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STANDARD FORM NO. 84 : , TO 1: LR. De Uy BARRE : " DATE: aye-t ¢ EROM : Be He Winterro larch 13, 1950 ‘Lesa oO ‘Le . Clem (SUBJECT: COMMUNISTS (N THe STATE DEPARTUELSA . Y WY al —_ (Allegations by Senator Joseph RY ccarthy) ‘ wien a LOYALTY OF COVERINEAIT EMPLOYEES Rowen wae 7 yo 1s . . Harbo, . a Ss cgremercymeacfl the washington Field Office wor called at GeTie Wt Tega to the continuati Senator LeCartiy's testimony this morning. At the cutses <<: that Senator LéCarthy—— had said that Case 1 and Case y witch he has menttoned in the last | vue or three cays, were not a vhe group of cases which he menu toned Ke hts testimony on February 20, 1950. Case #1 pertains to, Borothy in ts CnYON, and Case ye@, as t& now stands, pertains to Maldor Hons ON. Senator MeCarthy went on to refer toghis information concern ting Fanson, stating that Hanson had written a book “4tuman Endeavor," which was published around 1939. TRIS, cook concerns the activities of Manson while in China and refers tothe Chinese civil were Senator leCarthy cleins that this book Shows, Hanson's acntira- Gion vor the Conmunist regtiue.e. de said he had"rduble getting a pany 2 thoe hook ainae tha aAantas hrwoa mus tera ee ta citeannannad ret COLGY oj vie UUM y VEO UNO CULTS mauve v | 1 “uv whe a “bao ty GL no he ft bt Lad ae bu | that he obtained one copy fron the publisher es in hts testimony senator ucCarthy quoted portions of the books \ senator MeCarthy concentrated on this book as indicating x the views of Hanson. He further stated that forner Congressman. “a Fred gusbee had discussed this same book on the floor of the House on ifay 14, 1945, thus calling the book to the attention of the Gepartment of State. ! He went on to refer to Hanson's activities in the Institute of. racifie £elations and his writing for the publicationMmerasia. . \ Tt ey be. recalled that Amerasia was the publication of Philip va ob } Jaffe. Ww K ' Case #3 - Dr. Esther cauktn Srunauer : (A copy of the Bureau's write-up on this individual is attached Senator McCarthy went on to igentisy Case £3 as being FE captioned person, which tn his previous testimony was Case 747. iy He said that she is a member of inde ted. Jatione. Behnig Setentific |; “and Cultural Organization. She is an receiving §9,000 a year. He said nid B ee? " cue \s immediate action is necessary with r her B er, He indicated that she was a member of 1M 7 2 its the status of her husband is most | and/ hd woul present tt at a public hearing but indicated he’ if refer to it "tn erecuttve nsession. & my ma.