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Mareh Le, btoe NMNOGANDUM BOR MR. LOL6IG Nit. LADD —_ MR, BELMONT On Nerch lu, 1952, I saw former Senitor Hirman Bingham, pow Cheirman of the Loyalty Review Boerd of ihe Civil Service Commission. Senator Hliughem gieted there were seversl metters he wished to discuss with me, one of these matters being the failure of the Attorney Generel to List additional subversive organizations on the subversive list. He stated that there, of course, had @eveloned a nimber of nev organizations which quite obvisouly were used as Vommunist fronts end that the Loyalty Review Poerd had befcre it cesses of individuals who were morbers of these orgenizationsy, but under the rules under which they function they cannot take action agasain guch empleavees vuaitil the Atorney Generel hos listed the organizations as subversive. Ue stated he had uritten seveeal letters to the Attorney Gen- eral stout this nroblem and had been advised Liat no further organiszitions ‘would be og listed until the courts had ruled the legality of the vorocedure which the Department of Justice has followed in the past in prepering such subversive lists, Senator Bingham felt that this was a very unsatisfactory situstion in thst while we had to wait maybe » year or more until the cases tn court sre disposed of by the Supreme Court, these emnloyees, who obvi- ousiy sre wembers of Communist rout ovpantsetions, would still be working in the Government and nothing could be done shout it. T told senehor Binghem that I hud likewise been concerne? about this matter ond iad also written memorarda to the Attorney “eneral about this preblem and had received the same Lyne of reply as Senator Bing- ham had reeeived., I told him, of course, these matters were not handia d by the Attorney ‘eneral personally but by the Criminal Vivision. I sug- gested to senator Bingham that he again adiress a letter to the Attorney Teneral and inatead of sending it to him that he arrange a nersonal an- poininent with the Attorney General to discuss the problem with him and in the meantire I would elso address a menorandus to the Attorney Generel au? would persone.lv discuss the peoblem with the Attorney General, I told Sehator Blurhom he mteht, if he eared to, ary tat he, the senator, hel discussed? wnis matter aith me end that To fevored the same views an ft, ive senablor, did, Ihe GonaAtor then took un the case af hiriunmwaraas. The tector stated thet he, of course, knew I was femilter with the recent develo nents in this cease, trek we bud made certain Laboretory examinations end ha! found thet “iss DeHaasts fingerorints were om certain official peners in th Loyalty Pearl Plles, covies ef which had Leiter been Purnisned boa oenstor a _ ; | REFORMER 137 Poe ce Beare C7 - ay J EH impd ee nicoRUED” \ 3 - (DEXED- WB7 og HAR LS ig52 \ | _. = —- 2 ig See a a eit eers - wrt, gf tr ‘ = St ae oe et Beate! a Serene ei