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* ences So s.r espondent he covered engage- ents fought by Chinese armies, in- hluding Communist forces, agat the Japanese. Hanson said he joined the State epartment when he learned, while covering a history scholars’ meeting for the AP at Chicago, | that the department was seeking men with Far Eastern experience. But at no time, he said, has he been connected with State's Far Eastern division. President Truman's decision to withhold the loyalty files soon may be forwarded to the sub- committee. Point-by-Point Denial | ti . Hanson answered McCarthy's jcharges in detail. He said the sen- ator was in error in termiung him an “important” official heading up the point 4 program. The sen- ator, he said, had read to the sub- committee responsibilities assigned to a higher ranking officer. “F appreciate the promotion,” Hanson said. “My role is actually ef a more humble nature.” ; Hanson made this point-by- point denial! of McCarthy's charges: t Charge—Hanson’ “smuggled” dispatches out of guerrilla ter tory in China by arrangeme with Communist generals. Hanson—He was an AP corre- spondent assigned to the Com- munist armies writing what “I saw” there. The writings were “ob jective.” The Communists were operating in a united front with 'Netionalist leader Chiang Fui- shek, . Charge—Hanson traveled with .the Communist troops and lived iwith them. @ Hanson—"I was ordered there y the Associated Press and... sa good newspaperman I wanted o go where the news was.” Later he was cleared for news coverage at Chiang’s Nationalist csdaquar- ters. ¥ : ee ee ee: a Tolson Ladd Clegg Glavin Nichols Resen Tracy. Harbo Mobr Tele. Room__ Nease Gandy Charge—Hanson has a “criml- nal record. in China, where he was_gfrested, not by the Co 7 nists, but by the anti-Co ts nists.” Hanson-——“I have never begn arrested by anti-Communist ofli- cials ...I have never been ar- rested by any other kind of offi- cials of the Chinese government. My only arrests-in China were by the Japanese army military police, | phen I tried to investigate atroc- es. : Charge — Hanson's book, -“Hu-, Mane Endeavor, the. Story of the! China War,” was proCommunist. | Calls His Book “Objective” " Hanson — The book, written’ when he was 27 and not a “great” one, contained chapters on his ex- Pperiencees with Japanese forces, ! Chinese Communist: forces, and ! Chiang’s armies. McCarthy did| hot give a “balanced picture” {| his citations from the book - Hanson said his objectivity was commended by A.P. officials and editors. ; e summed up his attitu wards McCarthy with: ae “Congressional immunity m rotect him from {awsult, but of save rom countability.” moral Page Times-Herald ___ Wash. Post