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-« BUBJECT: Pn . Allezations enator a ot . . _ 7 ms sy, e . - - wae te 4 aye, 0 . acs : . : to - + ” : . a a . yee ae 4 am, Va mone renal ‘Pont YR are cy! b “poe? Me et a “ook aN ; ( ee ie a me gl et cel alle cae ee lal oe — | ‘Office Memordndum + UNITED STATES GOVERN To Director, FSI FRo ute SUY FOTTEL, Sac, Washington Field Sub-Committee of Sanate Foreign Relations Committ: “LOYALTY OF GOVERMENT ELPLOYEES ‘me lp ms. s 5 date ‘by 6 ‘Senator a ¥ he 7 The necting was ‘called to order at 10:37 AM. o Dr. OUEN LATTINORE, vepresented by Pay ORTER, took his a at > itness stand. LATEDIORE proceeded to reg#’a lengthy prepared statement. | He indicated his appreciation in being able to reappear before the Comittee to meet the charges that had been made since his first appearance. sO Bs ~ aa ia * Sere ~ LATTINORE stated that since his first appearance, ‘professional “inve i- ” “ators had been beating the bushes frantically in order to show up any more| - +. Levidence that would support the original charges, LATTDNORE stated that as\| _ i yet, Senator McCARTHY's charges had not been supported by any evidence and “Senators procured witnesses did not back up McCARTEYts original charges. 2, “2 @ LiT’Tr CRE said that none of the -itnesses had attempted to support t charges that he, LATTI!ORE, was a top Soviet agent. He aid that none of the witnesses had siven ary ands eation that he, LATTIVORE 5 Fas 8 aqnenker of the Peas. Canamunist Party. = i . ale "y ” : Aes = a LATTI’ “csftestéted that Senator MoCARTHY! s original charges that , LATrne maintained a desk k Bes @elephone in the State Department." vandswas an official, of the State Ds nt@rere definitely not proven, LATYTINORG stated it was pis opinion that Set othe 'gOARTHY hoped that if the charges, baat I LATTIMORE c be proved it png Hein with the Stave Uepartment.. s 3s ae . . parrBiteSatattnet | he Ina: he alone was vesporeibit for whatever mater al. he has ever written. ~He said that ‘He’ wis & private citizen and not a public | 7 ah official and further, that he had taken po money fran Soviet Jussia, KOHLS the e Ching Lobby or Sengpiar Became + a kt j mre had ata ware eis ot ive sf, _— ’ J ie be a fe: a pave: bee indicated that. Senator, hat the a of the: Sparvest 2 st the State Departtie y ieered os ee : Lanz ‘ORE,’ and tre ny LATTDNORE, belje bods idCARTHY has dost as MECE PET LA is BEF ANY ‘that the Sonate ae “a Sino Andicated that 4 discount the. testinony of Gener ORB (phonetic) ra PEAR sso Stated that uhlgke Senator IicQARTHY, he has nevar< eee Lai aaeke a law of the United States, | of destroying, mecords, - Ae tos ig tha Ethig€s his profession, ;