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Allegations by Senator McCarthy Case No. 17 ~ “This individual signed an affidavit saying that he was a member of the Communist Party. He did this on several occasions. This was not a non-Communist affidavit; it was a Communist affidavit. This file is rather significant, in that the reviewing officer in this case indicated that if this enployee had testified to a changa of heart, he would have received top-secret clearance. In other words, if this man had said, 'I have now reformed,' the security officer felt he was bound to give him top-secret clearance. This, of course, seems unusual to us, but a Communist, who has, of course, no respect for the oath, which consists of swearing before the Creator that ha will tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, is educated to the idea that there is no Supreme Being, so, obviously, an oath means nothing to him. I think the reviewing authority in the State Department should bear that fact in mind.” Possible Identification This individual, possibly identical, is mentioned in the confidential investigative files of the U. i Commiss reflected that on | as from the State Department in April, 1947 and was classified in the State Department as an undesirable a No investigation was conducted by the Bureau on this individual. 40 Oo oN”