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Ltr. to Director - March 13, 1950 Ri: COMfUNISTS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT ROTA TS \ Bee Senator MC CARTHY also advised that during the past: sis, several years, State Department policy has been influenced by two . : publications which he iisted as Nos 1 Far Eastern Affairs, and No. 2° (| Taevific Affairs. He advised that in i¢hl Mr. LAITIVORE wes the Editor of Pacific Affairs, and is now listed as a Trustee of the. Institute of Pacific Relations. Senator MC CARTHY also advised that LATTIMORE has been closely associated with several organizations which have been declared as Communist fronts by the Attorney General. He also advised that LATTINGRE has been a prolific writer and has written ten volumes concerning Asia end the Far East. Senator MC CARTHY also stated that the Columbian, Knights of Columbus magazine for September, 1oh9, contained an article concerning the fall of china which s tated that OPEN. LATTIMORE gets most of the credit for the fall of China. — fap ee eT A rimeographed & statement concerning the testimony regarding OVEN J, LATTIVMORES could not be obteined at this time. a ae There is enclosed herewith a minedgrarhed statement in which Senator MC CASTHY called to the attention of the Committee whe press campaign Secretary ACIIESON is presently putting on in these Loyalty cases. In his testimony Senator MC CARTHY altered the ‘prepared statement by stating that if Mr. ACHESON had the necessery |guts he should stand up like a man and take the blame for this situation and quit making a goat of FEURIPOY. buring the course of Senator HC CARTHY'S testimony before the Sub-Committee, he steted that in his opinion the Covernment investigative agencies have done an excellent job in developing information concerning individuals engaged in subversive activities in the United Stetes and that he finds it unbelievable that in spite of. the derogetory information developed by these Government azencies, these individuals have been given top. secret clearance by their agency. ete Sate Sr aie ee eee oo ene ems pey . . . ere . Following testimony before the Committee, ‘Chairman TYDINGS stated that the staff of the Committee would be named shortly and added thet he hoped this staff could begin work on investigating the. Andividuals named y Senator MC CARTHY Some tine this week Cees Fe Nye, oo | Senator vc CARTHY also ‘stated follosing his testimony concerning the aforementioned individuals that the material to be presented (March 1h, 1950) was not originally in his possession on February 20, 1950, 12/-2339f - 32 aot. > ee