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Allogrtions by Senator HeSarthy. "Case lo. 9. This individual, after investigation, was not glven security cleararce by the State Department. After failing to obtain clearance Deforse. And where do Senntors thin': that man is today? He is now e. speech. informrtion on thst case if I may.. "So that there may be no quastion about th:is, we will refer directly to tie investigative file. I thinl: I an doing Hr. Trwran a favor by telling hin this. I do not tiink he knows it. I do not think: he would have this in.ividul there writing speechies for him if he knew it. #Foth the incividual referrei to and his wife--this is in thc file of t:.e irvestigstive agency--are nenbers of Connunist-front organizations. He hns a rclntive w..o has a finarciel interest in the Daily Worker. But in any event the State Departnent nsed good judgment not to clear this individual." "Sase lo. 77. This young man applied for a.position in the Stnte Deyart:ent. The file indicates he is a very close friend of reported Communists. and that he is closely associated with members of Conmnlst-front organizations. The file inticates thrt his wife belongs to an organization listed as subversive finarcial interest in the Daily Worker. "hr. President, I belleve I have covered this case before, and what I have just said seems to be a repetition. This is the case of a young man who ended up as a speech writer in a well-known house in Washington." Possible Icentification : Cases Ho. 9 and 77 apparently relate to The Bureau has conducted the following investigations of Departnental Applicant, 1937-1938, (reports sent to the Department): Internal Security, 194l, (report to Department): Hatch Act, 1942, (report to OEh, May 1942, which advised retained 1 in employment at OPA; report sent to State Department, December l946; to Mr. Dawson, White House, Novenber l0, l94s; and summary of infor- mation furnished orally to Secret Service, White Houte Detail. 11 January 3, 1949; b7c /2/- 232 18 -/37 ENCLOSURE