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De SA et lan a CO hae Se pet et a le a a a . f Off Me. standin . UNITED STATES GOVERNMENS , . TO 8: Ag He Sale DATE: June 4, 1950.» FROM : G, B, Hennridh y\) susject: /guscOMMIEDTER OF SENATE FOREIGN REIATIONS COMMITTER; LCYALY OF GOVERNMENT BEPLOYEES PIRPOS To advise that th franscript. of testimony presented \- before the Subcomnittee of the § Senate Foreign Relations Committee | which 4s now aveilable through the Criminal Division is incomplete | and inadequate for our purposes and that a formal request for the |; complete transcript is being mde of Senator Tydings, | { BACKGROUND: i A memorandum from Mr, D, M. Tadd to the Director dated iy 24, 1950, in which it was suggested that inasmuch as the transcript’ of the testinony presented before the Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Comittee was available through the Criminal Division, it be obtained and photostated, It was also recommended that shoul: such prove inccmplete or otherwise inadequate for our purposes, & formal request then be made of Senator Tydings for the official transcripte To these suggestions the Director indicated his agreement. At 5:00 P.M on May 25, 1950, Mr, William B, Foley of th a Division was personally contacted by Special Agent Mr. Foley advised that as yet the Department has © obtain the complete transcript but did have printed copies of the transcripts of April 20, 1950 and April 25, 1950, whict concerned the testimony given by Louls Budenz in both public and execittive session, It was noted that the testimony for these two daya alone consisted of three bound volumes indicating | that the complete | transcript will be extremely large. | ——ay anes The transcripts of testimony presented on April 20, 1950 and v, April 25, 1950, were obtained from Mr. Foley for the purpose of being photostated; however, upon being reviewed they were found to be inadequate for our purposes and were returned to him at 10:00 A.K, 7 May 26, 1950¢ By memorandum dated May 23, 1950, Assistant Attorney General James M, McInerney advised that the Department had been informed that the proceedings before the Committee are not being printed for approximately one month, at which time the Department Would receive a copy of available pi mek | 230) g 17 J ‘ai! (Ae a - 7 Ko” ie ges al UN 7 1950 oO 1 JUN S VS eos . 2 : = ee Ree Re ee ee or re a ee a di ee we Ee hae Of eh is 3 t