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"Now, what dome Lattimere tell Jessup our PRLS cy in pala” should be? Listen to this if you will: Numter 1, Abandon Chiang Kai-shek; number 2, get out of Korea; number 3, withdraw United States forces from Japan: and 4, deny the need of a Pacific Pact. " The Facts, This ‘Ls another repetition of a ‘vefuted McCarthy charge. . > ad The United States record and policy in the far rast, . as it relates‘te the points made by Senator McCarthy may -be summarized as follows: -- {1) The United States poured tremendous amounts of aid into. China in efforts to bolster the government of Chiang Kai-shek, fay 422 bebe n fee Teh Phe M4emE (<) The United States nas led the figh for a free, democrati c | Korea; has taken its case to the United Nations: and, since the | establishment of this gevernment, hes contributed substantial’ economic and military support. (3) The United States as the prineipal occupying power in Japan will not enter into any peace treaty which makes impossible adequate protection of United States' security interests in the Western Pacific. (4} The United States has publicly indicated that it would laok with sympathy upon 4a reeional aslltansre af Parifie nations. 100K With sympathy upon a regionai alilance of Pacific nations, provided the impetus for such an association came from the nations themselves. Following is the materia} referred to on peges 3 and 4s Exchange <f correspondence between Mr, John E. Peurifoy, Deputy Under fecretary of State, and Mr. Peyton Ford, Assistant to the Attorncy General, (referred to on page 3): May 1, 1950 Dear Mr Ford: . In hie address on “April 20, 1950 to the amertean Society of Newspaper Editora at the Hotel Statler in Washington, Senator McCarthy said: “ . "One of those arrested was John diiontee. He was never convicted; he was never tried; he was never indicted. "J, Edgar Hoover, Director of the FBI, publicly stated at the time of the arrests that this case Was a 100-per-cent air- -tight case of espionage. At the time the case broke — John 8. Service Was picked up by the FBI, Mr. Hoover .made that statement, and he seldom errs on the Bide or overstatement, . as you. well know. .« . a el gee nee ante ee aoe awe leet ~ The Department of State is” ‘naturally interested in whether or. not thia statement of Senator McCarthy 18 an accurate one, As a result, I would appreciate it if you would inform the Department as .. g00n aS possible whether the Director of the Federal Bureau of so Investigation made any statement similar to that attributed to him. by Senator McCarthy.- Sincerely gurg sc. vee