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Jacob M. GoloS, a known
Soviet agent. Jacob M. Golos
whose real name is Jacob
Raisin pleaded guilty to an
indictment along with World
Tourists, Inc, charging failure
to register as agents of the
Soviet government in March,
1910. He received a fine of
$500 and a jail sentence of
four months to one year which
was later changed to proba-
tion.) The material collected
in this particular parallel of
Soviet espionage was all chan
neled through GoloS eventually
to the Soviet diplomatic estab-
lishment in this country. The
report pointed out that it
could be presumed after ar
rival at this destination that
material of primary interest
to the Soviets was forwarded
to Moscow, u. S. S. R., via
diplomatic code and material
concerning which there was
no urgency reached that des-
tination through the Soviet
diplomatic pouch.
Subsequent to the death of
Golos, the material gathered
by the Silvermasters and Ull-
mann originating with White,
according to the information
received by the FBI, went
through an unknown individ-
ual to Anatole Borosovich
Gromov, former First Secre-
tary of the Soviet Embassy,
Washington, D. c. Suspicious
had previously surrounded the
activities of Gromov to the
effect that he was the sue
cessor to Vassili Zubilin, re-
ported head of the NKVD, one
of the primary branches of
Soviet intelligence in North
America. Zubilin returned to
Moscow, U.S.S.R., in the late
summer of 1914, and Gromov
departed from the United
States for Moscow, U.S.S.R.,
on December 7, 1945. From all
appearances. the position pre-
viously held by Gromov to
whom this material was trans
mitted prior to his departure,
was next, held by Fedor Alexee-
vich Garanin, an official of the
Soviet Embassy, Washington,
D. C.
According to the informa-
ton received by the FBI,
White was considered one of
the most valuable assets in this
particular parallel of Soviet
intelligence. This view was
taken since in his capacity as
Assistant Secretary of the
United States Treasury, those
individuals whom this group
were anxious to have assigned
there could be placed in the
Treasury Department. Among
the persons in this category
were William Ludwig Ull-
mann, William Henry Taylor
and Sonia Steinman Gold.
Sometime in the summer or
fall of 1943, the Silvermasters
believed it desirable to have
some one placed as a secretary
to White in order to facilitate
the obtaining of information
from his Office for delivery to
Soviet espionage agents. AS a
result of these deliberations,
Mrs. Helen Witte Silvermaster
went to one of the Communist
functionarieS in Washington,
D. c., and from this source
secured the name of Sonia
Steinman Gold. Eventually,
Mrs. Gold, through arrange
ments with White, obtained a
position Gas one of the secre-
taries) in the United States
Treasury Department. AS a
result of this employment, Mrs.
Gold obtained documents from
Whites Office, which she copied
and made her notes available
to Mrs. Helen Witte Silver
master. The information which
Mrs. Gold obtained In gen.
eral way concerned principally
the Treasury Departments
opinions and recommendations
concerning applications for
loans made by the Chinese and
French governments.
It was also reported that
there was in existence another
parallel Of Soviet intelligence
operating within the United
States Government and
headed by Victor Perlo. The
information gathered from the
Perlo group was channeled
through Jacob M. Golos and
on to the Soviet diplomatic
establishment in the same
manner as outlined for the
operation of the Silvermaster