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EE ee ee ae a ee il Cie Oe 4-572 (Rev, 7-18-63) | 5 l ernons, (Ota we. O68 wets ee mar 1062 Gitta / . Obs Hin. 6. ap. EF * i UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 4 Memorandum -: TO S the Director DATE: ‘/ fs t/ h 7 FROM : N. P. Callahan OQ; . GC ay t wu iGOLS ieee A a eee Nag, iin, SURJECT: The Congressional Record 7 Pages H15797-H15803. Congressman Ashbrook, (R) Ohio, Spoke 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 cver the years should have resulted in a highly refined security system at State, but recent experiences indicate that coverups of security violations anc purges of qualified security personnel have provided a possible fertile fied for Communist penetration." He set forth information on the Pailby-Burgess- Maclean case as an example and during these comments stated "With recent disclosures in the British press there can remain little a Goubt as to who was responsible for the intelligence leak in Washington which : | so benefited the Chinese Reds. Philby arrived in Washington as British - i Baison to the FBI and CIA and in November 1950, Maclean came to Washington | : as head of the Foreign Office's American department." Mr. Ashbrook referred ee ed een raie gages mae eh. ane | | to hearings held by the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee regarding i security at the State Department and stated "Had it not been for the persistent —— e‘icris of this body, and Otepka's refusal to make a ‘deal’ with State, | mich of the information now made public would have gone uncovered. ~ - - - A number of months before the subcommittee had completed its hearings, Sexator James Eastland introduced S. 3388 which was designed to correct a number 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 State Department by the FBI or CIA and marked for the attention of the Secretary, must be transmitted immediately and directly to the Secretary's } office, flagged for his personal attention." | . i Fl NoT RECORDED — m / cS 141DEC 21 1967 n the original of a memorandum captioned and dated as above, the Congyasaiap! | — fecktd ier if ff . f, was reviewed and pertinent items were marked for the Bire Ln Trention. This form has teen prepared in order that vorti as of a copy of, she - °. © *merandum may be clipped, mounted, and placed. mrtg: : go a. - as cata baa tac _.. . = 7 7 in a@ppropriave aor tu Cuma e Se ergs neki ts Bde s ete ke wee