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“) gory Mrs. F. D. lioosevelt New Yors City Oct. &7, 1en: , Ome bz | ” *I have never made any speeches or said anything in my 90o1- tam that in any way was dorogetory to this nation. I have never tried to correct the record because there is none to correct an4 I would not want to retract anything I have said becahss I heave never said anything which I did not believe to be true, -' “You are quite wrong in saying I wioed my implicit confi- “.% @ence in Alger Hiss after his trial began. I have always ver; <. garefully stated that I imew Nr. Hisa very slightly. I watened >* him serve as Mr. Dulles! adviser during one session in London an¢ I never noticed anything wrong in what he did or said. either did Mr. Dulles because he later recommended him as heed of the Carnegie Endowment. After: that I attended tro dinners at which Mr. Hiss was present and I was introduced by hir once. “What I did say was that those who Imew him had implicit sonfidence in him as far as loyalty went. I have never questioned the jury's decision as to perjury but I did not sit on the jury @o all I kmow about it ie what I reed in the newspapers. "J did say, however, thot Ur. Whittaker Chambers seemed to me a very unsavory personality and I think his book will bear m9 out. I also regretted that we had reached a etege where we , accepted testimony when it came from an ex-corxminist, but re. . doubted anyone who was accused by an ex-commnist, no matter how good a record he had behind hin. "Neturally, after Mr. Hies wae convicted, it ‘would have been a criticiem of our form of Government bad I commented. Thet 4s why, as you say, ‘a strange silence fell upor we,' Bven juries however have been known to be wrong whon the evidence has been : largely ciroumstantial and that is why I do not come out and rant ‘ egainst another Inman being who has been convicted of perjrry. "I don's see what you find emsing in my comment that the - pountry did not suffer fron Hies. Hie position was a minor one and he would have no decisions to make. He did research work or ; provided background material so he could do wery little in the ’ way of harn, but Whittaker Chambers as a communist and now er an ex-commnist has done mich harm. ‘ vy I am human. “There is no reason why Fr. Truman should have perdcntd is . } } I | | k I Mr. Hiss and I think fe etranze in yor to soe as you ac athant and anring Homan being. Wa are ail ef us Lieble te err in E R oie ate tao as é@a great hmenitarion: J bore SrvVuyY Ey We 4 eee a was this world and to need charity and it is hardly oharitatle to "4 ” * . say, ‘Why did be never prrden the creature?! = 7 "I have no objection to your quoting my letter- .. tt using them in full. I prefer your using then oo aie nag "Very sincerely yourse—_._. : : m— F Ff aes — _ = oe - - re ere or. tL