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To PARDO rye oo A 7 . Lan Office Mermor andum UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To : M2. Pr. NM. LARD DATE: January @, Jao? : ; _ . r r ft rol ; r ‘\ * hte Ne af f.. ‘ rtm . FROM He ite PELMOW TG of i “ fo t few, er ~ supygct: = SNR SUBULCTS (4 oN > (SOURCE OF SUNATOR JOSRPH Ry VetAie hE hf rn Ar a INFORMATION PEGART Lav MINUTE 1 Os LOYALTY . , ion REVIEW 8OARD'S MEETING UF FERRUARY 13 -14, 1951)... / eden ULSCELLANEOUY LWFURMATION CONCERNING , Fe LOYALTY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYLES (--4 9 aise : : Mtoe road eae PURPOS. To inform you that wf. Hiram Bingham, Chairman, ° (i Loyalty Revie “Soard, Civil Service Commiasion/lwas interviewed in connection with Ats request that he be contacted concerning the \ | release by Senator Joseph fe Mevarthy of information contained in j the minutes af « Lorvoity Review Board meeting on February 13-14, ore On Jawiary 7, 19532, 'r, litram Bingham, Chatj..in ‘lof the Loyalty veview Board, telephonically contacted the Directar' Office and in the Director's ahsence aduised that he would dike to _. leave a vessage for the Director. Mr. Ringhaw aduised that an article - apnreared in the newspapers on January @, 195.2, concerning a relecs3e a traiseripé of confidential minutes of the BACKGPOLND: “ by Senator MeCorthy of _ Lorsity Review Board, Bingiiam stated thts worrted him consideracly ' as he feared tueir files may have beer rifle’, Further, that one of the transcripts of the particular mesting in question was mMissiry. ky, Uingtan alto related that Ae had learned ~rom his predecessor _thet a similar incident had occurred orce Lesore and the Bureau hee been asted to tnvestigate. H#e said ke sculd like the Director to asstgn someone to look into this matter, Pursuant to the above, Supervisers ps... ae .; the Loyalty Unit interviewed Ur, Vira Bingham at his office 0 this date. Also portion 4] secretary o Lawrence F, Po mra eent 7 wy Pesent tui tng a i at ~f oT Gre ay ternocn of MNeftou, Ereoutive this interview was Wr. Toyalty Review Poard, ceived information that Mp, Stauschan advised that he hed rec Senator “eCarthy had salled a press conference on Saturday at which he invited representatives of tie Asaoctated Press, United Press cnd the Internationgl Meng Service. Nr. Bingter advised that he had brea aru” f ‘ f fi ; Ni 1952 4 49 a CHISALL saa -oet wee: we ef ae ge or