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. fy af a “ STANDARD FORM NO. 64 ae Office Memorandum + onireD STALES GOVERNMENT To + THE DIRECTOR paTe:’| June 6, 1950} rs Ladd oe , De Me nf / Mie SUBJECT: CHARGES OF SENATOR JOSEPH R, MeCARTHY CONCERNING 9. / (me “ FBIICHART ON COMMUNISTS ALLEGEDLY GIVEN TO Ce STATE, DEPARTMENT | | re ae Mohr In connection with the speech of Senator McCarthy today, alleging _ that the FBI performed a function outside of its jurisdiction when it —4_J supplied to the State Department, with evaluation, charts and diagrams <7 purportedly showing Soviet agents, Communists, Comiunist sympathizers and employed in the State Department, a check of Bureau records fails to rete that such a chart was transnitted to the State Department by the Bureau in Mg 1946 or 1947. Inquiries by at the State Department developed that [YA the State Department itself had made up a chart from various sources listing individuals under the exact breakdown ee by Senator McCarthy. Mr. Nicholson, of the State Department, advised that the information from which this chart was compiled by the State Department came from several. sources, including the FBI. However, at this time he was unable to advise as to which information came from the FRI, , The attached memorandum to the Attorney General has been prepared, reflecting the information available on this matter, is bein da to determine whether the Bureau investigated i ; or and if so, whether copies of reports W State Department» ; BN JAl-a3X78 0 1950 tf fA wata undean ADDTENDUM: Our files reflect that of the Stete Danartmeant. wae + doaal FS wee — a pee wet es org Fries ok OF ALS UR VAS DEvial AG BL 1942 and under the Loyalty ram in 194%. Copies of reports under the Hatch Act were sent to the Stete rtment, and under the Loyalty Program, to the Civil Serva€@ Comission for transmi the State Department. On January 1 a disposition Attachment’? ™ the Loyalty feview Board that was reteined, We investigated one cect This investigation was conducted in 1943 under the Hatch e it is not know whether this is the individual referred to by Mr, Nicholson aa " mT ar re 7 | a: at the State Department this morning, checking this further, and also attempting to get concrete information to AHB:tle wy