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{ ~- ee ff a + _ x . a Femme Wt pen ee or ® * ~- ~- Se In regard to the speculation as to the sougee of McCarthy's meterial I advised Senator McMebon that yeaterday the newspaper woman, called and in my absence talked to Mr. Nichols. J informed him that she inquired — as to whether McCarthy was getting his information from here and she was told . that this was eo perfectly outrageous question as obviously we would not de that, ond” then she queried Mr. Nichols as to my {riendship for McCarthy and es fo my cepyoe ey Republican background and she was informed that many of the Senstors were coms * * sidered os my friends but that I hadn't seen AicCarthy for weeks since this thing - happened because I had purposely refrained from being any plece whéire I might come: im contact with him. - She was sleo advised that f had been annointed in the Danart- a ment under a Democratic administration and had served under both Republican ond ., , Democratic Attorneys General. J advised Senator McMabon that quite hostile toward the Bureau and explained to him generally the basis for ¢ seme. LU a «Yn regard to the general asGumption thet this taformation w was coming from | the FBI I told the Senstor that I, too, was very much puzeled as fo where this = - was coming from; that I hed certain suspicions but did act know whether they were =: wery well founded. However, I stated that I believed McCarthy hed either employed — eomd ex-Agents of the Bureau or hed been in contact with them. AicMahon interrupted The Senator was . advised that J had requested a compicte summary on the Lattimore case so that . J would kaow what the facts were in back of {t. i ateicd that we hed acver made a foyalty investigation on Lattimore because - ' “WicMahon stated that of course as a wiatter of 1 act Be, Cattimore, has S¢€VverF been the etrictest sens ee of the State Department. Senator NcMahbon gtated kt was very much coneernes because Mccarthy parte atated he had the facta and he was willing to stand or fal] om this one particular case, the Lattimore Case, Keoogh when he was asked if he had actually seen the files b2 sald mo and he was very | evasive when asked if he had seen photostatic copies of the file or evidently! ; bed talked with someone who had seen the copies, McMahon told McCarthy that ‘Mf he had open access to the file then certainly his coramittes would want access to the me. |/ I atated very confidentially to Senator McMahon thet last Sundey al in his brosdeast Walter Winchell mentioned a fellow by the name cf adems; | the bei / o2- =" oT “. :