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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 27
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January 23, 19582
5:40
MEM ORANDUM FUR MR. TOLSON a A ie
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MR. NICHOLS
Majur General A. R. Bolling of G-2 returned my earlier telephoue
call tc bic... Ladvisec him that] thouyht he should know of the conversatico
I bas just had with & nator McCarthy in regard to the Senator's request for
in’ srmatila concerning the investigations of certain allegations of homosexual
activities made against the S.nator. I] stated I briefed him om the itnpvestigation
anc told him that we have proved the ducument was a fake and that I had sent
the report bo the Atturney General and I had also called Senator Hayden ana
advised him. I told him that S-nator McCarthy then asked me if we had finishe.
the investigation comoletely and he was advised that we had finished it. The
benatur stated the reason he had asked me was because he was going to ask on.
to luk int. ansther matter.
Etuld the General that cena McCarthy said there was another
a iidavit he hac been told about, stating that he had seen Miclnerney and had
waited o. bim aa to why he did not proceed with the prosecutico of Drew |
Aeveaison ,under the McCarran Act because of the warious leaks by reareun ol
inf.rmati.n from secret documents. He said that Mclnerney told him there
wasn't any evidence as to h-w be got the material and McC rihy pointed out t.
Mclnernacy that the law didn’t require that there be evidence of where be Jot it,
the mere fact he printed classified documents was a viclativa of law. He saic
McInerney told him, McCarthy, that he had been shown as affidavit presaumabd!,
witnessed by Anderson [= which MeCasthy wae eharced with havinc a ent some
—— os Oe ee ed! a oe SS
time in a hotel in Wisconsin baving iunmoral relations with someone “who was
in the Army and that McInerney further teld him that if he, McCarthy, continu:
ty pres: charges against Pearson that Pearson had threatened to ase this
” pflidavit against him. I told the General that McCarthy wanted to know u |
wouldn't also lvok into this if the other case wasn't closed in the Bureau and
get bold of Anderson and make him pat ep or shut up. The General was advisc:
that I told the Senator the case in the Bureau was closed; that I, of course, dic:
the converestion he had with Be leerney best there was mothing we could .
ass know o: verention he with Biclmornew bet
a om it. I told the General that I did not indicate to McCarthy that! knew anythin
nocs___g@bout this and that I did not kaow whu showed the affidavit to McInerney; that it
—— was oe shown tc him either by Anderson or by Pearsum. General B. il.
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