Robert

A cover name appearing in a number of NKGB foreign intelligence cables from September 1944 to 1945 which were partially decrypted in the course of the American Venona operation and released during 1995-1996. At the time of this release, “Robert” was identified by Venona translators as Nathan Gregory Silvermaster, a U.S. government economist who served as a leader of a Communist Party “informational group” from 1941 to 1945. Before September 1944, Silvermaster’s cover name was “Pel” [Pal].