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ay erasia Had Vital Secrets - (Continued from Page 3) Ambassador to China at the time, recalled no such message. He said 4t did not sound like the kind of dispatch the Secretary of State would sign. These five documents are & sam- pling of the 1700 confiscated by the FBI in 1945 in the Amerasia office of Philip J. Jaffe and the apart- ment of Emmanuel S, Larsen. Last week Sen. Millard E. Tyd- ings (D., Md.}, chairman of the fub-committee, announced it had testimony that 99 per cent of the Amerasia documents were “casual and routine.” The rest, he added, were only of “some importance.” Earlier, James M. McInerney, As- sistant Attorney General in charge ef the criminal division of the Jus- tice Department, appeared before the sub-committee. He described most of the documents as “trivial” and “ieacup gossip.” Hickenlooper Assails Light View of Papers Yesterday in Iowa, Sen. Hicken- Yooper was asked by The New York Herald-Tribune to comment on the mew disclosure. Criticizing the ap raisal of the documents by Sen. dings and Mr. McIntrney, Sen. Hickenlooper declared: “] do know that some of the decu- ments revealed military installa- tions and the location of fleet units during the war with Japan. “Is that ‘casual and routine’ and ‘teacup gossip’? “Other documents contained high- Jy vital and highly secret informa- tion as to our military and State Department attitudes in time of war. “Ts that ‘casual and routine’ and “teacup gossip’? “As a matter of fact, I would like to see Sen. Tydings cal] in some submarine skippers and their men, tell them just what leaked out to Amerasia at the time when they were evading depth charges, and have him get their opinion on what ey think of the dismissal of such cking Information as ‘casual and ine’ and ‘teacup gossip.’ think the Democratic major- ity ¥n the sub-committee would be enlightened by what they'd hear. At any rate, they'd certain- jy get an earful.” Thus far in his Amerasia inves- tigation, Sen. Tydings has made}, - public oniy what testimony he wished and has held back the rest. a ne ee te ee | 4 1 hearings be opened and tents revealed. “Unlike the current security in- vestigation, in which there is 4 rea- sonable basis for executive hearings, I think the Amerasia case should be laid before the public, in full. There's no sense to having part of the testimony released by the com- mittee and part held behind an Iron curtain, so to speak.” In view of the ilatest disclosures, Rep. Eugene Cox (D., Ga.), a mem- ber of the House Rules Committee, said all the Amerasia documents should be inserted into the Congres- sional Record. “Since the Tydings committee saw fit to take jurisdiction of this case,” he declared, “it should take the pub lic into its condifdence and make the entire story available to the public. “The Amerasia story, as it is now being told, makes me wonder if shooting would not have been too g0od for Jaffe.” ; The Rules Committee now has a resolution Before it to authorize a House investigation of Amerasia. Chairman John S. Wood (D., Ga.) already has said that his committee wil) look into the case if the Tydings sub-committee fails to get to the bot- tom of it Every House member comes up for re-election this year. Consequent- ly, there's strong sentiment among both Republicans and Democrats in favor of a strong Amerasia inquiry which will satisfy the public and thereby take them off the hook. The Tydings investigation, they feel, will accomplish neither. House Probe Unlikely While Senate Has Case But there’s smal likelihood of the House taking over as long as the Senate has the case. On the Senate side, some senators believe the Judiciary Committee should start its own inquiry since the Justice Department is so deeply involved. The Senate Republican leaders, meanwhile, for two weeks have been holding strategy meetings over the Amerasia case. No line of policy has yet been decided. . __ At one session several weeks ago, Sen. Henvy Cabot Lodge (R., Mase), told of testimony in an utive hearing of the Tydingestb-commit. | tee, of which he is also a member. “What I heard there made wy back hair stand on end," he “Tt's a wonder 1 have any hair jeft.’ } sL— 2 the con- er a) ge oe ee nl i ee a ad maiyee 0-19 f° Tolson a ae Ladd . Clege “ . Glavin rptT rp. Tauls aes Tiivactorae wh ar el tiv B. But the public will hear about_!t only if Sen, Millard E. Tydings (D., Md.), the sub-committee chairman, so chooses. Last week he handed out a selec- ted portion of the Justice Depart- ment case, a prepared statement by Robert MedHitchcock, former special Assistant Attorney General who handled the Amerasia prosecution. Mr. Hitchcock’s testimony and an- allied Dibeieiamiahinnt kept secret. The clash between the Govern- Ment’s investigative and prosecut- ing arms is basic to the Amerasia case, And it’s a head-on clash. In hig statement last week, Mr. Hitchcock jaid the “collapse” of the. prosecution to “illegal seizures” by the FBI. Before the Hebbs House #quiry four years ago, Mr. Ladd t£stified that the FBI evidence was fF‘all le- gally obtained” as “incident to ar- rest.” ns Times- Wash, Wash. Wash. N.Y. Mirror t Nichols and D, Milton Ladd. swere to questions, however, al Post News Star Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Belmont Mohr Tele. Room__ Nease Gandy Page Herald