▁he ▁had ▁quit ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party , ▁as ▁they ▁both ▁were ▁sus pected ▁of ▁being ▁T rot sky ites ▁and ▁were ▁in ▁danger ▁of ▁being ▁killed . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁St alin ▁signed ▁a ▁non - ag gression ▁p act ▁with ▁Hitler , ▁which ▁dis g usted ▁W ad le igh , ▁who ▁v owed ▁to ▁have ▁nothing ▁more ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁commun ists . ▁ ▁W ad le igh ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁Department ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁but ▁felt ▁that ▁his ▁own ▁career ▁st alled ▁because ▁rum ors ▁l ur ked ▁about ▁his ▁commun ist ▁sympath ies . ▁ ▁He ▁divor ced ▁and ▁rem ar ried ▁around ▁this ▁time . ▁After ▁the ▁Al lies ▁inv aded ▁Italy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁assess ▁food ▁security ▁for ▁the ▁war - str icken ▁population . ▁ ▁He ▁shared ▁an ▁a partment ▁in ▁Rome ▁with ▁his ▁brother , ▁Richard ▁W ad le igh , ▁an ▁Army ▁intelligence ▁officer ▁who ▁had ▁led ▁the ▁First ▁Arm ored ▁Division ▁into ▁the ▁city . ▁ ▁H iss ▁Case ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁Ch amb ers ▁accused ▁Al ger ▁H iss ▁of ▁being ▁a ▁commun ist ▁sp y . ▁ ▁W ad le igh ▁test ified ▁before ▁a ▁grand ▁j ury ▁and ▁H U AC , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁witness ▁in ▁the ▁H iss ▁pro sec ution . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁actually ▁know ▁of ▁H iss