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f The Director - a Hay 15, 21950 kL kr. De. M. Ladd x can % EXECUTIVE BRANCH, U. S. GOVERNMENT > (Names identified by Senator KeCarthy) s LOYALTY OF GOVERNRENT ELPLOYEES 8 «|: —- PURPOSE: oe a - To recomend that the attached ‘memorandum 1 coneerndng the individuals. ‘X . identified by Senator McCarthy before the Tydings Subcomalttee be forwarded to - ,. Ere Peyton Ford pursuant to his request to be advised regarding the dissemination | _. “ of information in the Bureaufs files and the results of investigations regan ng y these persons to the Department of State. > = | - BACKGROUND: thal a | ; You will recall that in my nem randum of May 9, 1950, which is attached, | > I pointed out that Clive Palmer had called at my office on the evening of May 9, | “ ¥, 1950, and left a meuorandum listing the names of the 81 individuals named in the . * subpoena of the Senate Subcommittee, Mr. Palmer adviced that Peyton ford had been | “. . Ain corference all afternoon with Senator Tydings; that Senator TyJings insists 1 that he wanta a letter signed by the Attorney General listing the dates of reports on loyalty cases sent to the Civil Service Commission, as well as information on the individuals who were the subjects of preliminary inquiry loyalty investigations, but which were discontinued upon receipt of information that the employees had left = the governuent service. Palmer further indicated Tydings also desired any cases |. where no investigation was conducted because no derogatory information was avall- able be listed. According to Palucr, Senator Tydings suggested that a cutoff date ! . of February 20, 1950, be set and that nothing be listed thereafter. Palmer was. , advised by pe that the Bureau would not prepare any such list until we received ¢.a memorandum from the Department in writing listing exactly what it was that the ‘ Department wanted. It was also suggested that the Bureau not use a cutoff date, | but include everything up to the present. time. _You noted on wy memorandum, "I concur. ' : J 7 The attached nenorandum dated May 10, ‘1950, from Peyton Ford requests . a ‘the following specific information concerning the names indluded on the "subpoenat; | list received from the Senate Subcommittees: The attorney Geveral wishes to prepare a letter to Senator Tydings listing first those individuals in the group on whom | loyalty investigations were conducted, attaching copies cf the Bureau's transmittal ~ letters or semoranda to the Civil Service Commission; further, in cases where a | vif" loyalty” ‘investigation Was never instituted. us@ of the absence of dero A. wee information in the Burean te files or because it’ was learned prior to the Patton mc Of the investigetion that the individual had left the whers investiga back be - servi ¥a0Sy or woors investiga the {ndividuals left the * aa rn__tions were instituted but later discontinued, begia ea ng. Ht itr ivdd in this respect, Peyton Yad oa on row; | : re Wanas2 7 a2LLacnns astnteal le rerniuad oa YC CK Fr Grigiies ta Gee eke FH a ie Div'gon hm wil te fiicd “al Fig WIFE OW ioe 8 wae ‘wie \S¢re E7S__\ oS ra eqery ceed oa raall ath dd OEE MT RTS we eco pom tree en