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WFO 161-2419 S ELN: cab d i ‘ The National Weekly Magazine, "Newsweer*' issue of March 10, 1952, contained the information that LOUIS F. BUDENZ, self-admitted former member of the Communist Party (CP), testified before the Senate Internal Security Sub- Committee that OWEN LATTIMORE had been a member of the CP. | On December 16, 1952, OWEN LATTIMORE, former Editor of "Pacific Affairs," a publication of the Institute of Pacific Relations, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury at WDC for perjury in that: j tne 1. He denied under oath that he had ever been a sympathizer or promoter of Communism or Communist interests. 2. He denied under oath that he knew CHAO-TING CHI was a Communist. 3. He denied under oath that he did not know “F, that "ASIATICUS" was a Communist in the late 1930's. sa 4. He denied that he published an article by a person whom he knew to be a Communist apart from Russian contributors while he was Editor of the publication "Pacific Affairs." S. He denied under oath that his luncheon engage- ment with the Soviet Ambassador took place during the Hitler- Stalin Pact. 6. He falsely testified with respect to a material matter that he did not, at the request of LAUCHLIN CURRIE, take care of his (CURRIE's) mail at the White House while he was away. 7. He falsely testified that he did not make any pre-arrangements with the CP in order to get into Yenan, then headquarters of the Chinese Communists. On May 2, 1953, counts 1, 3, 4, and 7 of the above <, indictment were dismissed by Judge LUTHER W. YOUNGDAHL of a the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia. On July 8, 1954, the U. S. District Court (USDC) of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the order of the USDC, dismissing counts 1, and 7 of the above indictment. On June 30, 1955, all remaining counts against LATTIMORE were dismissed in the USDC for the District of Columbia. x oF 31 im