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S22, Janeary 18, i952 Se MEMORANDUM FOR MR, TOLSON MR. LADD A2:CE MR. NICHOLS I calied Senator Ca y@en thie merning and told him the Attoraey General had referred to me correspondeace which the - Senator sent him coacerming the letter about Senstor MeCarthy. 1 told hin. \ we were finishing ap an iavestigation in New York aad found the letter to co}. be entirely a fake. 1 stated we though! we would have the man today who actually wrote tt but that we had an affidavit {rom stating ‘he sever wrote the letter, mor signed it, aad doesn't know tor McCarthy and has never seen him. Senator Hayden stated he had suspected that the letter was a forgery the lirst time ke saw it, and upon fiading out there was euch an ‘rmy officer, became sure of it as he didn't feel aa Army vifacer would jeopardize his ition by admitting be was a hom-sexusl. Itold S-nator Hayden tha was a Lieutenant ia the Army and also a homosexual and apparently in conversetiuns our mes bad with him aad some of his friends, the homosexuals are very bitter agains! Senator MeCarthy for his attack upon those who are supposed to be in the Govern- ment and are :t¢tliating im this manner. I told the Senator I would beve the fuli report sent be him epon its completion bal antil then ] jast wanted to brief him on deved>oments. The Senator stated it would mot be necessary t. eend bim aay report, that the facet | had called him was sslflicient, as he pad merely passed the information along for what it was worth since Senator Benton was out ef town and it had been brought to bis office. The Senator stated he believed the letter was s forgery when he first sew it and had a0 advised the *ttormey General. 1 stated I thought he might like to have a rec.rd made of it so be could call it to Semater Benton's attention, since the letter was received at his effice. Senator Hayden stated that ao report or better would be necessary, that my conversation een a> 5 The Senator thanked me lor ¢@itling. RERORPEP. * Very truly bees -@Q@-B age Director