Subcommittee Of Senate Foreign Relations Committee — Part 14

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WR. D. M. LADD : ae June 20, 1950 ~ . MR. A. He BELMONT a et STARR DIPARTHENT REPORT ENTITLED | _. SSURVBY OF DEPARTMENTAL PRRSORUML == - SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS” BY 8. KLAUS. = oo AUGUST 3, 1946 oo a oN ie PURPOSE: fo eummarise the above-captioned report pursuant to your request, mo | BACKGROUND: a oe oe a 7 oe of. i) 7 ... On June 6, 1950, Senator Joseph Re WeCarthy on the Senate floor state! in substance that three or four yeasts ago the FBI supplied the State Department} etith ahavéds and Adeswroma nuenaréedl ea ahaertes nescSnew! af tntAtwianale In the Ebntia Departments I¢ was determined that the material used by Senator KcCarthy. onanated . from the State Department in a report prepared by Kr, Ganuel Klaus dated kngust © g 3, 1946, for Joseph Panuch, former Deputy to the Assistant Secretary for Mainistres: tion. A copy of this report hae been obtained by the Bureau. Fhe alleged charte oe prepared by the FBI apvear on page 29 of the report wherein it is stated in part, © "FBI has prepared a chart, now in the possession of Er. Bannerman, which purports to show a number of ‘agente’, 'Commniste', ‘sympathizers’, and ‘suspects’ in the State Department as of May 15, 194I." . There Tolloved a tabulation in each category, b “ - On page 30 of the report there is set forth the verbatin text of catertat’ aoe eritical to the Bureau which apreared in the press subsequently. It has also been | ; - determined that the chart in question was in fact prepared in the Reproduction” - Branch of the State Department and bears the title "Top Secret, U. 5. Department - . of State, Preliminary Survey of the Communist Infiltration, prepared May 15, 1946.82.07 the following is a summary of the report prepared by ure Reus Bet out, in sections ce oy s the report aetually appears. oR . .. PEOSONNRE, SECURITY REPORT PREPARED BY 8. KLAUS! | as nea an Wee SNe se be e S eee e e OB - va % wl the first part of this report is the authority on which ‘the e survey | : wae : made and ite lizitations. Conclusions set forth in the introduction were e _ (1) fhe organisation vas effective in applicant screening according to rela<'f- tively erude and normal standards of ordinary exployment.: (2) The orgent sation” Lada dia not secure the Departacnt from penetration ty professional foreign agents. - * ine ampsiou BUR SUSE PINUS Gaypesyee FUNNEL ET WS SUT SAVE BS Wyse ws Lee ; ain were applied to security raised questions of Governzent policy and of their an mowlt__om the character and personality ef personnel te de adnitted to the Depar tnent.. q . =—— fhe standards of proof were dublows. fbf -~ 232.79 V Sad Ie , a JOT RECORDED 76 JUL 10 1950 ihITTALS Mal als “ARMIARIAT Are TT a” ‘ a aa Se alae a ' . a

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WR. D. M. LADD : ae June 20, 1950
~ . MR. A. He BELMONT a et

STARR DIPARTHENT REPORT ENTITLED |
_. SSURVBY OF DEPARTMENTAL PRRSORUML ==
- SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS” BY 8. KLAUS. = oo
AUGUST 3, 1946 oo a oN ie

PURPOSE:
fo eummarise the above-captioned report pursuant to your request, mo
| BACKGROUND: a oe oe a 7 oe of.

i) 7
... On June 6, 1950, Senator Joseph Re WeCarthy on the Senate floor state!
in substance that three or four yeasts ago the FBI supplied the State Department}

etith ahavéds and Adeswroma nuenaréedl ea ahaertes nescSnew! af tntAtwianale In the Ebntia

Departments I¢ was determined that the material used by Senator KcCarthy. onanated .
from the State Department in a report prepared by Kr, Ganuel Klaus dated kngust © g
3, 1946, for Joseph Panuch, former Deputy to the Assistant Secretary for Mainistres:
tion. A copy of this report hae been obtained by the Bureau. Fhe alleged charte oe
prepared by the FBI apvear on page 29 of the report wherein it is stated in part, ©
"FBI has prepared a chart, now in the possession of Er. Bannerman, which purports

to show a number of ‘agente’, 'Commniste', ‘sympathizers’, and ‘suspects’ in the

State Department as of May 15, 194I." . There Tolloved a tabulation in each category, b

“ - On page 30 of the report there is set forth the verbatin text of catertat’ aoe
eritical to the Bureau which apreared in the press subsequently. It has also been | ;
- determined that the chart in question was in fact prepared in the Reproduction”
- Branch of the State Department and bears the title "Top Secret, U. 5. Department -
. of State, Preliminary Survey of the Communist Infiltration, prepared May 15, 1946.82.07
the following is a summary of the report prepared by ure Reus Bet out, in sections ce oy

s the report aetually appears. oR . ..
PEOSONNRE, SECURITY REPORT PREPARED BY 8. KLAUS! |
as nea an Wee SNe se be  e S eee e e OB - va % wl

the first part of this report is the authority on which ‘the e survey | :
wae : made and ite lizitations. Conclusions set forth in the introduction were e
_ (1) fhe organisation vas effective in applicant screening according to rela<'f-
tively erude and normal standards of ordinary exployment.: (2) The orgent sation”
Lada dia not secure the Departacnt from penetration ty professional foreign agents. -

* ine ampsiou BUR SUSE PINUS Gaypesyee FUNNEL ET WS SUT SAVE BS Wyse ws Lee

; ain were applied to security raised questions of Governzent policy and of their an
mowlt__om the character and personality ef personnel te de adnitted to the Depar tnent.. q .
=—— fhe standards of proof were dublows.
fbf -~ 232.79 V

Sad Ie , a JOT RECORDED
76 JUL 10 1950
ihITTALS Mal als

“ARMIARIAT Are TT a” ‘

a aa Se alae
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