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_S re a ene ce eh em as = fe ee ne __ oe ae " weer tee oe . fens rome wo. C C) t,o ‘ +. . , U | Office Memorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO: WR. De Hf. LADD Ce DATE: August 2, 1951 FROM : A. H. Relnony - _ A f- é a Clog. SUBJECT: WENTY-.INE "SECURITY RISKS" IN SRLTE DEPARTMENT ACCORDING TO SeuéTOR JOSEPH RB. MeCARTHY . LOYL Ly OF GOVERMENT EXPLOYERS AIt its AME Tens Wo AAder pire -_ ASL chee ee eo rary , st ng Th S Ta Po Le pena Tree weiss Commit? Te fe Hite Rte PURFOSE: ee ok bi eh: om ind Wioutre— e State Department. * ‘ ry a To advise you of the identity of the a - the, 4 Diez uy Senator MeCoartht} clotns Ure “Msécurity risks" t h Te te en BL CE GCROUND 3 Recent tashington, D. C., newspapers have contained articles concerning £9 persons whom Senator McCarthy has claimed are "security *. risks" in the State Department. Senator. cCarthy has. deen guoted in A the newspapers as saying that he had made a "reasonable" request. that Bosh. on or Me fi nré€ be assured that the #3 persons be barred JPron | secret naterials" while their "loyclty" cases were pending before the State Department's ._ Loyaolity-Security Board. The State Department, according to these articles, refused to tell Senator McCarthy what it has done about tnese/ 23 individuals. McCarthy wos said in these articles to have sent a letter to Dean Acheson listing these 29 persons and demanding immediate tessurances" from Acheson that all have been barred from secret informa, tion and said unless he got such assurances he would make the names public NX ry of State fa arjisle Eq. _Humelsinge wrote the ony, fe oeLave ad fa ee te me Freee uv wv ws Ld ¥ Senator thet his all ation that the e 59 persons he named are involved tn pending loycity cases. "ts. incorrect. ‘W Humelsine said that some of - thése indivicuels are not State Department employees, some already haves been clecred and some are "in process through the Loyalty Frogran.” x Ne lind oroo Cerse The Liaison Section has secured the list of 29 persons furnishec by Senator HeCarthy to Dean Acheson. w A preview of Bureau files reflects. the. following infornation eure My concerning these ‘individuals, all of whom have been investigated by the Bureau: a oe Investigated under Frecutive Order $835 - 23 - 1 investigated under Yoice of America Frogran- Po RECORDED-20 = Speci) Ingutry Section tte IE : Sa re. Q ~ U.ss.-CORDED COPY FILED IN