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ee re ee oe ee eee Oe . ‘ Y B4iwns 1994) “ Tydings Shuts Doors As Service's Ties To Amerasia Are Bared Chairman Fears ‘False Impressions’ , From Stories of Information Leaks f \ By WILLARD EDWARDS John 8. An.open Senate hearing into disloyalty charges against Seve a 17-year veteran of the State department's . foreign service, was abruptly ended last night after repeated : disclosures of the official’s connections with the Amerasia apy case of 1945. Chairman Tydings of Maryland, ordered the hearing con-— ued behind closed doors today,’ erting that he didn’t want false impressions” to be given to e public, Service had been confront with a top-secret document be ing his name which was found the raid upon the offices of Amar- asia, a pro-Soviel magazine. Quizzed on Leaks He was also quizzed concerning an FBI report, based upon a dicta- phone recording, that he gave! military information.on China to Philip J. Jaffe, editor “of Ammerasia, with the warning that “this is gecret and must be handled care- lly.” Then Attorney Robert Morris, fepresenting the Republican mi, nority, was given his first oppor- tunity to cross-examine a witness since the Tydings subcommittee on foreign relations began furic- tioning four months ago. A form aval intelligence official, note s an authority on Soviet espi age, Morris had been barred ydings from participating in the questioning. ee orris delved into official partment reports by 5e discovered in the Amerasia ich advocated “sympa support” for Japanese Commmar' nists and declared that Chinese Communists had “democratic ends.” He produced personal Mat ters written by Service while Tydings complained that Servise i not on trial charged with a erime” and his right to privacy: was belng invaded. Then Tydings Breaks In Then Morris produced an ad @ress book taken by the FBI from. Service and read the first two mames in it. They were those of Eugene Vinogradoff, attache to the Soviet embassy In Chungking, and Gunther Stein, named as @ Boviet spy in an Army report. At this point, Tydings called eff the open hearing. Service and attorneys joined in protesting, t the chairman was adamant a wasn't going to have a “on Gded” story going out, _he said Wor aot aEGORDED 45 FEB) 1952 PE ee Se 0-19 Tolson Ladd Clege Glavin Nichels Rosen Tracy Harbo Belmont Mobr Tele. Nease Gandy Room — turbed during .the nearly’ hours he spent in the innocent of any complicity iA theft of 1,760 confidential & ments from government files*§ The tall and slender dipla was ohe of six persons arregy by the FBI on June 6, 1945, was not indicted by the er jury which handled the case. 9 two of the six were prosecuted received fines. Charges against im other four were dropped. The @ committee is investigating chag that the Justice department wi washed the defendants at thes sistence of the State depart _ Service was on his way to Tj fe take an important post @ hen Sen. McCarthy (R) of adicin named him as one of, protommunist clique in the J fepaN ment. He oat wed £. ie still pending . y Times-Herald — Wash. Post q \\ h Wash. Star sh. News __ N.Y. Mirror —_.. N. Y. Compasa___.. JON 231959 Date: