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4 BEC RET Te: BeR - Mr. Panuch ‘From: A=8 - fir. Kieus | Sweject: Survey ef Departmental Personne) Security Tavestigations. . sreduetion “Om duly 10, 1946, you directed me to conduct a eurvey of the Washington operations of CSA, CON, and the Seourity Com- “pittee, eoncerned with the seaurity aspects of the Anvestiga- - tien of Departmental personnel. You indicated. that you wished a Y the survey to be conducted discreetly and quickly. | Aeeordingly, I have had conferences with ur. Pited and peverd 7 _, members ef his staff in CBA, with Mr. Benierman and Mr. Fiins ‘and ether menbers ef CON, and Wth meubers of the Security Coa- ‘mittee. I have surveyed the prosedures of the three organiza- - tions, have read & number of thoir files, ave AS eoussed with ers men who handled the gnses the details or cortain ‘sMustrative: a eesen, and attended @ meocsting of the feourity Coumittes. : poet "In view of the limitations imposed by you, I have net oo oak “yeyed any of the CSA field offices, ‘ROP have I attempted te ES analyse er ‘appraise the information received trem, or operations is _sondueted by, oritieceal auxiliary organisstions, ‘such eo Yat, a “he un-Amerioan Activities Comittee, and the Civil Berviee oom mission. I have net attempted any comprehensive. qonsideretion - of very. important aspests of personnel poliey on? menagenent upon whieh the soourl ty Investigation Srerettons mee co of