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ERT /dbt h NY 100-94061 ADMINISTRATIVE PAGE (Cont'd) the Bureau was not in the position of relaying messages to Senator McCARTHY and that if he desired that this information be made available to McCARTHY he should do so himself. BARMINE was further advised that SURIVE had no connection — with the FBI in this or any other matter at this time; that he was not a Special Agent of the FBI, and was not securing information for, © weeetuing infarmattian fram ™| MTW or receiving information iron, the FBI. BARMINE said that he was apprehensive that if this affidavit was made available to the Bureau and the latter in turn made such available to any Loyalty Board, or published it in connection with any security investigation, that the State Department would become cognizant of it and would look down upon him in view of his previous statement to his superior that he made no such affidavit. However, he added that despite his fears, he did not contemplate advising his superior at the VOA of what he had learned from LYONS as he, in his own mind, definitely felt that the matter was closed upon hig refusal to furnish SURINE any information and his advising his superior to that effect. BARMINE said that he definitely believed what BERZIN had told him and that he would be willing to testify as to what he was told in the event the FBI cared to call upon hin. He commented that he was afraid that if McCARTHY released his affidavit, and he, BARMINE, labelled it as a forgery, which he would do, then the information would actually turn to the benefit of LATTIMORE rather than to his detriment. BARMINE ssid that he would advise the New York Office of any further developments in this matter. 144 5 a ee ny een rac Il othe Ny, Sgt ek: gi Cam oA oe me