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May 1955 Senator Clin i. Johnston, ashington,i.C. iear Senator: I would like to commend you and your comaittee staff for the responsible and thorough nanner with which the investigation of the Federal Employces Security Progran has been pursued. liowever, therc is one aspect to your con- teuplated investigation deserving of nention at this tine. Since your investigations will rest largely on analyses of individuai cases, there wi1l probably be brought into sharp focus factual issucs concerning a particular file resolvablc by a rcvicw of confidential data in the investi. gative files naintaincd by thc appropriate agcncie. of the iixccutive. Lven thcugh we would agree on the inviolability of investigative data in indi- vidual files, public excitenent stimulated by knowledge of thc alleged aouses.of a particular case ight cause pressure to lave such data dis- closed. It is inherent in our whole conccpt of duc proccss that investigative data concerning an individual should oniy be disclosed in a nanner. provided by law, either to.a Grand Jury, a quasi judicial agency, or to an authorized pcrson.in ENCLOSURE