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F STANDARD Forma no Bd Be as ee i ae ee | Office Menorandum * UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ee er ae | TO © MR, POLS OV : DATE: January 17, 7642 FROM 2 Wr. abe Je fircey\ oi SUBJECT: fIRZA- a) HAAS _ Pag 0 Enployed - Loyalty Review Bourd fo Prtee CLVLIL SHRVICL COMM ISSO ' Mee (A # weference tg made to tie letter of January 14, Ly52,° ahd to Hoaorable ifiran Binghaa, Chairnan, Loyalty #eview Board, . 4p advising that the fingerprints of Miriay deHaas had been et idéatified on a transcript covering e Loyalty Keutew Board oes 7 a Felt . ‘> vi meeting on February 13-14, 1951 se clone? Janes Eb, Hatcher, Chiel, Investigatiotd Diuigion, ctuil Service Commission, cane aver to my office at noon today stating he desired to see we 01 a matter of utmost; | importance. ee { He left with me coptes of correspondence (attached hereto) with the request that they be processed for latent fingerprints and any printa developed he cempared with the fingerprints of Hirtam deJsinas. Coionel Hatcher tien steted that iftss ded#aas had been interviewed with reference to her preserc? until 10:30 one evening in her office at the Lovalty meview Board and that after sone questioniny, she stated that she cane back that evening to wark on a matter for the FBI, that she wags worting with the FBI oul that ahe muiled tie material to tne FRI, tnaat, however, she deel iaed to state the tdentity of the person to whom she nailed [ en material. ew , Colonel flateher incicuted re did rot believe Hiss |deiiaas and stated he world appreciate it if the Bureau would? cheon the matter out as to whether ar not Hiss defaas had lnaized any vatertinl te the FRE around that time. _— << ee . RECUMENDATION: In view af the fact that @ prior latent finyger- print efamination was made ta coanection with this case, tt is believed the current request should he compiLied with. 2. It ta recommendeit that tre Aureau make the necessary inguiry wita reference to Colonel jiatoner's request to ascertain whetier or not Miriam defaas was woriiting with the FAI and if a , tn fact muiled any papers to the F3L as stated. ji - TH: ' Attachment 2 i ico - ur. Ladd (sent direct) | tas a - 1 (ro ya fe ay 1 SUTs:edm — ' ar | ;