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# Virginius Frank COECOEFamily: Brother: Robert. Member of the CPI known to W. CHAMBERS. CHAMBERS saw Robert in connection with the Underground Wash Group o whom he was a courier in the middle 1930s...CHAMBERS admitted he did not see Robert attend any of the meetings of the Group unfer Harold WARE.Passport: In Sept 1941, COE returned to the US from London. "He had a dip passport."Address: 1945, Wash DC NW 2709 35th St.1948, Wash DC NW 1918 N Roosevelt St.History as it relates to the Gregory Case.1934-1939, Canada. Taught at McGill Univ.Prior to 1940 employed by the Treasury Dept.1940, August. Resigned from the Advisory Commission to the Council of Nat'l Defense to return to the Treasury Dept.At unknown date went to England in connection with US Gov't work. Returned to the US in Sept 1941.1941, Dec. *[Illegible]* Listed as the Assistant Director of the Division of Monetary Research in the Treasury Dept. This division was headed by Harry Dexter WHITE.1942, Dec. Attended the Institute of Pacific Relations Conference at Mt. Tremblant. At this time he indicated his position as Assistant to the Executive Director of the Board of Economic Warfare and well was his position mentioned above.1945 Still with Monetary Research Division.1945, Dec. Was Assistant Administrator in the Foreign Ec Admin.1948, Secretary of the Internat'l Monetary FundEspionage Activities in Connection with The Gregory Case:Member of the SILVERMASTER Group.BENTLEY advised that COE was considered relatively unimportant to the S Group. Then BENTLEY first became aware of COE he was in South America on a mission for the Treasury Dept., but during all but two months while he was away he was in touch with the SILVERMASTERS. He communicated directly with the SILVERMASTERS, sending them reports and other info to which he had access.BENTLEY believes that COE also gave the info to "Harry Dexter WHITE and that this info was eventually furnished WHITE to the SILVERMASTERS.BENTLEY in 1945 could not definitely recall having seen any material which could be identified as definitely originating with COE, but she does state that the info supplied by him was made available for transmittal to BENTLEY's superiors.It is BENTLEY's recollection that he supplied economic info.Contacts in the Gregory Case.WHITE, Harry Dexter.CURRIE, LauchlinKAPLAN, Dorothy and Irving.ULLMAN, WilliamSILVERMASTER, Abraham GeorgeContacts not subj of Case:LAUFFER,References: The Gregory Case, FBI Document, Apr 1946Newspaper clippingsTF 5099, 12 March 51, p 36.ABOVE IS ALL FROM THE FIVE BY EIGHT CARDS.ADLER, Solomon, also in Gregory Case. It is reported that at one time subj directed the work of ADLER in the Treasury Dept and in 1941 signed ADLER's efficiency rating. Subj was listed by ADLER as a ref on ADLER's Form 57. It is also noted that ADLER on his return from China in 194f was in c/w Subj and visited the COE household. [Illegible], 10 Oct 1952100-300-4-10on 1 Dec 52 Subj refused to tell a Senate Internal Security subcommittee in New York if he was ever a Communist or a member of an underground spy ring. He had flatly denied the same charges when they were made by Elizabeth Bentley in 1948. Subj claimed the constitutional right which prohibits a witness from being forced to testify about matters which might incriminate him. Subj was fired as secretary of the International Monetary Fund #3Dec 52. Subj lives at 1918 N. Roosevelt st., Arlington Va.Wash. Post, 4 Dec 52.&