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{ . wae _ 7” oF ei f ce a a sere) een ( ~6- © . Although I hives montioned only a few of the precedents, I might add thre alvost avery President hee found it necessury ot some tine curing his” ecminigtration to decline, for ressonz of public polley, to furnieh eonfi- dential pepers to congress fonal eonalttecss The eourts have recognised, this constitutionel prerog:tive of the Grief Procutive and the gat lee 2 ths at 1% 42 for the President te ceternine shat papers end informction in the Txecutive breneh mst be re . | tained in confidence in the put lic taterest. Willise Boward Taft, following his term as President and yrlor to hie appointamt eas Cnier Justice, — dred the aitustion wuecinotly and accurately when he wrote in bis book, The President Is recuired by the Constitution from | tine to tine to give to Congress inforuction on the — state of the Thioa, and to recomnond for its eonsiderae tion fuch meceures as he shell fudge neoesenry and ee pedient, tat this does not enable Congress or either House | of Congress to elicit from him conficential in- ade be bee = forection snich Ee has acquired fer ths pr Purpose of en- abling him to discharge his constitutional cuties, if he . does not deem the disalosure ef euch inforestion prudent - or in the publie interest, It fe aguinat this background that we must consider President Trussa's directive of March 193, 1948, eoncerning the eonfidential nature of loyalty ame — a a ae apeeeeene ii hr RLDSY GSS BEDE DUCE BVM FE BNF Files, request for the precuction of such files. | In his éirective, the President stateds ae _ The efficient and just adainistr. tion of the a c ployes Loyulty Progras, wider Executive Order No. 9835 or March 21, 1947, reuires that reports, records,