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1950 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD--SE the FBI: I do not know. IY Sind, bow- ever, that in some cases information ts received from several investigative agen- efes. What the techmica! names are, I frankt ce aot iow. e Tris individual was a re- search anit with O86 from July 1344 to September THiS, when he was trans- erred to the Gtate Départment. where he is presently in the Research Division. He has been a member of at beast one Comm injst-frqnt organization. For many years he has been « close friend of an important subject ip s Russian es- pionage case, both residing in the same apartment building. A Government in- vestigative agency reported July 11, 1947, that he ewme a member of the Com- GW scunist Party. Now I ask the Senate to @y Mstentothts. He is holding an important “B position in the State Department today, even though be Was reported on Ju 41, 1947, to be a member of the Com munist Party. Case No. ‘This mdividual was em j , in the Division of Re eearch, from June 1942 Geptem 1945, at which time he transf to the Btate Department. He Dooce | Vous chief in Research and Intell gence. Ome of his former stated that he was a Communist. Por some time be has resided with an ether Btate Department employee, pre- viousls mentioned herein, whose investl- gation Was requested becayse of com miumistic activities. Nevertheless, this individual has been cleared and is stil! working in an important position where he bandles top-secret material in the tate Department. Case No This todividual is em pleved In Research and Intelligence in the State Department. He has been very active in UPWA, and one of his refer- ences has been closely affiliated with Communist-front organizations. & Gov- emiment Investigative agency has indi cated the very strong possibility of close tie-up between this individual an apother Communist. The file indice that additional] investigations in this ® are Decessary. He is stil] in the e fmsciar as co. unistic activties are con a cerned, but rather is important because & sheds ight on some rather unusual mental aberrations of certain individuals in the Department. In this connection, ft perbaps ebould be mentioned that the types of individuals described in this file Most investigative agencies for the rea- aon that they are rather easy bleckmal! Victims. This file I recommend to the attention of any committee that cares to investigate it. It goes into some detail in regard to the peculiar—how oan we Pot it—the peculiar mental twists. I = Was trying to handie this matier eately. I think this will be of interest to Ag the committee tn fliat ft gives « rather imteresting picture of sOme rather un- 2 usual mental twists of these gentlemen QN who are tied-up with some of the Com- munist organizations. Also it ls confirmation of what I be- eve I mentioned earlier this evening Mo. 15-18 ays very close associate of another known ~ : 2069 when I was talking about one of the in lebaiing him as gach In any investigators in Washington. I said I feel that he certatoly is him, “Why do you find so many tm that position. fanatic about eommunism? Is something that ls #0 mviting about it? State Departinent as a Is there something mentally wrong?’ in the Voice of America. Be said. “You will find tf you search the draft classification deep encugh that there ts something - betng a psrchoneurotic. mentally or physically wrong with é¢ and his mother, with wham he Bved, one of @hem." There is certainty some rovided a coffee kitchen for comsmunis- protest aay that the new security officer has rec-MMR-orked for a time for a Communist -dom- ommended that ther get rid of al] tha nated organization. He studied for a type of individuals regardiess of wheth: e in the x Hocial Re- ; . Tecall, appeared before the House Case Wo. This individual is en- -3 Un-American Committee. _This tndivid- playtd py wie piate Deparime Rre-S@ ual is mentioned principally because he search and Intelligence. He was With seemed to be representative of the group Army Intelligence from 1944 to June which accumulated around No. 81, whom 1946. “In April 7, 1947, he was given a J consider one of the big shots. curity clearance fram the State De- This indtridual was ent. The files of the State De- loyed by OW! in March 1942, and trans- riment investigative agebcy ahow that Mierred to the State Department when e is @ very close associate of a former Myhst agency was taken over by the De- ar Department employee *ho was War Department, with whom he has Be ee a etm out of aimeulty up his position in the State Departmert, . which indicates that be is of importance to the Soviet underground. ‘This in- formation was set forth in detail in a en Lop secret clearance despite asso-fa Memorandum, dated June 17, 1846, by an elation with other known Communist Qj /nvestigative agency, and brought to the ympathisers. Ore the eras Department. How- ase This individusl is at ever was with employed in Research and * aire “ Btate Department in Jume 1947, and ence tn the State Department. n*¥ had top-secret clearance. On July 16, e Yim them In Research and Inteli-_ 147, a bearing was finally held. I ence. The investigative agency files a aware of the outcome of this hear. 4° ae gt is that Da. how that informants stated that he and _ However, my best knowledge is fe wife maintained a cammunistic and he is no langer with the State Depart- non-American attitude. The file indi- ment, but whether he resigned, was dis- ates that the wife admitted being a Cbarsed, or whether he received a job rember of the Communist Party. The ; yi some other Government agency 1 e‘further shows that tets atinse friend * 40 not know. I feel this case ts tm- {a number of Russian agents connected * portant, Mr. President, for # Dumber of {th « major espionage case. « reasons; one of them being that after The investigation of this case was held wif Was Gefinitely proven that the Com: p because the investigation at that tim Se maerervund bad 3 deep, interest ht have weet the investigation of man, apc wan help what was considered a major esplonage case, which was in the process of in teria] tor more than year. tigation. This individual spparent) still enjoys clearance to top-secret docu- ments. sinte BEEN in tottaci, is an imdividua who has been very active with commu nistically inclined groups. He has been Communist sympathizer. He has been member thereof, as did his parents also. . This individual is November 4, 1941, the Civil Service ed bolds an important position. it ppear from his activities that be is ¥ unisia and fellow travelers who have rounded No. 81, to the extent that he received credit for many of the Com- unist activities of No. 81. By No. 81 refer to the case which I shall cover ortly. Por that reason, while the work flowing fram his office would indicate that he tf aympathetically toclined at pew toward Communists, I would hesi-