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Office Menor w.. lum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 1 Call: 11:03 All ro: te De H Lad pars: March 13, 1950 a From ; es He rin gerrodyp) . / in SUBJECT: COMMUNISTS IN THE STATE DEPARTIEN aus / (Alle gations by Senator Joseph F.“‘fcCarthy) ,, ae LOYALTY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES i a i trecy. Att ove time I talked to Spectal Agent ' , =—-____ of the Washington Field Office concernin weror rovartny & testimony which he began this morning, eaeiaiaees ivarch 13, 19506 “—— Senator McCarthy identifted as "Case No. 2" Haldore | > 7 fegyain’ whom the Senator described as an expert on Chinese — “affaires. Senator McCarthy said Hanson is to be the head of a | new divisional estabitshment (apparently in the State Department) of an "Interim Office for Technical Cooperation and Development.” According to Senator McCarthy, this group will be spending hundreds of millions of doliars of the taxpayers money. Senator HeCarthy described Han son as having been affiliated with the State Department sigte February, 1942, and the Senator then began to list the alleged Cgoimunist connections of Hanson. He said that these cate back tov1939 and he said that Hancon has been assoctated with the Instikiite of Pacific Relations which he described as presently being headed by Mr Field, whe | has Communtst connections. , At the time of RD «22, Senator HeCarthy | yas continuing to list the alleged Communtst connections of Hanson. erie ae el & It might be noted thd "Case Now 2", according to the Bob sot and as identified by the Bureau, pertains to Ep A spectal summary on Hanson is in the process preparation, and tt will be submitted promptly. It might be ~ noted thet a full field loyalty investigation was completed by the Bureau and submitted to the Civil Service Commission June 24, 19< 4 cts position nog ice rete ce huge September 30, 1948, to the effect It might be no cd to by Senator McCarthy ts presumably whose Communtst connectiow are well knowie ad of the Institute af Pacific Relations; rather ClaytonfLane, a person who has openly i expressed anti-Communist sympathy ia the head of this organization. oo” pecoroen-20 JAIMAZATE-Aq * res, . — = dT ig Oy Wee MAR 14 1950 3 ~~ P- A ™ ih At 7 y tA4iLJ