Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 12

58 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: May 9, 1950 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy · 57 pages OCR'd

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ran tes atid THE ATTORNEY OCNERAL = pp a ; Sone 9, 1950.» ea me A ae DD * tue De ecco “Fhrron, BE TQIZ 954378 -) 79K ZS (i QORARGES OF SEXATOR JOSEPH R. MeGARTHY paeitesy 9 $ [pt . wer CUNCEAAING FEI CHART ON COSSUNISTS IL 2b - | ALLAGODLY GIVEN TO STATE ULPARTMENT < gy who Feferanca ia mide to my mids morendum of June 6, 1959, captioned as “G trust title’ State Depirtuent fe based on coments in the report of kr. Froae bi ’. “wherein it is stated that the FBI did not freely give information to the . on or te oe ifoy, adv! and ot eran thah vst ——" fact, the’ cacti iggtion wes phips peg! W Aig ety Depertecnh Aecording neier ance a8 Bua se aa “atove, whereis you were "inforaed. thet Senator Hederthy ou the Senate floor, - - June 6, 1950, stated in substance that three or four years ago the FBI ° supplied to the State Departuent charta and dis, SreLS | barportedty enowi ne pro-Soviet individuals in the State Department. It has been determined that the katertal used by Senator Eecarthy ~ on June 6, 1950, originated from the State Department in a report prepared — by Hr. Samuel Klaus on August 3, 1946, for Er. Joseph Panuch, a fornsr Teguty te the Assistant Secretary for’ fdainistration. the eaterial need ty te the Assistant Secretar édutnistration. concerning the chart the FET allegedly prepared appears on page trenty~nine, rhsrein it ia stated, "PET has prepared a ghart now in the possession of ir, Bannerwan which pursorts to show @ muber of fagents,t ‘Conmunists! tsynpataizers! sud teuspects’ din the State ispartment as of Kay 15, 1947. . The tabulation shows, agents ~ 20, Communists.- 13, syzpsthizers + id; and bua; uchs - 77.% . The report on page thirty sets forth the verbatim text of meterial bich appeared in the pregs on dune 7, 1956, that fm, "It turned out that the SAE SYS ee ak Se a ee wee vee FE ete Z STS SE Wiese Se Sk TiS of XY had prodvosd no convincing proof that any person was an actual agent. In other worde, the FEI hed made no cose to show espionage or a violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act or similar legislation in any case. .. The word fagent' was, therefore, being used by the FEI or by CON-to mean .-< pluply a suspect in espionage investigation, eto." Tt was further stated .. er that "No proof of actual Cownunist Party neaborship has been produced by the so FBI. The word Communist, therefore, was used morely to describe cases of guch close affiliations as to lend credence to hypothesis that the » person in question wag 8 seater —)® a fact atill to be provene® Lot ai The statenent by ‘Senator Mocarthy thet “apparantly. the FBI did aot Chief Special agents Office. owever, the Bureau furnished pertinent | array rg to snothes effigial yho had teen designated ag liaison representative Peeitey, fir: \damuel 8. Boykin, ati Assistant to Deputy Undersecretarys * John Be oy, advised thet he talked ipese Klave and inquired why he’. -- had nrandved « ahard when. “te? : to gr fcated that foraerly head of the - ed es ea mee inforned bie s Baus, Eee apitite chart was prepared by = AT ipa . Os Td aa X59 SR 2 f, Mr. Poyt aa Deputy ty Attorney By cathy, 4

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“G trust title’ State Depirtuent fe based on coments in the report of kr. Froae bi
’. “wherein it is stated that the FBI did not freely give information to the .

on or te oe ifoy, adv! and ot eran thah vst

——" fact, the’ cacti iggtion wes phips peg! W Aig ety Depertecnh Aecording

neier ance a8 Bua se aa

“atove, whereis you were "inforaed. thet Senator Hederthy ou the Senate floor, - -

June 6, 1950, stated in substance that three or four years ago the FBI °
supplied to the State Departuent charta and dis, SreLS | barportedty enowi ne
pro-Soviet individuals in the State Department.

It has been determined that the katertal used by Senator Eecarthy ~
on June 6, 1950, originated from the State Department in a report prepared —
by Hr. Samuel Klaus on August 3, 1946, for Er. Joseph Panuch, a fornsr

Teguty te the Assistant Secretary for’ fdainistration. the eaterial need

ty te the Assistant Secretar édutnistration.
concerning the chart the FET allegedly prepared appears on page trenty~nine,
rhsrein it ia stated, "PET has prepared a ghart now in the possession of
ir, Bannerwan which pursorts to show @ muber of fagents,t ‘Conmunists!
tsynpataizers! sud teuspects’ din the State ispartment as of Kay 15, 1947. .
The tabulation shows, agents ~ 20, Communists.- 13, syzpsthizers + id;

and bua; uchs - 77.% .

The report on page thirty sets forth the verbatim text of meterial
bich appeared in the pregs on dune 7, 1956, that fm, "It turned out that the

SAE SYS ee ak Se a ee wee vee FE ete Z STS SE Wiese Se Sk TiS

of XY had prodvosd no convincing proof that any person was an actual agent.

In other worde, the FEI hed made no cose to show espionage or a violation of
the Foreign Agents Registration Act or similar legislation in any case.

.. The word fagent' was, therefore, being used by the FEI or by CON-to mean
.-< pluply a suspect in espionage investigation, eto." Tt was further stated .. er
that "No proof of actual Cownunist Party neaborship has been produced by the so

FBI. The word Communist, therefore, was used morely to describe cases of
guch close affiliations as to lend credence to hypothesis that the » person
in question wag 8 seater —)® a fact atill to be provene® Lot

The statenent by ‘Senator Mocarthy thet “apparantly. the FBI did aot

Chief Special agents Office. owever, the Bureau furnished pertinent |

array rg to snothes effigial yho had teen designated ag liaison representative
 Peeitey, fir: \damuel 8. Boykin, ati Assistant to Deputy Undersecretarys *

John Be oy, advised thet he talked ipese Klave and inquired why he’. --

had nrandved « ahard when. “te? :

to gr fcated that foraerly head of the -
ed es ea mee inforned bie s Baus, Eee apitite chart was prepared by =
AT ipa . Os Td aa X59 SR 2 f,

Mr. Poyt
aa Deputy ty Attorney By cathy,
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