secretary of the Treasury.
RECOMMENDATION:
There is attached hereto a blind memorandum which has been prepared on the information and assistance of setting forth this identification. There is no attached a memorandum to the Field giving them the new information from which established conclusively the identity of White as Jurist.
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Wouldn't it be swell to send substance to Ad. Souers for information of the President.
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