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Jay David Whittaker Chambers — Part 1

577 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Feb 10, 1949 · Broad topic: Intelligence Operations · Topic: Jay David Whittaker Chambers · 577 pages OCR'd
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION o Form No.1 THIS CASE ORIGINATED AT NEW YORK rite Non-ek440 ERG REPORT MARE AT alae WHEN PERIOD FOR WHICH abe REPORT MADE BY PHILADELPHTA RAR F gégze = 2558/4, B-11,14, JAMES Le KIRKLAND JAY DAVID WHITTAKER CHAMBERS, was, ET AL HERJURY; ESPIONAGE ~ R; INTERNAL SECURITY - R SYNOPSIS OF FACTS: ATGER and PRISCILLA HISS have never had credit account with Gulf O11 Company. Check at Sun Oil Company continuing. LAURENCE R. BROWN knew ALGER HISS for short period during 1935 and 1956, but had no social contacts and can furnish no in- formation. MARY CATHERINE WOODWORTH: was not a close friend of PRISCILLA HISS and never met ALGER HISS. D. F. BLANKERTZ states ABRAHAM G. SILVERMAN favored cooperation with Russia during his employ~ ment with Analysis and Reports Branch of the Army Air Force. MERIE REED, former member of Railroad Retirement Board, considers SILVERMAN mentally warped and unrAmerican, but can give no specific instances of underground activities. HENRY RHINE refuses to be interviewed by FBI. FRTER MICHAELANGELO : MAGRINT, Phila., believed not idefifical with. person of same name now. residing NewYork. om NAT AhatNARARL ARAN AAA TET ORETTOUTANN ORATORY SERRE “elatnie THY et RettntNN A MAAbine su ut SEMA rime papa ttn enmneaeibetintnirehteney eet jt Arar Reference; Report of SA JAMES L. KIRKLAND; Philadelphia, 3/8/49. Details; This report reflects joint investigation by Special Agents WILLIAM H. NAYLOR, JOSEPH E. FLAHERTY and the writer. AT PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA ALGER and PRISCILLA HISS Referenced report set out that typewritten correspondence APPROVED AND SPECIAL AGENT FORWARDED; In CHARGE DO NOT WRITE IN THESE SPACES 65-1 2 ¢ LETS? 34, COPIES OF THIS REPORT 5 ~ Bureau 1 - Special Asst. to the Atty. Gen. T. J. DONEGAN (N.Y.) 3 — New York 2- Washington
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