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ee rt. ce or eee Se ae tale e Mea ki edead tt wee ee wr i iS OR DE Ce a on t “Prorecting His Source s* If Senator McCarthy. ha’ on informa- tion from State Department employes or other villmerable sources In support of his accusations, Fre fs” ¢ Ia” justified “in in refusing to Identity his m- formants. The Tydings subcommittee does not fontend otherwise, and it is unlikely that any one else will quarrel with the -Apnator on, this point. It ought to be obvious, however, that senator McCarthy’s reasoning Yoes not apply only to his informants. The people who have een information to the Toyalty boards or £6 é Jiisé_as ‘much entitled to the Sratsction ot anonymity, where there ls risk of reprisals are those who have talked ¢_Wiscor Senator. This point is well Uluatrated by th Benator'’s refusal to let the subcommittee hay certain affidavits which had been submitted him, He said that the people who signed those affidavits did_so reluctantly, and on_the express eorvidition that the They, would be given n only to 1 the ‘BI, OF thesé people, as weil “as others who ave come to him, Benator MeCarthy declared: Thelr confidences I shall hold sacred.” , _ Good enough, , But what about ‘others who rm belle : could give tnror: at agency in strict contdencey “Mahy of te people also fear reprisals Wf thelr We ecom Yet Benstor McCarthy | has ¢ deninhided that those files Be made available to the aubcommiltee, an tial sald that the President Us Watrogant’ becatise He! Fefused to comply. By what process of reasom} Ming does he arrive at the conclusion that his nimenly, and NY a0 one, a to fap protection} NOP REL ORDED~ So JUL 3 1950 i ee Tolson_ jeadd ” }’ | wv | (Clegg, Glavin i Ni ere ra Rosen Tracy Harbo - LA Mohr \ yo Tele. Room_ 7 , ~d Neaze ves (~~ Gendy__j- Paget Times-Herald —__ Wash. Post _ Wash. News _... Wash. Star Li N.Y. Mirror — - APR B- 4 Date: