◆ SpookStack

— LV Commodore Janes K. Vardaman, dFe co ‘ Baval Aide to the President x om - The White House ’ bn accordance 11th sour Feqee @ Giscrest inquiry was made of caer : tain explorece ef the Mite une te detersine shethar these enployece are divulging confidential information te unaathorised persons. This group in eluded ushers, doormen, butlers, housekeepers, gardeners, telephone operators, ehauffeurs, euployess ef the Social Correspondence Section, Social Intertain- ment Section, Telegraph, Code, and Travel Section, the President's valet, his * masequr, and the secretary to Yra. Truman. A total of eighty-one employees were checked and spot survelllances were conducted on one or more of the em= ployees of each of the above categories. With the exceptions noted herein after, the information developed was not unfavorable, and no instances of sack e=ployees divulging official information to unauthorised persons were dis~ covered. You will observe in some instances arrest records are recorded with) the qualification that sufficient information is not available to posi tively - identify the person arrested with the White House employee er member of his - family. Due to the discreet nature of this inquiry it was not poasible te directly interrogate the eaployee involved, or others who might definitely identify the person arrested with the Hhite House exmpleyee under investigations A summary of the information which may be considered favorable follows: . SEES SENT