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- Senator's hallenge f e agen Ferguson Asks: A me Push Its Probe? “== By Scripes-Howard Newspapers The Justice Department, und ha @ EE ™™AAmerasia case, Taced_a blunt new challenge from Congress today Fe I -on two chief! counts! fy | .@ Why it did Tot fight th thru tl 5 in ressjve / Dp osecution instead of _¢ epdering inte nancial agreemienis wish aan ° ‘o of the defendants. Philip Jaffee and Em { 4 . ® Why it has not “disclos i . “clumsy” FBI “Bl investigative, \ 7 The challen hee was issued ey | Opn, Tiomer Ferguson i. , Mich.}, for 14 vears a criminal’ if i vurt judge and before that a! #&,3@0ng. . teacher of criminal law, in the. (hru_ayy means during, the couse first detailed review Congress’ of this investigation except incident hax been given of the law andi ’ ! . . . 3 court opinions relating to the i‘ Amerasia affair. fained b “Do the facts in the case, and the| Servi GS bétaseihe FEL moved inip _ law of search and seizure bear out LOf Case. Axsisli Attorney C . “Sen. Ferguson ar ued that ihe AsSislant ; torney wneral James arrests were cleare Sieh: ?Metnernes’s allegation that the col est authority’ —_includ} fection of evidence was ‘clumsily De partment, Tete bapwieat _ handled? Sen. Ferguson de- ana even direct instructions froma manded in a Senate speech the “Presi ent—indicalcd ine PF Bhs oe B senale s] ‘ casé_al_the” outset was consideyed , | "it the facts and the law do not wellgrounded and well: “prepared. _ | 0 _ Pear out that allegation, then the FBI WASN'T CALLED NOT RECORDED i prosecution's timidity in contesting Sen. Ferguson_noted thai licn thie motion to suppress the evidence, Mr. Larsen's attorney filed a motion 45 FEB..- 1952 jp and its willingness to enter a deal Uasuppressevidence inthe case be. .,,. 42 with the principal defendant, Jaffe, c@use of the allege i nn ia .. ean mean only that the Justice De. int his _apartme -” AOF ba rtne at oy ei ae to_hisarrest, the Justice Depait- i partment had a single purpese in meni normal would have callelon Ch: mind | jo whitewash the whole 1 C_facis to combat this OPINIONS CITED The Senator said the FR] myst Pare Sen. Ferguson cited une _cogrl hase.made_such a report and Laue. age opinion alicr butler qobolsicihis meee nat Jbe_made pubis. argument thal jhe Justice Dopigt- “Dac_Justice Depariment bas bad i ~ ment was not agian in toss rit. an_opporlunity (a-teli Us slur. be Times-Heraid __.. Ing the case, gis poing 10 spejk—otor envy wis made on ihe prem sent} (he FBL? VOL L unescu tie a _ both Larsen, Aland Jatte before tay Giels to othe public. as tos tetes a. — Wash, Post ated arrests Were maue, buf Te iiss ted Melnerney's— did. THATTNY evidence avaliable for_pros- YAS ‘glumsity handled! aie rT 4 tution was” obtained Tatcr Tide - tater” . Wash. News 14&.10 Ang incident to the artes! aay alto- Only aK pet ES Romer Valid Tor aie iapourt. _ Sal v j Se Scnalor, went directi T Hoover" $ side_of ihe esto Be, Wash. Star — Lest eto ae 2 lige i = mittee of the Pause. to suppor) bis i . conféntion that Amerasia case evi- of N.Y. Mirror __ Ione Was Dbianial aga nk a r He first quoted FLT agent Musan j ry t FE LR nga, iy charge _o rd } ? mt —— 2 gaged . epi che ok the est na _ documents it ‘y | orn Pea Date: JUN 3.1950