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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 35

100 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Aug 2, 1948 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy · 98 pages OCR'd
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Allegation by Senator NcCerthy Case No. 2 "This is a case to which I particularly invite the Senate's attention, The files show two very interesting facts. A major portion of the file wes removed. Papers refer to information in the file which is nonexistent. Upon contact with the keeper of the records, he stated brass job about 2 years ago.? the information which I shall give here. Department. I have, and shall try to make the dates and places es clear as I can," that, to the best of his knowledge, the major portion of the file had been renovede He did not mention any name, but he said, 'He was put in some high- "J am inclined to think that this indivicual's name may be known from "The file shows two things. It shows, first, that this individual had some of his clothing picked up, with unusual material in it, and, second— and this is important—it shows that the Stete Department and the President had prepared material which ras to be sent to a foreign government. The file shows that before the material left the State Department it was in the hands of the Kremlin in Moscow. Do Senators follow me? Tha State Department's own investigative file shows that some secret material, which was being transmitted to another nation, before it even left this country for the other country, showed up in Moscow. So far, that is not too significant. However, the file shows that this particular individual, who has held one of the most important positions at one of the listening posts in Europe, was shadowed, that he was found to have contacted a Soviet agent, and that the Soviet agent wes then followed to the Soviet Embassy, where the agent turned the material over to the Soviet Embassy. Do Senators follow me? This is what the secret State Department file s!ows: First, the papers get to Moscow in some mysterious manner, and, second, this individual, who is now one of our foreign ministers, contacts a Russian espionege agent, and that agent is followed to the Russian Embassy, where the material is handed over, This 1s no sacret to the State "Incidentally, I might say that I promised the press I would have copies of this materiel for their use. However, in view of the fact that I have rothing conmrletely ready at ths time, and must refer to the documents before me, which I cannot turn over to the press, I do not have anything to give then. I am sorry. I shall try, however, to give them now the material
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