◆ SpookStack

i cet wogfh he ka dam -_ = wis 4) be willings follew Le Communist or! “In “passing, dt should be slated no mee, muvent canton TRE TS eagup has “an : si v o° 4 that one of the mest ‘¢ Communist) 9 r a specta inte: 4 " of anyone. é : tunate rae of une : a the Institute charges of the type made. ene do not in any matter is the ‘actual t ably upon him § to’ the true fight againsl oom. “noter of the ‘{munism, Such charges, being ame rants ‘eae toes cajed. Of the proved and not subject to proof, ave ... ell whan of dollars re- have the’ effect of dulling the tule as contri- -{awareness of our people to the thousand dol- menace of communism, unneces ave come from Sutors. Many ¢ wnquestioned “ity have been methods and techniques of our | jtelligence agencies charged with! protecting our security, interfere with and compromise their con- oe management fidentie! investigations, destroy and in making ions to i, It ds = the effectiveness of confidentlal in- iy the Califor- ldore Hanson Dr, Esther Brunauer John C, Vincent formants, and inevitably gives > Un-American Haldo basis for ridicule of those who i the Americanlany other line, save ag his very[that we have carefully reviewed/ngnt communism with truth, the tute as a Com-|consistent position on the Farjthe loyalty file concerning Mr.lonly weapon with which it can be that was done|/rast may be called the Lattimore|Vincent, and the McCarthy! destroyed. two years after ine, charges are absurd. The file does; At a time when American biood ame tae . in many of his|20t show him to be disloyal or mits again being shed to preserve vate Feud. contacts, Me Vattimore 7 has not|Security risk. - -. Jour dream of freedom, we are con- ny iso charged |pxercised the discretion which our|, Amerasia Case Report. strained fearlesaly and frankly to ‘pposed an at-iknowledge of communism in 1950} Relative to the Amerasia ease:|C&ll the charges, and the methods ‘e the Institutelindicates would have been wise,| .°.. We find there is not one;¢mployed to give them ostensibl is to determine|but we are impelled to comment!shred of ‘evidence to support the| Validity. what they trt ‘nist-controlled.|that in no instance has Mr. Latti-junwarranted charge that the/fraud and s hoax perp ihat-this refer-|more onthe evidence before us|Anstrasia case-was' fixed” in any empt made byjpeen shown to have knowingly|/manner:. and ‘that responsible ‘9 Wrest control/associated with Communists. The|prosecutive officials had absolutely “he dispute Was/-onvenient theory suggested to us|a free rein im handling the case| a feud between /tnat he must have known has not/in thelr best. judgment. cup and the fAC-tyet become the criterion for judg- We find thet three bodies have “obiberg which vate citizen in this coun- ovestigat Oe mereais nelming defeat ing @ private c now investigated the Amerasis ; d his faction.[ “* * case—(i) a committee of the - *« pass on the Right to Express Views. House of Representatives in 1946, : st, it is appar-| In our view, the Lattimore case (2) @ special grand jury in New _orrect explana-jaffords an opportunity to reaffirm York City in 1950, and (3) this it In contradie-|this Nation's determination to subcommittee—and that each in- interpreta -|protect its citizens when they, not|quiry has established that the case “ous interpretas|pr was not improperiy handled efther - 4 McCarthy./as minions of agents of a foreign “And any ew. power or subversive group but as|by the FBI in the investigation or the allegation|independent researchers, writers,'the Department of Justice in the 4s in control of |and speakers, express freely their) Prosecution, sr Eastern Sur- honest views and convictions, ...| While the investigation by the Magazine took iG) Frederick L. Schuman—Our/FSI failed to establish foreign- var campaign” |inguiry establishes that Dr. Fred-jinspired or directed espionage, the si-shek. erick L. Schuman has never been|Amerasia case represents a dis- review of the|an employe of the State Depart-jeusting and inexcusable effort to poe ey SIRS ee fie Senate of the Unj and the American peo, ine represent perhaps the a farious campaign of half-tfote_| and untruth in the histery of this republic. For the first Hime in our history, we have seen the toiaii- tarian technique of the “big le” employed on as sustained basis. The result has been to confuse and divide the America m peorlle at a time when they should in their unity, to a doeree Tae beyond the hopes of the Come munisis themselves whose stock in trade is confusion and divi- sion. In such a disillusioning setting, we appreciate as never before our Bill of Rights, a free weeeee aed thea hastitawse af feand awe PICHO Bini FIT AICL AbD Vl Ab Dea that has made this Nation great. RECOMMENDATIONS. I Se . onstrate . . his one and obtain unlawfully classified docu-| (While the charges which re-| to demonetiate /ment. In fact, his one anc mert{ments of the United States Gov-|sulted in Senate Resolution No. vharge that Dr.|in any way was to deliver a 1-hour|ermment. A companion considera-| 231 have clearly not been sus- affiliated with |iecture, without remuneration, atition, in contemplation of future|tsined upon investigation, it is tent orgeniza-lthe Foreign Service Institute on|security, is our finding that the] believed that their inevitable ef- subcommittee | June 19, 1946. system and method of classifica-|fect, considering the treatment cusations made| (CH) John Stewart Service—Weltion existing at the time was ri-|given them by certain segments of + C, Jessup arelhave carefully considered the evi-|diculous. Documents clearly were|the press and radio, has been to nded and un-ldence and conclude that John/classified in a haphazard and ju-|disturb the faith of some Ameri- - Pane ieeans ee t Soeuian te walthar a dis.'venlle feshion with an simast total! con citizens in the security of the e gone ifrepa-| Stewart oervice 16 neiboer & Gis- = ~ prestige of the | loyal rson, # pro-Communist,|disregard as to whether the|State Department — one depart- P nor a security risk. We have been|information contained in the doc-|ment in which their faith today enyon--The evi-|particularly impressed with the|uments was of a character war-|should and must be strong and 's subcommittee | frankness and co-operativeness of{ranting classification. This prac-|secure. We believe that our find- that Dorothy |Mr. Service in his appearances be-' tice clearly had the effect of|jings and conclusions flow natu- munist or anlfore us. Many questions with hid-|vitisting the significance of docu-|rally from the evidence developed 1 perecn, It. is|den implications have been asked{ments warranting classifica-|incident to an intensive Investiga- » was less fhanlhim about events that transpired] tion... , tion and are true and judicious; ing certain or-|many years ago. Never did he} This subsommitiee has beon/yet we feel that human nature @ the ste 1020's'sesk to avold answering on the' subjected to an organized cam-' being what it is. particularly in j <- $$$. roe s 4)