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See ee anroe nrel TT? FIARES RESULID OF FBI PROBE eee Use of Home by Spy Ring Is Charged BY WILLARD EDWARDS PChivaga Tehune Brees Service] Wasbingion, Jet 2a ~ Charges af communism in beth the White llouse ard the state department seized the senate’s attention ! day. The developments: Sen. McCarthy [R., Wis.i ft v led in a senate spepch loya ky bard files on Phill ash, 42, ar. adviser to President Truman, that showed tvash had been accused as a member of the Communist party “In close contact with the eem- muniet underground in Washing- ton.” Tle said the files sho-ved that Nash's former home in) Tousn- to, Ont, had been used by & Canadian spy ving 95 8 rendezvous in the carly 40's. 2. The senate internal security subcommittee heard Lawrence K. Rosinger, one of State Secretary Acheson's China policy advisers in 1949, refuse to answer the ‘esti- mony of three pretious witnesses ¢ “that he was a Communist party member. Rosinger pleaded posel-- ble self-incrimination. He also re: fused to discuss his relations hips* with & number of individuals, in the government and out, on the ground he mil t involve hiniself fy trouble with the law, Molds Chlengo LT. Degree Nash sueeeeded David Kr Niles ns an assistant {o the Presiden in charge of ads ising on“ minorits pipbtens.” He was born in Wis Meanide Wie wae graduate { copa Rapids, Vis. Vas BEAU ne the University of Wisconsin, at University of Chicago in 1937. Nash was a lecturer on anthro- pology at the University of Toron- received a Ph. D. from the: “Nach (elt? and Rosinger to frem 1937 to 1941 and then went te Washington, where he be- came specini assistant to the divector of the domestic branch of the office of war information. He was assigned to the white house June 7, 1941, from the OWL “The White House loyalty board Cleared Nash sume time ago,” Me- Carthy declared. “ Thereafter, ihe FBI ennducted a thoro inves- tigation, ‘fen separate reports were made and sent to the White House Joyvalty bvard and the] loyal- ty review board. Fules Sent to Dawson " Aftar the White House cleare Nash, the re’ iev board asked for a heating. Shortly thereafter, , Donald Dawson LWhite House ad-; Ministrative assistant on Persone | nel] called for the complete files, which were sont te the White! House snd never have been re- turned ta the review board.” The FBI reports, said MecCar- thy, reading from documents, said Nash had been a close friend and close associate of one of the con- victed Canadian Communists, “During the early 40's,” Me- Carthy cortinued, “parts of the communist spy ring in Toronto Were TsThg his home as a point of rendezvous and some of them were living there. Nash was at- tending commmnist meetings and had officially ioined the Com- munist party. The reports also show he had been in close contact with the communist underground in Washington.” McCarthy ssid he “assumed that Mr. Truman never had se the FBI teports, He sug geest that ihe President call upon Daw- (Contivest on rage €, column 11 FE] wet : : t