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qt was Andleated that foreign governnents may atteapt to obtein | information which was not the policy and interest of the United States to disclose and the effect of the activities of the foreign government was to frustrate thit policy and interest. oe oh, : SoS Sib sd eit’ Alse tneluded in security ¥ were » attennte to destroy | the » disctpiinary | of control of officials of the Ytate Department over information of interest to other governnents, It waa indicated that the presa at times jeopardized policy by disclosure of information prematurely, The conclusion was that personnel security controls were mich broader in scope and significance than the "ype of. investigation and review previously discussed could handles Standards of Personnel Inv stigation ‘ : . te es oy cane me -* Tt was stated that there was an absence of expres ssed atandsrds of investigation and the CSA investigations were net govern: by statute or by any departmental poldey. The investigators have no written Anstructions nor. | clear idea of the Depar tacnt's employment standards, H eg eT ee The Security Comittee showed a tendency to assert security risks in matters which have cnly relatively remote security implications, Included were | homosexuality, psychopatholezical and financial difficulties. These matters v according to the report were primirily in the province of the personnel authorities . and were of security interest only when given rise to an opportunity for pressure | or blackmail, Im regard to pressure and blackmail, certain countervailing character- istics should be considered, sach as character, length of service, ete, These — |. matters are the responsibility of the Personnel Department. The Security Comal tte and COW should be concerned with elements of security closer to the aspects of | penetration by forelen governments, Furthermore, of importance in the survey was | a confusion in the distinction between standards of purpose or policy and stand:rds of proof, For exaaple, 4% wae assumed that a person who was associated with , fo Sleftists" or “Commanists* should be debarred from exployaent. 4 A standard of policy or purpose cout nee romlgated by the Department that no enployee associate with |_ *suspects". cy was not formated, It indicated, however, that if an ’ applicant did mieaobtate with suspects. it becones t a anatter had Brook and mst. be cs a based on standards of Aagte and facke ay poy UE TRAE he te be. ® vat Th . # . gtandards of urpous or pod SE ayes oe Hy a ari ty on whee . woe! aaa ere there | were ‘eet. eat in the report epectal Leglelative stantards, ouch as the Hatch Acts which were Iaid dewa by Congress, Be ies wa tel