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It was concluded that these cases ‘comprised the total: of quaptionable al oiployees of every security category in the Department, that is, "questionable. in the opinion of the FSI", It was observed that when CSA applied to FRI for «=: checks, it recolved inforsation based on Index searchers"; however, CON received additional information not afforded to CSA, It was explained that thig informe . tion was of a éurrent nature and not indexed or 80 confidential that CSA would —. not receive 4t, The conclusion was that 1t was embarrassing and involved dupli- cation and inefficiency of operation since CSA wag not informed by the FBI in ~. . casos where confidential information was available and that information was fure | nished to CON and withheld from CSA. It was presumed that there were standing © |. orders In the FBI to the distribution personnel regarding the types of reports > sent to the State Departments. It wag conceded that Informtion was not being - deliberately withheld with knowledge that it would be valuable to the Decrtcente. Hoover the opinion was expressed "that- the only organization which does conduct ; surveillance and «ctive dnvestigation in the security ficld and whose product wa are entirely dependent upon fe ona which we do not control and which doea not act An accordance wth our needs or r requirenentc 6" So . _ \ It was pointed. ont that CO appeared to be dnflucacea by the F iT tn other ways, Hr, Flinn, former Fst anployee, was active in the Security Comittee =; as an additional Liafson with FSI officars and the FBI gave valuable infornation on a persoml basis: to the Department under adnonitiong of SECTOCye S| According to infornatdon in the report, FBI Congressional spproprtations provided that the FBI should act for the Attorney General and the Secretary of | State. It was doubted that the Department could exercise more control over the | detail of FBI service and concluded that nin Practice a would cortainly B be Anprobabie ae ee a Section Ir ot the 2 report dealt with the conclustons vihteh were allogedly justified by the Surveye, wre eat Geieotives of Personnel Security Contzo} os on ous — ay neg : : -: Dos It was disclosed in the report that there » were dangers te posurity which do not derive fron foreign agentas ‘These wore the dangers of infiltration | in the Department by representatives of business corporations and apecial interests : . ghould the well-placed" onploree favorsty. influence mene or obtain Snfluanne ~ "over his fellow enployeess. EST, ae . te * _ 7 oe ea eee Gu af “yon alr oJe rT: Lage