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THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SALT IAKE CITY, UTAH FEBRUAPY 11, 1950 LISTS *AT LEAST 57' Visiting Solon Citds In Esplonage Ring itgformation, he replied that some Reds' Infiltration aftivities committee and sorpe from sources which could not be disclosed. He indicated that some of the sources he could not dis- close are inside the State depart- By O. N. MALMQUIST I ment. A charge that at lesst 57 card-carrying Communists are in'. Sen. McCarthy dsserted that the State department was reilerated in Salt Lake City Friday.. many of the 57' are above "the night by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy (R., Wis.) after a spokesman $5300 salary bracket" and held in- fluential positions. Hp cmphasized for the department had issued a denial. [that he was not intimating th. Sen. MeCarthy, en route to Reno, Nev., to address a Lincoln secretary of state is even " day dinner Saturday, stopped here to atteud the local banqu't. mptely connected with Comint Iin Newhouse hotel. nints." But he added that he I Earded party members in the de- "If Secy. of State Dean Ach? son would call me I could read hin partment as part of the Soviet espionage ring in this country. the list of 57 names" Sen. Mc- Carthy said when informed that Raps India Envoy Lincoin wnite, State department "I consider this a very important Ispokesman has said: issue," Sen. McCarthy said, "be- cause of the influence thesc people [party members in the department!. can exert on foreign policy. One. summarily dismissed.". is to get an individual recalled Sen. McCarthy added that while who is now en route to India to he could supply the state depart- ment with the 57 nanes he was not represent the State Idepartment. certain he would do so there. I think he should be recai!gd. un- less officials "showed their good before we establish the same kiid. faith and sincerity" by agreeing f policy there that we had in to certain steps. China." The senator explained he was Terms Order 'Unusual' eferring to a member of the de-! Partment named John Service who, I have conferred with other men- he said, "was picked up by tho! FBI for turning over State de- One,commitment Sen. McCarthy partment secrets to Communists"!. said he would like is withdrawal of but, who was "strangely not prose- what he termed a "very unusual". cuted.' presidential order prohibiting gov- He said Josepn Grlw, who in. ernmdnt departments from turning sisted on prosecution,' was forced over information on enployes to to resign;' that Service not only was reinstated but wap advaned congressional committees. This to a position which placed him in order, he recalled, was issued after Alger Hiss testified before the un- charge of placements and per- American activities committee. onnel. The usual pattern, he continu d. The Wisconsin senator said he did not mean to infer by using the for Communists to get into pos ons where they can wield int. number 57 that that was all the ence on appointments and pron. card-carrying Communista in :te tlone. State department. "There may be many more.' declared. *we just have the nam of 57." Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy .? "Reds are in State deparimon! ENCLOSURE Q1-23378-8