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a hy Hane r che ‘wat vo tinh wale py igt = ree! eee ee ee eee eee ee Office Men dum + UNITED . GOVERNMENT TO “4 ; ‘The Director . “DATE: May 5, 1950 7 Flom : D. i. Iadd : f one (to are, BUPJEET: ICYALTY OF GOVERNLENT BLPLOEES = - + putyer4 4 2c FOREIGN RELATIEWS COMMITIEL = - —- oa . we . Refereme is made to my mencrandum to you dated May 4, 1950, regard- — ing telephone call received from Peyton Ford on that evening indicating that | the Department had just Isarned the President is going to let the Tydings mene, Subcomittee call at the White House and review the State Depertzent loyalty | =-___ files on the 81 individuals referred to by Senator McCarthy. Mr. Ford ——— suggested that the Bureau semi nothing else to Seth Richardson until Ford advises the Bureau to do so since he wants to determine from the White House what position is adopted. You noted! “Confirm by writing memo to Ford as to - our unerstamding re not sending anything more to R,* As you know, we have been reviewing our files ant furnishing inform tion concerning the namss on Senator MeCarthy's list to Seth Richardson. However, in view of instructions received from Peyton Ford no further inf tion will be sent to Seth Richardson. Of course, where we preserntly have pending either a full field investigation or a supplemntal investigation, f example, in the case <: iD < whom the Department recently requested a full field loyalty inves igation, we are required under the wisions of the loyalty Order to furnish the results of such investigations the Civil Service Commission. ° h ACTION — There is attached for your approval & mpmorandum to Mr. Feyton F confirming our understarding of his instructions to m on Mby 4, 1950. vl Attachment Rule was * ee EE er eee are. SP ar ee Ee ee * erm ow eee = 0 ee ee kee