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An officer of cox has stated that in his view the Departaent should net employ anyeme in any position - 2 - where-g element of dowst has been indicated fer the reason that there are among the millions of Americans, ‘ether persons eligible fer positions im the Depart aa ment about whom presumably auch doubts de not extet. ; ws Sines, however, im sctual eases these elesents a _ @oubt derive from sueb factors as presence of the | subject's name en liste of book yurebasers at the Washington Book Shop, er signers of petitions of various kinds, er moubership in orgm isations . ~ qlained by the Dies’ Comittee to have ween Gonina- ted by Communist elenents, er. acquaintances a tm persons against ‘whom, in turn, there have poon ‘ase _ ce * sorted eharges of Oomemist syupathy, ond the like, there isa prelisinary question as ve tne walidity — . of the premise that such doubts (of depalty to the “Waited States are *pensonedie.” ; : a ae Mereover, ia applying this svandart, ‘the Sen- m | mittee has tented ve slough over ‘the ‘@lovinetions ne oA yetwecn types of applicante--uhether for steriead | : a er professional omploynent, ‘in ony yeak. ose (a) the Comitres’s decision, expressed, ta —— ee “ranke wswally prepared by Bre Mortman, de or ia Fs push eases bese dine; eval ‘ inte: —— G1 ffi euttios of rondusting esas stone Anveottgnion, os