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5:20 LAT MEMURANDUM FOR MR. TOLSUN MER, LADD MR. NICHOLS Senator Joseph Ale Carthy called me to inquire concerming the prozress made on the lavestigation of allegations made against bim regarding homosexual activities, I told the Senalor that the investigatiun was concluded _ aod a copy had Seen sent to the Attorney General together with the correspondence which he had giver to as, and also Senator Hayden was advised that the investiyatic had proved the allegations to be ialee. J stated that very briefly the individual io New York, who was interv.ewed the firft night, did mot write the letter aad it was not his sigmature. I farther stated he had been a wueer lor sometime and there were two other individuals like him wh» were interviewed and from whom we touk bandwr tiag specimens aad typewriting specimens. I stated that ail denied they had written the letter or that it was their signature and turther aune vi the ty2,ewriting specimens jibed with that which we had, but the handwritiny of one ut the fellow» was slightly similar but the experts in the Laboratory could not positively say one way or the other. I[ told the Senator that it bliled down ty the tact that this group of Bomusexuals were yulte sore at the senatur secause he ha’ mace speeches against them, etc. 3enator McCarthy was appreciative of this aformatica, , In addition to the above the Scaator stated there was anther matter | which ke wanted to take up with me aad which 1 might want to check into. He advised me that Mclingrney was in his office about lour moaths ago; that he, the cemator, had cayied Bim and asked him whether there was going tu be any prosecution again arson om his possession of the secret documents. Lenat McCarthy told me that McInermey had atated that he personally did act know ky Pearcos had gottes them and he, the Senator, bad pointed cut the law which had BO Conceta with how be had gotten them Sul was Comceraed wiih the usauthorize: publication of them which was iam vivlation of the McCarram Act. McCarthy stat at this polat Melnernzey suggested he come down to see the Senator, which he di ,. ——and at which time he, McInerney, stated that someone had showed him an aifids +a___ gotten by Jack Anderson who was coming up from Milwaukee aod Pearson was “ST yeing to use it if be, the Senator, insisted om prosecuting Pearson, The cnato =a me he asked what the MhataQent wae ;" wae advised was a stateme: woke RECORDED - id OR~. Ws s —— ar an OAS Sp 1s 1952 mur 2. _ yy Orcs ¢ Gap - I ane