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e ® - baa 7” SI WRITE THIS the wit! of the people tas just A WOn a notable triumph fn the jolnt move by the Administration and Congress to plug up the disastrous ruling of the Supreme Court In the Jencks case. Attorney General Brownell, obviously speaking for ’ President Eisenhower and FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover as Well as for himself, appeared Friday before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee to urge correction of ‘what he called the “graye emergency” in the order , spilling open FBI and other confidential files to defense ‘lawyers in subversion and other serious criminal cases, Mr. Brownell gave strong Administration support -to the O'Mahoney bill, which is backed by seven Sena- tors. The bill would (1) provide fair and reasonable means for protecting the rights of defendants, (2) the safety of confidential] informants, (3) the reputation of Innocent Persons, and (4) the security of the nation. \ The subcommittee reported it out unanimously—mean- -Ang it has received tts first Push toward becoming Jaw, ; In brief,’the bill Provides that when defense at~ FBI records, which already has been demanded by the defense in several Cases as result of the Jencks decision, oe 3 * SPHERE IS NO NEED for me to go Into the manifold . dangers of opening FBI and similar files without the restrictive Safeguards mentioned above. As Mr, Brownell pointed out, such prom!scuous freedom would ‘cut off intelligence sources, endanger the lives of in. \e a o c =] Qa ita = A=] 2 o oO a bal gS a is] 3 a 3 - ° ~~ = 2 o = ir — z - S quickly and firmly. ee ! ; Right now, the important thing is to get Adminis. tration-Congress legislation through the hopper and into law. Judging from the temper of Congress—once through without any trouble. ; If technical roadblocks should develop, or there aré signs of it being shunted Into a pigeonhole, I hope you Who-read this will let your Congressmen know that you want action and want it fast. ‘I consider this a ~ Vital ptece of legislation. _ hhitiake hk i ae a | Qo 4 o -; o = o oO = =] bal ta ao o ; =| pie & i=] - oo a o 3 i=] ‘a | al I o i - or oe o t=] nm o