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tte Ny eo Ss - HALDORE EVGEXE HANSON Executive Assistant to Assistant Secretary for Public and Cultural Relations ue S. Department of State Peckrround | Heldore Eugene Hanson was born on April 22, 1912, at Virginia, Minnesota. From 1934 through 1937 Hanson served as a teacher of English at the YMCA Commercial Collere, Peiping, and Central China College, Wuchang, both in China. During 1936 | througn 1937 he wes Hankow Correspondent for the Associated Fress, the North China: Tlereld, and editorial writer for the Eankow Herald. From 1937 through 1959 Henson’ wes @ correspondent | for the Associated Fress_ ak Shanghai, _ China, and was assigned . Gove rnuent Forcese The employee v was enpaged in writing the book "Humane Endeavor", from February to September, 1939. He was again employed by the Associated Press in Chicago, Illinois, from September, 1939 to 1942. In February, 1942 he started | employment with the Department of State, Washington, D. C+, and from September, 1847 to the present (Mey, 1948) he has teon Acting Chief, Office of Information and Education Exchange, Far Eastern Division, Department of Statee Basis for Investigation i The Congressional Record of May 14, 1947, reveals that on that date Congressman Fred E. Busbey, U» S. House cf Representatives, Washington, D. C., made a speech dealing with the activities and composition of the Culturel and ; Information Division of the Us &. State Departments He stated the activities of this division were "oonducted by a group of pro-Comunist fellow-travelers and f muddleheads; they filled the ether and tons of paper with a combination of material favorable to the Soviet Union and the Communists, or just plain twaddle." Among the personnel conducting the program of this divisicn he mentioned Haldore E- Hanson, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Information and Cultures According to Congressman Busbey, the employee by his writings indicated that he enjoyed the } complete confidence of the Chinese Communiste when he was in China, had been given official doouments by the Chinese Communists and safe conduct through their lines. In this same speech Hanson was identified with the Central Hopei Masa Movement which was stated to be a part of the official Communist plan. Congressman Busbey - further alleged that Hanson enthusiastically related in his writings the aims and achievements of the Chinese Commnistee | Resu ts of Investiz ation A scopy of the aforementioned speech by Congressman Fred E. Busbey as ae rie anmer wy) COSI FT 7 he