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Office Men, \ duy + UNITED § S? ‘GoveRNMENT DIRECTUR, FBI | DATE: March 8, 1950 9 From : GUY HOTTEL, SAC, WASHINGTON FIELD | a Oo ret ‘) ATTENTION: <Assistant Director suByeCT: ‘OM UNISTS IN THE boars DEPARTLE} D. i. LADD | (ATMS by Sa er SPH RP CCARTHY) a Ch LOYALTY OF GOVERNMENT IS PLOYEES =~ pb 5 ‘ vA In accordance with instructions reecived by SAG GLY HOTTEL rarch 7, 1950, Special Agents attended the meeting of ak mailyooe, Anvostag’ tion of State Depurtnent personnel, in the C caucus Pom of the Gee. te Crfice Building on March 8 1950. froin acogistent Director DBD. L, LAW on fTiis hearing was opened by Senator MILLARD ENTYDINGS, Sub-Committee Chairman, who stated thet the Sub-Committee received @ mandate from the Senate woich contained the authority to investigate a hear charges cf disloyalty against the government by employees of the Denertrent of State and other such agencies against whom cherges have been heard and to subpoena the loyalty files against all such persons. Senator JUSSPH BR. HeCARTHY was svorn in as the first witnes Chalrnagn TYDINGS then referred to prior testimony of Senator McCAPT:Y in which Sunstor McCaA THY had stated on the floor of the Senate that one employce of the State Department who was employed in December 1045 45 a Translator ind been investigated during 1946 and thet this investigation snowed evidence which caused his - “later dis:tissal due to homo-sexual acts xvi connection with the Young Comaunist League. He furthr stated tht on Janu:ry 22, 1946 the Division of Security and Investigations, State Department, * recommended the discharge of this individual and on February 19, 1546 his services were terminated. on April 1, 1946 this termination act was rescinded. §enator HecARTHY's tes tamony showed that there was a CSA report dated September 27, 1947 which was replete with information tlt a high official of the State Department tampered with the records of the State Department and | personally contactsd witnesses and asked them to retract their testi mony concerning the aforemontioned employee. Senator TYDINGS then asked znaitor KeCARTHY whether or nct he could furnish the Comittee Sisar Job f bh fe official in the State Department who was cif rebd wrth) A i records, and pvertec aROE the Rete: 8 ae isloya ee” Senator McCARTHY did eee: ee i. high officia at this time and brought ont that he would 4 present e Ym tte in UNRECORDED COPY FILED IM.