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l72 . UNITED STA.ES GOVERNMENT March 4, 1950 DATE: Oflice M.. : THE DIRECTOR tO FROM :MR.D.M.IADD SUBJECT: SENATOR JOSEPH HCCARTHY With refererce to my memorandun of larch 3, l950, concerning the. telephone call of Senator Joseph licCarthy wherein he advised of the receipt of a large amount of mail concerning the State. Department, I desire to advise that I talked to Mr. Peyton Ford on larch 4th. I advised him of Senator lcCarthy's request and. told him that the Senator had been advised that the Bureau could! who is morking for not make any contact with him without the approval of the Departpent.. Lr. Ford stated he tnought the Bureau should contact Senator McCarthy, requesting him to have. Senator McCarthy, bring the pertinent correspondence to the Burea. where it can be reviewed and photostatic copies of any of the. pertinent portions thereof made. He stated that in the event any information was developed through this mediun that rould justify the opening of a loyalty investigation he, Ford, thought this should be done. - 21-232 AR 17 1950 37 e sst.! 5 T n:Ar 31 j950