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3 é ¥ = $ x 3 are uy é oO Sen. {(R-Wik J yesterday released a ral anseript of a meeting of the Federal Loyalty Review Board in_which one. membe complained that_the State De- naritment 's loyalty program wag “completely ineffective.” Board chairman Hiram, Bing. ham_was also disclosed to have Acheson personally thai” th Department's loyalty panel was the program.” McCarthy refused to say how he obiained the transcript. But. he vouched for its authenticity as a faithful recording of a _closed board mecting last Feb- ruary. ‘ | The meeting was held before | President Trun “ahanced the { L aTiflan t(nhangea jloyalty regulations (6 permit | the dismissal of a ‘government _employe if there is “reasonable ; doubt” of his Joyalty. | “Under the’ previous recula- | Lions, @ man could be fired only | if the board had affirmative evi- 'dence that he was disloyal at that time. According to the transcript, the pending change in the regu- \jations was one of the topics un- 'der discussion at the meeting. At one point, according to the reported transcript. Lawrence M4 W.' Meloy, the board's executive jy f scorers mentioned that tie : Stale De par tment's lovalty i panel members took the aitilude (hat “they’re there to clear the M, employe and net to protect the government.” Puve “We've been arguing wilh { them since the program startca Meloy said. Board member Garrett} Hoag was quofed as saying he was “disturbed about the State De- partment—their remarkrbie ree ord of never having fired any- body—far_disinyalty. AN a) “ons 7 on oe) Teld Secretary of State Dean | om qut_of step With “the rest_of [ McLarthy Reveals Review Beare ol we “ae I. Transcript’ Hitting State Department a ft _ dpseph RB. .MecCartby! He suggested that perhaps the [ium ought to call President Truman's attention “to that the program simply does not work in that department, and Iet him worry about it,” ac- cording te the transcript. “IL seems to me.” he was quoted as saying. “We assume some responsibility when we sit back here for three years and know that the country rests in a false sense of security.” Woag added that the public believes “we are looking after their Ena daen wa WW ¢heaet hn las know darn well that it (the 10Y- | alty program) is completely in- effective in one of the most im-! portant departments of the Gov, ernment.” Under the terms of Mr. ar) man’s loyalty program executire | rh ht EX- | 4 Jat 20047 -A /daf- 35 ee NOT RECORDED 136 JAN 17195) PRIDE ZRF} interesis here When we ! Clege Glavia Harbo Rosen Traey obr Tele. ee Times-Herald Wash. Post Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y. Mirror N.Y. Compass Laughlis_ ae Reoom__ Page 8M