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os Tee eh Oe ¢ iff Memorkisdum - TQ : De Me Ladd FROM # A, He peanong a py SUBJECT: DREW PEARSON BROADCAST — JANUARY 3; 1954 UNITED 5ST ATES G OVERNM ENT poison - add _.. \yiomt ot Clemg- - Glavin. Ilarho . ~ Rose a DATE: January 4, 1954 / \ le ei naty Mobs -— na Winterres Tele. Ao Hotlomar Sizeo — Mise Gar The following items of possible interest to the pureau (Jy were mentioned on Drew Pearson's transcribed broadcast of NOY | * decide on blocking the confirmation of Robert E | Bureau from January 10, 1938, to June 28, 1946, January 3, 1954, ITEM: iz Senate Democrats will hold an important ca s nert week ‘Lee, Senator “MeCarthy's man,on the Federal Communications Commission. in a previous broadcast on October li, 1953, Pearson mai rre to Robert EF. Lee's recent appointment as a member of the Federal Communications Commission. Pearson at that time stated Lee's iy was mentioned in the report of the Senate Election Committee on the Butler-Tydings Senatorial Election in 1950, which report was “urntished to the Justice Department for action. Pearson had eae | that Democratic Senators would consider it a personal affront for- the President to appoint a man whose name was mentioned tn a report which the Justice Department had under consideration and that these: _ Senators would battle against Lee's confirmtion tn January. SON, \ Robert eee, a former Bureau Agent, was employed by the Lee and his wife i Wilma testified before the Senate Committee Investigating the Maryland Election of 1950, Mrs. Lee testified she headed a volunteer group matling out thousands of postcards favoring Senator Butler. She ~ was questioned concerning $6,000 which she received to cover expenses of this project. Testimony did not indicate any improper activities on the part of either Lee or his wife. oO. a ITEM; White House, exclugtve: President Fisenhower is considerin: a proposal to invite harryfrunan to sit on the powerful National Securtty Counctl which fires American policy for peace or war, Eisenhower feels it would be helpful to have the benefit of Truman's experience. It would also hring more Democratic supvort for his administration and show that Ike disagrees with Attorney General - RECORDED - 3 Y hs & “340-7 57O Fi Me JP INDEXED -.3 JAN % hone itt a“ Ay i TrKs hnb 7 eee yD. te - . + . a we Lf