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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 20
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ator Tyeitiza declared, “Helther
Senatof’ McCarthy nor anyone
else had given us the name bf a
single who {5 accused of
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Reports cir- loyalty records, Including those se of
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MeAVAL. “ATRUTLOTL, :
aah Fiovida, is Taced with nr
ing & decision on whether to
Jenatord oh the Inquiry com |
examine the loyalty recofds
“Iof persons whom Senator Me-
earby has accused. _
. A_particularly knott: sroble ‘
tor the President Is whet er th
_ {records of the FET and ¥
“I gervice” Loyalty eview. 5
should be made availa rT Just
the State Department loyalty rec-
ords. Ye hes refused in the past
vo let congressional committees at
any such records.
Deputy Undersecretary of State
John E. Peurifoy told reporters,
after a conference at the Capitol
1! with Senator Tydings, that the
ejto Mr, Truman last Week.
Officials, Fear “Whitewash.”
_Mr. Feuiftoy 5 refused to disclose |, the he State De
Tt_was Jearned that the de-
partment wants the mem embers of
the Committee to have aif”
4 Jetsup Attack on Me- Department officials feel, it isfdenied. Senator
. Poge A. 7 junderstood,
that Senator Mc-
Carthy almost certainly will cry
: g Stata |"“whitewash” if any of the files are
: Als Preside t |Withheld from the committee.
r WEES Tand all other Senator sings sald heh
Elana the the. bes peen_told the
mmittee investigat- |
McCarthy's “charges
-Lhe department. |
Was
“McCarthy as
Edger Hoover
Gerned™
cover : ‘very much con-
over the possibility of
fare to han over that agency's
|Tecore s. hator Tydliigs “also
jeeld “he heard thet Seth V. Rich-
erdson, ohairman of the Civil
| Service Loyalty Review Board, 1s
opposed to releasing the records
of that unit. ,
_ Over the week end an admin-
istration Teutéenant sald Attorney
General MeGrtnn— was objecting
strenuously to any decision which
, would give the committee” FRY
Mes “Mrs Mi ir McGrath was d described
as a feeling ‘that to do_
af sources of con
tn ormation, :
cCarthy Silent on Name.
“In Key West yesterday, high
White House sources said Mr, Tru- Tru:
man__was_ serlously_ considering
ebbroval of f limited ac Acceh tothe
pt records ords and other files. _ ThOee|
rees said that under that plan
. files. would be pay ol
al the White House “under re
_}sfrictions which would prevent a blockade Issue. |
fishing expedition,”
» Senator McCarthy refused to) Lovett, and t counted you as a
oy whether the case of the man ‘great source of atrengtt!’ to the
fy Rhein asa tép Russian agent|,State Department durig those
in one of the nine he has outlined, critical days.
at the public sessions. =
- Asked whether he has h
Ok B duat's }
MeGerihe y_ replied:
rT L_know recisely_' wh
oard |
‘the Far East to reply to Senator
' University. Both wrote letters to
pressures. This was conspicuously
; e add
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“itee to such an extent that the Nichols_s"_
ecrats would stop plavip Rosen
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The time has tome; Sensor
McCarthy said.."for Tydings to i Harboe
put up or shut up.” He added: Mobr
“IT have celled this Particular
‘case to his persottal attehtion and Tele. Room_
e' told him It 1s very important.” Neare
Wants Complete.Files.
Senator MeCarthy an the
“Russian mr ee agen a)
ease 15 a
Deparancnt mr ie Fetused to
car in he “WAY,
He said Alger Hiss owas one aa
the links in- the espiohage chain”
of the individual he (McCarthy)
wants thvestizated.
Senator. mccarthy, emphasized
sa unless th:
commi 8 comnl et
includin: nchuding hose ‘of the FBT an
partment, on all those
whose names he Ahad given to ose |
group. .
One of those Senator McCar-|
fithy named publicly, Ambassador
Philip, C, Jessup, yesterday flatly
<jeMicCarthy's
arges that he has an “unusug
aifinity for Communist _ chuses’
abd once sponsored a “subyerslv
oJganization,
Dr. Jessup, who returned trom
ve ow
ee
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85 JUL 3 1950
Ith ake Sh DE n
wear Jessup:
‘y'T am yriting to ted
uch your university de; ,
octation of your mene
loyalty inve
the United States Senate,
* “Your, long and disti
record &s a scholar and:
‘servant has won fot
respect of your’ colleague
the American people ad
one who has known you
a moment question the
sincerity of your devotle
rinciples of Anfericanisrg
_ university associates ant
_ eymfident that any impré
: tile contrary will be qq
pled as the facts becatd
McCarthy, said the Senator had
showed “a shocking disregard for
the Interests of our country.”
Dr. Jessup was defended against
Senator McCarthy's. accusations ,
by Gen. Marshall, former Secre- |
tary of State, and by Gen. Elsen- ,
hower, now president of Columbia:
Dr. Jessup which Senator Tydings.
put In the record. . ,
Texts of Letters.
Texts of- the letters follow:
- “My Dear Jessup: .
“I am shocked and distressed by,
sh
' the attack on your integrity AS a. -
public servant. t
“Throughout your in t imate|
‘ service with me while I was Sec-
‘retary of State you were clearly
outstanding as a representative
of the Government both as to your
masterful presentations and the
firmness of your opposition to. all
Soviet or Communist attacks or
Times-Herald _..
Terriers wash. Post _
the Security Counell of the Berlin
“Both the Undersecretary, Mr. fil ER be
Wash. Star _|
“Faithfully yor
=? "G, C, MARSHALL.
N.Y. Mirror
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