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DECLASSIFICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED FROM FBI AUTOMATIC DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE DATE 09-05-2014 F42M58K20 F7 (11049) Fede .Au oF A WHEHE SROWN QTHERWISE. WASHINGTON FIEID REPORT MADE AT DATE WHEN PERIOD FOR WHICH MADE Report made by MADE 3/15;4/5,22,28, Washington, D.C. [AY 19 195] 29/54 WLLTAM H. ATKINSON JAO TITLE Character or case HARRY DEXTER WHITE HE# va/10x I. .84s. ESPIONAGE - R APPEAL # GHVHHAOY SYNOPSIS.OF FACTS: E.0.#/Q332 DATE73-86 IHITIALSPL2 (S-1) Jreea. BRYANT.O. PEARcE considered unreliable' by. former. professional associates at oss, some believe he is mentally deficient. Successor to PEaRcE as Head of UAD Reproduction Unit, OsS, reported PEARcE during OSS. employment furnished information that when "run down" Classified by72 Declassify on: oyg. oo eagsoddo guen ded 0ot sem at aoua pegoetged truth." peARce had nothing to do with oss Reproduction. Unit after/approximately May, l942; believed PEARCE could not operate a photostat machine during OsS. Oaettoq os. uosned. ou nagy sogngoosse sso eseur, *quownordwe. PEARcE has original or copies of oss documents under his control. JAMEs R, Murphy, former Head of X2 (counter espionage) Branch, oss, claims he would have known of any report that alleged espionage activity on part of WHlte; he first aware of such ailegation arter.defection of IgoR Gouzenko in Canada in Septomber, 194sJ- Dreasury files indicate WhitE had been appointed as representative of Treasury Department to oss planning Group and was to attend first meeting of Group on 2/ll/43. Treasury files. contain pouch letters to subject, who was then assistant.. to the Secretary of Treasur, JAMES E. wOOD, Financial Attache, Lisbon, Portugal.. AGENCY LeCt REQ.RECD DATE FORW. 7-5 HOW FORM APPROVED AND C SPECIAL AGENT FORWARDED: IN CHARGE IN THES ESPACE COPIES DESTRGNED Ao53.I-P,s C2 O4 MAR cI5xs 3PTHIs REPORT RECORDED-42 Bureau (101-4053) NDEXED-42 - Charlotte (Info)(R E MAY 2O 1954 1 - Los Angeles (IntpX) 1 - New'York (65p1FBY4)(Info)(RM L - San Frane co InfoRM) 3 - Washingt Fie1d (65-5428) FBl/and'are' nof to be distributed outside of agency.to which loaned. Kisseloff-79303 SECRET