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eee at “Offee Memorandum UNITED STATES SS GOVERNMENT Tea TO = THE DIRECTOR FROM : D. M. LADD a _ ra SUBJECT: CHARGES OF SENATOR JOSEPH Re MCCARTHY CONCERNING FBI CHART ON COMMUNISTS ALLEGEDLY GIVEN TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT (Washington Post news item of 6-7-50) an Reference is made to the attached newspaper article which slp eare Pele. Room___ in the Washington Post on June 7, 1950 setting forth criticisms by thd Ce State Department of FBI investigations as quoted from a State Sohertnat oun, document in the possession of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy. You commented Sip t this by stating: “We ought to run this down. Find out who in State Dep ifs this criticism of FBI & what it is based on. H." eee’ Se This matter was covered in my memorandum to you of June 7, 1 {ps0 frog information obtained by arcs in the State Department that the newspaper article reflects the direct quotations by Senator McCarthy from the State Department: report prepared by Mr. Same] Klaus of that Department on August 3, 2 ad report of Klaust (a copy of which the Bureau has now obtained) was shot a survey he made of the Security and Investigative Branch of the in which he criticized their operation and also that of the FBI. As jpreviode | pointed out, numerous statements of fact were totally erroneous in this 2 rfod Sat eee . j Particularly those in which Kiaus states that the FBI prepared a cha ’ In view of the total unreliability of Klaus, plus his antagonistic attitud toward the Bureau over a number of years, it is not believed advisable that we should interview him at this time. If you feel however that some action should be | taken in this matter, it is believed that it would be more Sooner oth as far asthe ™~ Bureau is concerned, to prepare a letter to either Under Secretary Wabb or Deputy : Under Secretary Peurifoy protesting the statements: made by Klaus in wits report ‘ which has resulted in the erroneous newspaper comment.” | 7} k ; a bh : a E. eg ‘2d fo 232 1p 18S ; i= JON 22 1950, é u z >