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Allegation by Senator McCarthy: "Cage No, 3. Thies individual was born in Flushing, N. Yes in 1903, He was employed with OSS in 1942, In 1945 he was transferred to the State Department and assigned to Research and Intelligence, The State Department's file shows that he is a member of a number of Communiat-front organizations, and that his pals are known Communists, The file further shows that this fact is admitted by him, The original report in which this information is contained is dated July 3, 1942. The security report of April 18, 1946, indicates that numerous witnesses, including college professors and police officers in California, testified he was 4 redical and a fellow traveler, He was very friendly and sym- pathetic toward Parry Bridges, and strongly opposed any move to deport Bridges. The report also shows that he was also a close friend of Ralph Friedman, secretary of the Comnunist Party in California, Another security report, dated November 13, 1946, quotes his associates as saying that he favored the Chinese Communists in China and favored Russia in most respects, "The State Departaent officials themselves, according to this report, describe him as being overly sympathetic to Russia and the Commnist experinent, This is all a part of the report. Another Governnent official said the individual frequently blamed the capitalists for all the trouble in Russia, and constantly praised Russia as the ideal, So far as I know, everything in this individual's file indicates that he is actively working with and for the Communists," Possible Identification: Thia individual apparently is Fo The Sureau's files reflect that he was investigated by the Pureau in May and June of 1942 as an applicant for the position of with the Office of the Coordinator of Information, Ingui