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F15-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) (Mount Clipping in Space Below) By RONALD J. OSTROW Los Angeles Times Service WASHINGYON, — .The FBI Sept . Alger Hiss under électronic suryjeil- Jancé for nearly two years wwhilq he — \Jas a State Department official, well before he was accused in 1948 House “nearings of being a Communist, :docuf ments -recertly released disclose." | The etentrds’¢ eavesdropping, Com bined witt physical surveillanée pré- duced “no ‘adication of any kind that Ager Hiss “was acquainted with: -or hid knowledge. of. Whittaker Cham- bers,” his chief accuser, ‘an FBI ummary feported. a “The FBI documents, which; were weleased. Tuesday,, were the firgt offi- hial corroboration of Hiss’ clair that e has been the subject of : wiretapping. Hiss is tryiiig to reverse his 1950 perjury conviction for ‘deny- ing that he had ‘passed government , documenits to-Chambers, an admitted Comriuftist-courier: i Allen ‘Weinstein, a. history professor at Smith Collegé. who Brought suit to force. the govérnment to release the documents, said oné. could: draw no “firm -conchisions” about the cas? on the ‘basis of. the 350° pages’ of ditcu- 1 q a Weinstéin said. “Neither is there “any exculpatory doctimeiit, T want t isée all the remaining jiaterial befo! pL come ‘to-any. firmt-conélusions..” ay Ackriowledgeiriént- of the wirellap- ping came in: an Aug. 31, 1948, iter- ngthy” “There's no-smoking gun. here,” - | 1 ‘| (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) The Philadelphia tas, Page 5A 9/5/75 Date: Edition: Author: Ronald J,Qstrow Riaak Editor: Creed C. Titles Character: or Classification: Submitting Office: PH | Being Investigated JSRARCKLU..-4-- HADERED numer SERIALIZED scot ENED. .n mentee SEP AG 1W/dé FBI —~ PHILADELPHIA 103679 Inquirer, Philadelphia, i I t } i 4