https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/17b6229be135c9d31084cddb6d2b62b7.pdf 74a4b14bb3216adc157ffcaee0b7ecd3 PDF Text Text INCOMING , MESSAGE ORIGIN ~,rtJ, AL Security Classification FROM: THE CANADIANAMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATE, /{ ,,_,,-I • .,f": UNCLASSIFIED Vt i,,,r,;J?-t.,,,,,., File No. / TO: THE SECRETARY OF STATEFOR EXTERNAL AFFAIRS,CANADA Priority System EN CLAIR No. WA-2649 Date November 17 • 1953. --------l----~--.1....--------''-------------·· Departmental Circulation MINISTER UNDER/SEC 0/UNDER/SEC ,,.,,. Reference: ' Subject: NUNDER/SEC'S POL/CO-ORD1 N SECTION U.N. DIV. Attention:· Herbert Brownell, following letter dated before the International noon, Begins: Dear General ~1---1 .,___ ··' •••.. ..:..• s ~O.i ·11 Mr. L. Rasm1nsky. Attorney General, released the February- 1, 1946, from Hoover, Security Commission this after- Vaughan: As of interest to the President and you~ I am attaching a detailed memorandum hereto concerning Harry Dexter White, Assistant Secretary of the United States Treasury· Department. 9 e---- As you are aware, the name of Harry Dexter White has been sent to Congress by the President for confi1~na)ote-;--'----=--..,., tion of his appointment as one of the two United States ==~~1::,'wiP.il''=fli;,9~53~=1 delegates on the International Monetary Fund under the ences Bretton Woods Agreement. In view of this fact, the interest expressed by the President and you 1n matters L -o~ k of this nature, and the seriousness of the charges against .,..,,sm1ns Y, Wbi te in the attachment• I have made every effort in Bank of Canada.preparing this memorandum to cover all possible ram1f5.cat1ons. As will be observed, information has come to the attention of this Bureau charging White as being a valuable adjunct to an underground Soviet espionage organization operating in Washington, D.C. Material which came into his possession as a result of his official capacity allegedly was made available through intermediaries to Nathan Gregory Silverma.ster, his ,rife, Helen Witte Silvermaster, and William Ludwig Ulmann. Both Silvermaster and Ulmann are employees of the United States Treasury Department, reportedly directly under the supervision of 'Whi~. . Information and documents originating in the Treasury Department were either passed on in substance or photographed by Ulmann in a well-equipped laboratory in the basement of the Silvermaater home. Following this step, the material vaa taken to New York City by courier and made ,::-="'r-"""•&ilable to Jacob it. Goloo, until the till:3 ot b1o doatll on Uovom'ber 27 • 194:,. Golos, a know Sovf.Gt agent, dol1w:red .CL this material to an individual tentatively l4entlfle4 ae --m.-·~·r-..i.,w.w R,..1i.,;o...i,r"qa11t Ov'1cimtan. • • • • • '000152 1 �-2- 0vak1mian you v1ll recall was anested some years ago as an unregistered agent of the Soviet Government and subsequently by special arrangements with the Department of State, vas permitted to return to the USSR. After the departure of Gaik Ov·ak1m1an, Golos delivered his material to an individual who has been tentatively identified as Dr. Abraham Benedict Weinstein. Subsequent to the death of Golos, the courier handling material received from the Silvermasters and Ulmann delivered it through an unidentified individual to Anatole Borisovich Gromov, who until December 7, 1945, was ussigneo as First Secretary of the Soviet Embassy, Washington D.C., when he returned to the USSR, Gromov had previously been under suspicion as the successor to Vassili Zubilin, reported head of the NKVD in North America, who returned to Moscow in the late summer of 1944. This whole network has been under intensive investigation since November 1945, and it is the results of these efforts that I am now able to make available to you. I also feel that it is incumbent upon me at this time to bring to your attention an additional fact<>r which has originated with sources available to this · \ bureau in Canada. It is reported that the British and Canadian delegates on the International Monetary Fund may possibly nominate and support White for the post of president of the International Bank, or as executive director of' the International Monetary Fund. The conclusion ia expressed ·that assuming this backing is forthcoming the United States acquiescence, if not concurrence, resulting, White's nomination to this highly important post would be assured. It is further c011DDentedby my Canadian. source that if White 1s placed in either of these pc,s1t1ons he would have the power to influence to a great degree deliberations on all international financial ar:rangements. This source, which is apparently aware of at least f!Ome of the charges incorporated in the attached memorandum against White, commented that the loyalty of White must be assured, particularly 1n view of the fact that the USSR has not ratified the Bretton Woods Agreement. Fear vas expressed that facts might come. to light in the future throwing some sinister accusations at White and thereby jeopardize the successful operation of these, important international financial institutions. I thought you would be particularly interested in the above CO!lllnentswhich originated with sources highplaced in the Canadian Government, on the subject e.t hand. Ends. 000153 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 17 NOVEMBER 1953 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1953-11-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00120 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Canadian Ambassador, Washington to Secretary of State for External Affairs WA-2649, 17 Nov. 1953, Library and Archives Canada (LAC), RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1.