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Nichol Rou Undermining $39 Foreign Policy Roo A Communication Nor would it be suggested that Omclais of the Governrrent, int's WE ARE deeply disturbed by cluding the State Department, Gandy the current aftacks upon the Ip- ; should be immune from critikism tegrity and devotlon to Amerlean or Investigation. But to make inlerests of theSecretary of : unsupported charges of Commu- nist afiliation, however Siate, Mr. Ar'son, and the per. guised or qualined. ts base: in- sonnel of th State Department. Excusable ind unpatriotic in: We are keenly aware of th. fundamental sense. .corrosive results of such attacks S upon the eliciency and effec- ANYONE--including : Sen. tiveness of Government person- ator-who impairs the effective- nel. However much Government nens of our International rela- officials may steel themselves tlons for partisan purposea, dis- against Irresponsible onsiaught, credits hle party and his office: however much they may seek to: t and anyone who does this by Ignore unfounded personat. 1 unfounded personal attacks upon abuse, their ability to devote' the loyalty and Integrity of in-x dividual public omcinis, is doubls . themselves to their tasks, to:f zullty. command public confidence and We are forced to conclude thet to persuade those with whom the very purpose of these attack. they deal are profoundly af- Is to divide the people of this fected. country, for partisan purposes, It is for this reason that we be- on the crucial question of for- leve that the lrresponsible per- eign policy admlnistration, Cer. Sonsl attacka apon Mr. Acheson tainly its efect is to weaken the and the peronnel ot the Stat. position of our oficisls abroad Department represent a serious and to impair their enorts to rally th. iree nations of the danger to the national Interen world to united opposition to the These attacks, sponsored spread of communism, No ons' they are by persons in high posi- except a Communist sympathizer tion, have the effect of under. or a valn, reckless and arrogant mining the omcialswho aro in man would deliberately lend chargs of our forelgn relatlons.? himself to such ends. They are a severe blow to our effectiveness in internstional af hops that otbers will join. with fairs. us In expressing to the State De- NO ONZ would suggert that destiny i so largely entrusted. It ts necessary for Americans to pose and integrity and that wo Agre. on any partlcular policy regard any attempt to undermine advanced by the State Depart- : confdence in Its good iaith as ment All internatlonal pro- ! ubversive of Amerigan inter- ests. THURMAN' ARNOLD, Hc crlticism f they are to r- ABEFORTAS, Page ceive publle support. But the at- tacks upon th. Stste Depart- Tashington. ment now made are not criticism Times-Herald of its policies. On th. contrary. they are attempts to mak, both. Americans and cltlzens of for- elgn countries believe that what. Over policy the State D+partment advocates Is th. product of me. Wash. News who do not have the real interest of ths Unlted States at Beart. This is being done by innuende 1R 20 1950 Wash. Star aod suggestion of Commuaist af- DHation and rympathy. The of- 72 fort of the charges is to create N.Y. Mirror suspicios of the motives of those Who are engaged in the most dif. ult task whlch Americaa di Dat