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copy; bw 12:35 PM - MEMORANDUM FOR Mk. TOLSON “> MR. LADD MR. NICHOLS Mr. Peyton Ford called me with reference to the meeting of the Sub-ti; committee of the Senate Foreigh Relations Committee held this morning in the - | Attowiay Usniéral’s Ofiice, at which méeting Senator Tydings, McMahon, Green = j and Lodge were Present. JI commented that certainly could not agree with = - | Senator Lodge's attitude about issuing a statement and My, Ford agreed and : stated that he had gotten a final agreement that if there was one leak about the ine eqnected with it then a etatment wuld be issued promptly: | paeting ar anuthkh Meeting OF anyenilig GUALSS yO fa vee 2 Made ee mA eee ye oe I comuented I certainly felt the Attormey General was etitied to that consideration Nr. Ford than read to ma a rough draft of a proposed statement'to be used in the event of a leak and asked for my opinion. The statement is as follows: -—: if _ "Senator Millard D. Tydings and members of the Subcommittes © .: how investitation charges of subversive in the State Department 7 i mat with the Attomey Goneral J. Howard “cGrath, Department of ~ Justice, this moming on the invitation of the Attomey Censral for! the purpose of wiving to the Subcommittee such information as ‘the | Attorney General felt he could give, to them consistent to the best interests of the UnitedStates. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, © under the direction of J. Edgar Hoover, prepared for the Attomey . General complete analysis of the FRI files with respect to the one | ~~ \ name on which the Coumittes sought the cooperation of the Department. | The Attorney General read this complete summation to the Committee | ‘ {| / and both na and Director Hoover gave to the Committes a very | complete statement on the file in this particular case and also a , \ statenent with respect to making available to Congressional Committea = 9 FRE Miles. ‘The Attomey Gensral pointed out to the Committee that ~ the contents of this file must be kept in complete confidence, and the , y fact that such a file was in existance was not to be construed as Xu reflectith 6h the persdh involved as it is stmdard procedure to | Snvestigate all allegations made. ‘Attending the conference, et cetera uni The President of the United States is fully advised f . by the Attomey General in this natter.* eo pp I stated that 1 thought this statement was all right because I felt there | | ig was bound to be a leak someplace. I stated I wish a public hearing could have beg: po cre yo. : en Pg lg gen’ : oe de t ~ oa : cans 4 4 52 JUN 281950 | . SRR TET ON EMRE int I ye LENE MEE es oe ES te STE re gerne A emg tee — _