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February 21, 1950 PERSONAL AND BY SPECIAL Honorable John e^Peurifoy Deputy Underscoretary of State for Adninistration. Department of State Washington, D.O... DECLASSII D 20 Ay dear Mr. Peurifoyt : .Oytqnd opgn oany nos neyg uonuonga Au oq auoo sey I atatementjrwhich has been widely ciroulatod includtng distribution. ba:nowsreela, to the effoct that the FBr has Invostigated the 16,000 enployves of the Departnent of State.. For your information, this Bureau, pursuant to the provisions. mr of Poautlve' Order 9835, the Loyalty Ordor, has chocked 17,850 names, reprusentiny applicants, appointees and erployoes of the State Department,. against,our filos. .. The mere fect thiat such a nane chock has becn made. does not, of sourse, mean that an Inestigation has becn conducted. . On! stances where such a name check revealed dorogatory, dsloyal information.. Additionally, thie name check docs not in any way constitute a clearance or disapproval nor does it mean that there ia not any derogatory, dis- loyal information concerning the individual. To date the FBr has coniuoted 297 loyalty invostigatione.. *+ There are ponding ss of this on individuals in the Departuent.of State,.. time iivestigations on five other persons In the State Departnent. ..- :Under the Voioe of America Program (Public Law 402, 8oth. Congress) there have been recoived as of this date 4,499 requests for : irvestigations, of whioh 4,26l have bden conpleted and transmitted to the Department of State. Moreover, under the Groek-Turkoy Aid Program (Publio Laws 75 and &4 of the Soth Congrasa) thia Bureau has roceived : 846 requests Tor inveetigation, of which 842 have eencoomploted and. tranismitted to tho State Department.: .. ... .. Investigations we havg condugted for your afenoy?? Hith kimd regards. 1-0327810 DECORDED : INDEXEb +L MAR 8 1950 FE8234950