18. The severe importance of Iskhak Akhmerov in the case of the Cambridge spies is that he was rumored to be Blunt's KGB contact. Although Blunt is suspected of recruiting all of the other members, including Michael Straight, many believe that Akhmerov was the recruiter of Blunt. Akhmerov also was involved in covert operations in the United States and had high and powerful connections inside the KGB and MI6. He was most likely also in contact with Straight during his time involved in FDR's cabinet. The ever twisting web of secrecy and lies never ceases to become more and more intertwined with history. Although many believe that all of the secrets of the Cold War have been uncovered, I believe that they have only hit the tip of the iceberg. It also seems that the KGB and Russian government knew everything the U.S. and England did even before they did it.