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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 20

91 pages · May 11, 2026 · Broad topic: Cold War & Communism · Topic: Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy · 91 pages OCR'd
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(4 Rep publ Cc at ea anger Russian agent” xine departs A ; Answers Tydings. . ik a fr State Department ofticte V Hee een convicted on is charg athe lied In denying h handed-pecr@l United States docus. ‘BEthirier for Russia... » . .MeCarthy's statement by another ‘one ,hews conference late ‘Chairman Tydings of the Foteigh Relations Subcommit- La Pt | | aes present ‘thme, " Bens ator Tyeitiza declared, “Helther Senatof’ McCarthy nor anyone else had given us the name bf a single who {5 accused of ith: em taut Sartad on p] Subdic! ‘Meek fins person. gf -Communist’ or_ oth “~ Se md security risks, He oe ht ae iturned over 108 other hames to ‘ the coomimittes Tor study tn secret, ni Sg rramae Dison Avalied ; nee eld petistor 6 Department ke, Benator made ie "alata: Reports cir- loyalty records, Including those se of { fae Jf y 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 Glavin 7 “itee to such an extent that the Nichols_s"_ ecrats would stop plavip Rosen £ or ece. : 1 Tracy 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 V2 /- j- 136 ROD I 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 mre a £ ¥aH Zi 19") if Date:
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