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i Ford further pointed out that there may have been, with regard to some of these \ BAY individuals, memoranda forwarded to the State Department prior to, during, or . > following the loyalty investigation, or in cases in which no loyalty investiga- | tion has been made.s He stated it is desired that the Bureau make appropriate identifying reference to any such memoranda, Peyton Ford, as indicated above, stated it is not necessary to include any material submitted subsequent to | February 20, 1950. All references in the Bureau's files have been reviewed concerning the names set forth on the "subpocna" list furnished by Clive Palmer, together with other individuals who have been identified by Senator McCarthy, and the information | requested by the Department has been set forth in the attached memorandum dated ay 15, 1950, to Mre Peyton Ford. You will, observe that the material being furnished to the Department is | divided into Parts I, II, and IIT, Part I pertains to the individuals identified on the "subpoena" list. In Part II, there is furnished for the Department's infor mation material relating to additional individuals not identified on the “subpoena* list, but who were identified previously by Seth W. Richardson in a letter to the Bureau dated April 5, 1950. Part III consista of photostatic copies of transmittal letters requested by the Department, In connection with the review of our files, in addition to reports and memoranda specifically relcuting to the individuals identified on the subpoena list, it was found that collateral references to these individuals were located in other reports and communications transmitted to the Department of State in sone instances. As a general rule, these incidental references have not been included in the [se een to the Department. In this same connection, you will recall that in the past confidential memoranda have been supplied to the Department of State in | consection with the Gregory case, as well as investigation concerning underground Communist activities of coverrment employees. In these memoranda in many instances, | numerous individuals were involved and information from highly confidential sources _ was included, In such memoranda, where one of the persons named by McCarthy is : mentioned collaterally, we have not listed the Gregory summary or the sumary on the underground ‘Communist activities of government employees, since it is felt that to do 30 would undoubtedly cause the Subcommittee to request copies of the confidential memoranda vhich at the time were not specifically given to the State Department regarding the individuals concerned with this request, The review of the references on the individuals in question also revealed in various instances oral information had been furnished to the Department of State. This oral dissemination of information has been noted in the memorandum to Peyton Ford inasmuch as it may have been made a matter of record in the files of the State Department, For us to delete such information might create an erroneous impression that the Bureau is withholding material. ACTION That the attached memorandum be forwarded to Mr. Peyton Ford.