Evening star., 1953-11-10

Miss Mary Price. George
Halperin worked for the Amer
ican Jewish Conference as liai-
son man with the United Ma
tions, until 1948, when Miss
Bentley's charges against him
became public. The organization
folded soon afterward. At last
reports Halperin was lecturing
on Latin American affairs at
Boston University.
Victor PerlO, a member of the
War Production Board in 1945,
was named by Miss Bentley as
head of another important group
of Communist spies. Today Mr..
Perlo is an economic consultant,
living in Flushing. Long Island.
To congressional investigators,
Mr.. Perlo has consistently re-
fused to name his clients on
grounds of possible self -incrimi-
nation. He has denied present
membership in an espionage
ring. He had pleaded constitu-
tional immunity in answer to
questions in his connections
with the Communist Party.
Perlo's service with the Govern
ment covered the period from
September 13, 1888, through
March q. 1947. when he re-
signed to accept a position with
the Intergovernmental Commit
tee on Refugees-later the In
ternational Refugee Organiza-
tion of the United Nations. An
other witness. Robert S. Byfield,
U. N. representative to the New
York Stock Exchange, named
Perlo as the author of a Com
munist-line book on economics,
published in 1851.
Robert Talbot Miller, was iden-
titled by Miss Bentley as a con-
tact for her ring within the State
Department. On his part, Miller
has testified before investigating
committees that he served from
September. 1941, to June, 1914, as
head of political research in the
office of the co-ordinator, Inter-
American Affairs. From then
until December, 1916, he held
two State Department jobs; first.
as a member of the Information
Service, Committee in the Office
of Near East Affairs. then as as
sistant chief of the division of
research and publication. in
charge of publications.
In the course of the hearings,
Miller admitted knowing Miss
Bentley as Helen Johns" cher
party alias. He also admitted
handling secret and top-secret
information, but denied giving
any such information to Miss
Bentley. He also denied any
Communist connections.
Resigned After Questioning.
Miller told the committee that
he resigned from the State De-
partment after questions were
asked about his former career
as a journalist in Russia. lie
denied that he was asked to re-
sign.
A State Department memoran-
dunn, dated July "a, 1916, said,
however: THE information de-
veloped by the FBI in it's current
investigation of Mr.. Miller sup
ports the conclusion that mis-
continued presence in the de-
partment constitutes a strong
risk to the security of depart
mental functions and to the
classified information of this de-
partment. 1t is recommended,
therefore, that his services be
terminated in accordance with
Public Law 400"
(This law forbids the use of
Government funds to any one
advocating the overthrow Of
the United States Government
by force and violence. Mr..
Miller's present occupation is
unknownD
Mary Price was identified as
a former employe of Columnist
Walter Lippmann by Miss Bent
ley in November, 1945. Accord
ing to Miss Bentley. Miss Price
supplied the spy ring with in
formation. taken from Mr.. Lipp-
mann's files. and served as a
contact with a Maj. Duncan Lee
of the Office of Strategic Serv-
ices. So far as is known, she
never held any Government Job
In 1943, however, she applied for
a Job with the OSS and was
turned down. Subsequently, ac-
cording to Miss Bentley, Lee
checked the OSS files and
learned that Miss Price had
been turned down for pre-
vious Communist affiliations.
BY 1945, Miss Price had left
Mr.. Lppmann's employ and was
working for the Professional
Workers of America, CIO. in New
York City. Later the same year
she was reported working for
the Southern Conference on HUI
man Welfare in Greensboro
N. c. In 1948. she ran for pub
lie office on the Progressive
Party ticket. She is believed
to be still working in Green's
boro.
boro. Miss Price was never called
as witness before investigating
committees.
Others reported as members of
the alleged spy ring have foullc
their way into wide variety of
new jobs.
Abraham George SiIverman
lives at 255 West Twenty-third
street, New York City. He is
unemployed. According to his
testimony before House investi-
gators he went to work in the
fall of 1888 as chief statistician
of the Labor Advisory Board.
NRA. He went to the Tariff
Commission, then to the Rail-