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Brownell Denies FBI Files Have Been Used by McCarthy By the Associated Press Attorney General Herbert Brownell, Jr., yesterday denied a stafement by Sen. J. W. Ful- bright (D-Ark.) that the Senate | tTnvestigations Subcommitice headed by Sen. Joseph R. Mc- Carthy (f-Wis.) has access to confidential FBI files. Brownel! said he had looked into the matter and that the Department of Justice, inctud- ing the FBI, “has permitted no such thing during my term as Attorney General.” “Both Mr. J. Edgar Hoover, director of the FRI. and | are dedicated to keeping inviolate the confidential nature of the FB! files,” the Attorney Gen-, eral said. “This must be done, fo pretect confidential inform-' ants and the investigative tech-! nigues of the FBI in this Na-‘ tion’s fight against communism | and crime.” Fulbright said Saturday he; Was canvineed McCarthy's sub-! cammitice had access to the: FBI's confidential files and “gets any information if wants from those files, whether the information has been authenti- gated or not.” ae hi. said he believed this in-. § 8 MAR29 1954 formation was being “misused” by the subcommittee and for hat reason, he no Jonger is giving the FBI information it seeks in its security invesliga- tions. Brownell said this statement was based on “a misapprehen- sion of the facts.” “It is a civic duly of everyone {o assist law enforcement by, turning over information int their possession in such th ngs as subversive matters,” be $dd-; od. : +t \ Tolson . Ladd. Nichols Beimont__.__ Glavin Harbo__ Rosen Tamm Tracy Gearty.___ Mohr __ Winterrowd Tele. Room __ Holloman _. Sizoo Mise Gandy _ pio. a wor 191 MAR 29 1954 won oe | ED eee epee TF Times-Herald Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Herald Tribune N.Y. Mirror é Date: