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| cc \ . Office Men. . Jum ¢ UNITED 2. .2. GOVERNMENT a I DATE: March %, 1950, .¥. Lapp () a FROM : <A, H, BELMONT rl 2 4 SUBJECT: CHARGES OF SENATOR MCCARTHY CONCERNING SPIES AND REDS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT. : INTERNAL SECURITY - © | - LOYALTY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES Mr, Samuel S, Boykin, Director, Office of Consular Affairs, State Department (a Deputy to Under-Secretary Feurifoy and responsible for the operations of the Security Division), informed EEE to cey that the Sta Department anticipates being questioned by Senator Tydings (D-Mi,) concerning various phases of thavescuri ty and loyalty investigations, activity in the State \ ,, Department, Mr. Boykin and Mr. Peurifoy state that, undoubtedly, the question.9 investi gations under the Loyalty Program will arise, and that the State Depart: - will probably be asked to explain what they do in compliance with the President ‘6 \lLoyalty Order. The State Department will reply that they send loyalty forms to the FEI for checking against our files and for appropriate loyalty inves gations | Af the data in our files warrants such action, U S eA g ~ Tho next question anticipated by the otsto Department is what basis ja Cel ~. |lused by_the FBI in opening loyalty. £2988 It is the ansrer to thie question that, _ | the State Department desires to receive from the _Bureay. Mr. Boykin stated that, if the question is asked of the Secretary of State, Mr. Peurifoy, or himself, they - -- Wwill answer that the State Department does not know, as an answer could only be ligiven by the Bureau, Boykin stated, however, that, for their own information, they’ , would like to know from the Bureau the basie we use for opening loyalty cases; Lees when do we open a loyalty case and what facts mst be present before a case is opened, and how do we determine whether the investigation is to be a preliminary inquiry or full-field investigation. y Le AEE 2010001 out to Mr, Boykin that it was not understandable why the State Department should be concerned by such a question that may be asked by the ~ Committee, and, certainly, if the Committee had any such inguiries, the State Department was not the proper place. to receive an answer, further pointed Ne ae See ee out that each loyalty case is considered upon its own merit. the of conducting preliminary inquiries or full-field invest od is judged by the facts in our files on the given case % dero tion given to us oy the employing agency on the Loyalty form. QBSERVATIONS: ; er. os RECORDED - 124 | ee It would’ appgar that the sttQiHepardadnt jis Mf to anticipate | questions and to make replies to questions which are nof, with ir \\and which should not be of concern to them. It d that we dould not ve to the é even informally, q statonent the-bas is for opening loyalty cases, if the Bureau has not heretofore ’ statements to - the press or to other Government agencies. If you feel, h r, that it would be /, bye. o.