Elizabeth Bentley person
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House Un-American Activities Committeeorganization · 4Soviet Unioncountry · 3Harry Dexter Whiteperson · 3Whittaker Chambersperson · 3FBIintelligence service · 1Nathan Silvermasterperson · 1
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Elizabeth Bentley documented
“The former spy admitted she had never met White, and over time, as her alcoholism grew worse, she became an increasingly erratic expert. As the committee billed her a Communist Party machination, as her life spun out of control, Bentley bla…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 8 @ 1:03:29
Elizabeth Bentley spied_on
Harry Dexter White guest_asserted
“was not a card-carrying communist, but she had stepped in front of the dazzling newsreel lights. Her story grew more dramatic. White was no longer simply a misguided idealist, but a central player in the Nathan Silvermaster spy ring, feedin…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 8 @ 1:03:04
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conducted scores of interviews in a determined effort to find evidence that he was a Russian spy. White's two principal accusers were Chambers and an emotionally unstable alcoholic named Elizabeth Bentley, who had taken Chambers' place as a…
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was not a card-carrying communist, but she had stepped in front of the dazzling newsreel lights. Her story grew more dramatic. White was no longer simply a misguided idealist, but a central player in the Nathan Silvermaster spy ring, feedin…
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The former spy admitted she had never met White, and over time, as her alcoholism grew worse, she became an increasingly erratic expert. As the committee billed her a Communist Party machination, as her life spun out of control, Bentley bla…
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and liar. She was a witness for hire whom the government investigators would drag into the spotlight between blackouts, car wrecks, and lover quarrels instead of the glamorous red spy queen of the tabloid's media dreams. She was a weak-chin…
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When Chambers testified about White before the committee, he was more circumspect than Bentley. He claimed that he had met White from time to time as a Soviet courier, but he conceded that the Treasury economist was always cautious and neve…