◆ SpookStack

(aNoatD PORAE N B4 i ire 7 Office Merorandune + oONITED STATES GOVERNMENT i{ TO : MPS A. TT. PEEMONT =” DATE: February 25, 1952 18 , FROM: O, Hy STANLY iat ’ SUBJECT: UNENOIN SUPJECT a oe ae (SOURCE OF SENATOR JOSEPH R. MeCARTHY'S _ INFCPHUATION PEGARDING MINUTES CF LOYALIY coe REVIEWS BOARD'S MELTING OF FEBRUARY 13-14, 1951) on MISCETLANEOUS INPORMATION CONCEPHING — LOYALTY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOVEES 7 URPOSE: err es wo reer To advise that the February 8, 1952, issue of U. 5%. St .News and World Peport contains an article quoting excerpts from the February 13-14, 1951, meeting of the Noyalty Peview Board. pig a The February 8, 1952, igsne cf7U. S. News and World Report . coritains an article caotioned_-* State Department Lax on Loyalty Cases? ad »Secret Minutes Reveal Criticism of Methods," which quoted from secrét i minutes of a meeting of the Loyalty Reviev Bonrd of the Civil Service Commission held on February 13-14, 1951. A rhotostatic copy of this article is attrched. “a As you have been informed, Miss Miriam M.de-Haas was under investigation by the Civil Service Conmission because she was suspected to be the source of Senator Joseph FR. MeCarthy's information for his press release of January 5, 1952, which was allegedly based on conficential minutes of the Loyalty Peview Board's meeting of L- February 13-14, 1951. Senator McCarthy also quoted from excerpts . of this Loyalty Review Board meeting in a speech before the U. 5. Senate on January 15, 1952. STATUS: wT The Pureau is not cenducting any investigation in this matter. Y Ul ye | None. This is for your intornstion., g), 39 wd tf 3 \ sot-35707 | RECORDED - 73 oo ya! e Attachment he (NOEKED -B Y / Ty. RHE: Je 3 of | 4 tty “ “~