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_— * -- f me sTanc’ "a FORM no. 64 Office Memor\, ndum - UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO : The Dtréctor DATE: May 17, 1950 : FROM : D. Me Ladd wy me 7 VA "aon any ) fa tt PA —/. SUBJECT: EXECUTIVE BRANCH, U. S« GOVERMENT IOYALTY OF COVER WENT EMPLOYEES. R PURPOSE: To respond to your inquiry as to whether we are sound in not having mentioned, in our memorandum to Peyton Ford of Nay 15, 1950, inci- dental references concerning an individual named by Senater MeCarthy which appeared in collateral reports furnished to the State Department on other people. and in not mentioring confidential memoranda furnished to the State in connection with the Grerory case and investigation concerning Communist activities of government employeese PACKGECUND: My memorandum of May 15, 1950, attached f randum to Mr. Peyton Ford furnishing to the Department, in accordance with his request, information regarding matcrial sent to the Civil Service Commission and/or the State Department regarding the 81 individuals identified by Senator McCarthy. This material was furnished in connection with a request made by Senator Tydings that the Attorney General furnish him with a letter regarding the material transmitted by the Bureau concerning these 81 canese — On page two of my memorandum of Fay 15, 1950, it was pointed out that in connection with the review of our files, in additicn to reports and memoranda - specifically relating to individuals identified on the Tydings "subpoena" list, it - was found that collateral references to these individuals were located in other reports and communications transmitted to the Department of State in some instances; that as | a general rule these incidental references had not been included in the memorandum to: the Department; that in the past confidential memoranda have been supplied to the i" State Department in connection with the "Gregory" case, as well as investigation con-. cerning underground Communist activities of government employees, and that in these | memoranda numerous individuals were involved and information from highly confidential sources was included; that in such memoranda, where one of the persons named by MeCarthy is mentioned collaterally, we had not listed the Gregory sumnary or the summary on the umerground Communist activities of government employees since it was felt to do so would undoubtedly cause the Subcommittee to ° shee copies of the confidential memoranda. / a a 478-190 With respect to this particular ret eae mor Pee May 15, 1950, you noted, "Are we absolutely sound in marked ae ee n PYUR LT Heat nothing which is material withheld." re ns ‘312 - xt is felt that we are entirely so ES not having mentdoiied incidental appearing in reports or memoranda given to the State Department concerning an entirely different person or subject. An example of the type of incidental references referred to would be a case where we have conducted a or Voice of 98 JUL 1 01958 ye — t em TaN, OT TAD ET ype cca oe ee ct eee