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4-572 (Rev, 7-18-53) ( OFliOteat FOE ID 10 \ SO1O~ 106 C vi WAT 196T EDHTIOR a” @he Oem. GO. WO. BP | : / UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT ji Memorandum as / FY . fie - To : The Director DATE: MW fd e7 FROM : N.P. Callahan SUBJECT: The Congressional Record Vat ao 4 af Ph. ‘ “od f a — — ~ mer ee a a a+ 2 ii 2S Ur a — Pages H15797-Hi5603. Congressman Ashbrook, (R) Onio, Spoxe concerning security practices in the State Department. He stated “Because some of the outrageous abuses that have been perpetrated at State over the last few years have not received adequate attention or publicity, I think it is advisable to comment on the situation and offer possible recommendations. The unparalleled successes of Soviet espionage over the years should have resulted in a highly refined security system at Stete, but recent experiences indicate that coverups of security violations and purges of qualified security personne] have provided a possible fertile field for Communist penetration. "* He set forth information on the Philby-Burgess-Maclean case as an example and during these comments stated "With recent disclosures in the British press there can remain little ee 77 GA ee SE er ee er eA eee RS doubt as to who was responsible for the intelligence leak in Washington which so benefited the Chinese Reds. Philby arrived in Washington as British liaison to ¢he FBI and CLA and in November 1950, Maclean came to Washington as head of the Foreign Office's American department."' Mr. Ashbrook referred to hearings held by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee regarding ( | security at the State Department and stated "Had it not been for the persistent: wea § ato Amana a pe ne NE IS a EE en en ene \ | eficzts of this body, and Otepka's refusal to make a ‘deal’ with State, mucn of the information now made public would have gone uncovered, - - ~ - A number of months before the subcommittee had completed its hearings, Seactor James Eastland introduced S. 3388 which was designed to correct a nu.aber of security problems at the State Department which were revealed during the hearings, - - - - Here are the nine provisions of the legislation: -~ --- Fourth. Require that a copy of any document transmitted to the Siate Department by the FBI or CIA and marked for the attention of the | Secretary, must be transmitted immediately and directly to the Secretary's kT aaa ee eee ee See ee See ee ee eee ay Se SSS ES r Qo _ eomenneae eereraiet * ee NOT PrcoRDED N41DEC 11 1967 ned and dated as above, the Congressional ce ee all ear vara aS lS, office, flagged for his personal attention. " Pee ad . In cf original of g memorandum captio fer ff fe. “AO? was reviewed and pertinent item were a “ i i are d for the bitectot's atention. This form has Leen prepared in order that ns of a copy of the original memorandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed pro, riate Bureau case or subject matter files. / } iy BI ; Doan : i] =——— i.