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x | | "Tn the debate with Sen. Al- M: (i tl len J. Flender of Léwtstrtreson | ad ly February 2, Sen. MeCarthy's -own statements, in at least two Challen ced FRI materia aceess to ! | “He said an FRB (nvestiga- i tion of an Army maior was On FBI Stand Mevrelient! He said ‘the inves. jtization by the FBI disclosed By the Assoriated Prese ’ Senator J. William Fulbright ;maror. and perhaps contained (D-Ark.) said Tuesday that Sen. More information than we had : about him.’ Then he went on Joseph R, MeCarthy (R-Wis), ty crate what the FBI report lby his own satements, has “in-:eontaincd, | dicated access to FBI material.” McCarthy Quoted Fulbright said on March 13 As In another rase. Sen ght MeCarthy said, ‘he FRO gare van da owiless) the names af 4% informers who could give ‘wor oa clear picture of this tm: an’s Communist activities. ‘that he had been stealing se- files, whether the information ret code books from the Print- has heen authenticated or noi.” line OMfjies that his wife was n e Offices, thal his wife aon Sube Senate Appr. jhe} ding Communist meetings pria Monday u referred t Puli, their home, cand that they | ae oy tt them “completely untrue.” | Fulbright alsa quoted Sen. McCarthy Denial Karl B. Mundt (RS Dak). McCarthy enid ha ha ad not: + wae 4 the Met" arthy subcommittee as ithai he is convinced) MeCar- iHhes investigations subeoamniut- tek has aecess to confidential FHI files and “gets any infor- malion if wants from those asked for FBI files and would |, never do so. He accused Ful: | oon bright of having madé a “moSttelling a Salt Lake City audi-, irregponsible, most vicious at-ence last November that in tach on the FBI.” eases where the FBI cannot gct Whright, who is not a mem- enough evidence to justiy in- ber f that committee and was not present af the time, denied’ dietmonts, if sametimes i in a statement today that he lip off a cangressional cam- had attacked the FBI. iinitice about a situation affert- “It may be that Sen. McCar- jing American security. thy is unable to discern that a Senator may make a statement!” = —_ — without its being an ‘attack, "" he said. and continued in his; statement: | “T expressed my personal | opinion that the McCarthy: committee had obtained infor. [ im fj mgtion from FBI files. I also A- stated that I did not know how. the information had heen aly. | tained. One way in which this sos might have occurred ts through: { other agencies having access to : ° FRI material. ” “The question I posed in. u volves the misuse of such ma- terial. Hf it is leaked or given to committecs and it is misused , it can destroy the effectivencss; of the FRI. I am= concerned that the FBI, as our faremost safeguard against subversive activities, not be destroyed by_ {he misuse of its confidential trial... Some of the facts! which 1 based my Reprocs.g of PR tenfess - ACUTE SS bap ava information are fet out below, | everything known about the Tolson Ladd Nichols Belmont Clegg Glavin Harbo __ Resen _____ Tracy Laughlin Mohr Holloman Gandy —____ rv Jol 4 Lust —_— i PP, , al 1 f Times-Herald Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Herald Tribune a? «ar. Mirror ii N.Y. Compass a ‘Date: A ae 2e