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i a ee iia, SS it er od - _ OT mea ae Shae 7. | a Seaver -L- COPY “x, and the group made up of thosc on the political deak who were inclined to be more cautious mtil a definite policy had bean formulated by the State Department. SRM was on the former group and was often overgealous, endeavorin- to dominate the committee in his capacity as executive secretary. Qa was made to realize the State Department's position and has emmeed no trouble since. SMe concluded by skating that he had no serious doubts as to SMD loyalty. Office of United Nations Affairs, said @™ had been @aamaieep of the above committee on Czechoslovakia as well as other committees. @%% advised that n.vwer before had QP seen a member of the committee adopt an attitude such as that exemplified by Summ She said that MER evidenced a strong pro-Czechoslovakian attitude and approached every question with the query: "How will this affect Cszechoslovakis and not "HOw will it affect the overall policy of the United States." SReereRe seid OE imeediate reaction was that he must be a Czechian National or at least of Czechoslovakian ancestry. $B had no contact other than the three months! period from April to July 1916 and eaid @@ could not comment other than to state from his actions dm would hesitate to place too much trust in him from a loyalty oo The following is a signed statement dated September 7, 1916, ,o8 follows: I served as QENUUNBER of the Czechoslovakian Co-mmittee in May and June of 1916. Wy acquaintance with the person in whom you are interested is limited to this period. At the first meeting and at all mectings thereafter, I noted that he approached each problem from the standpoint "How will this help Csechoslovakia?" As I recall, such questions as German transit rates, the settlement of the Army's debts, and further loans to Osechoslovakia were under consideration. I know nothing about the person in question, but the bias displayed was so marked that I queried the qggpnssemmp® and found she had reacted in similar fashion. I assumed he was of Csech origin and checked the register as a matter of curiosity, only to discover that his rrigin was Russian. Since he had worked in other agencies and his origin would naturally have caused him to be thoroughly investigated, I did nothing further at the time. I recall two other episedes. He requested me to have reproduced, as a Committee document, an article by Maurice Hindus which had appeared in the Congressional Record. (I believe at the request of Congressman Sabbath, but am not certain.) The article was a eulogy of Benes! policy of frisniship and cooperation with the Soviet Union. Apart from the contents of the article (about which I-had grave questions}, the request to publish it as a Committee document was peculiarly out of order. I spoke with Mr. Oange ; and Mr. Reber of the Secretariat about it, but they took the position that “*“the Secretariat couldn't question a Committee member's request. I then F spoke with Mr. Williamson, the Committees chairman, stressing the