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a a . Oo sTAT@ARD FORM NO. 64 or Office Memorandum .© UNITED ST/.1'BS GOV TO ‘DIRECTOR, FBI , s/ DATE: April t } =e ae Nz, Mohr PROMALGUY HOTTEL, SAC, WASHINGTON FIELD Tele. Room -.--1._. SUBJECT: g1pCOMMITTEE OF SENATZ FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEE q ALLEGATIONS GF SENATOR JOSEPH MCCARTHY = = = sr. Reoatse -- 4 LOYALTY OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES , . ; _—_ . . pee org 3 te ot, t i _ vf? ; af fe be Li ¢ ott r ~! _— Reference is made to my previous letter of this date concern Ae captioned matter. u ; / . an a al At the conclusion of the questioning by Chief Counsel MORGAN, Senator HICKENLOOPER took wp the questioning of Mr}QROWDER. He first br of the International inquired as to whether BROWER had ever been a men Workers Order. ‘The witness stated he had not but admitted having attended meetings and to have been very familiar with the organization. Senator HICKENLOOPER then brought up again the matter of Mr, BROWDER's contact with SUMNER WELLES at the time the latter was Undersecretary of State, regarding Chinese "foreign policy. He was specifically asked why pe had transmitted the information furnished te him by Mr. WELLES to MadameSSUIRYATSSEN. MED BEALL UR VE) A ee ee BROADER stated that the understanding between him and Mr. WELLES was that he was to be permitted to publish the information and that he furnished it to Madame SEN with the hope she would publish it in China. UY Senator HICKENLOOPER then questioned the witness regarding the change in American foreign policy toward China, asking him if it were not so that the Conmunist Party had succeeded in having the American foreign policy changed to fit in with their own ideas. BROWDER stated that | this was not so but that the State Department had changed it because of the necessity in the carrying on of the war and that the Communist Party apparently recognized the need for this line of action prior to the State Department. He did admit that the Commnist Party policy as advocated was lly incorporated into the policy of the United States. {1 ‘ ? . ~ a | Senator HICKENLOOPER then questioned the witness as to whether or | ° s not he had ever conspired with anyone or attenpted to secure the transmittal ‘ of confidential information from American Government sources to the Soviet — Goverment or agents of that goverment. Iir. BROWDER denied that he ever had. He then asked him specifically if he had ever delivered any information. er caused to be delivered any information to the Soviet Government or its ‘ { agents to which question Mr. BROWDER issued a definite denial. Y — evhetantina Suostantia c . 3 week eee UNRFCORDED COPY FILFD IN Senator HICKENLOOPER then questioned hin concerning his visit to Russia in 1946 but no new information regarding his trip was developed. He then questioned him about International World Communism and his views and the views of the Party regarding that situation, but BROWDER evaded the question by stating that the discussion would consume too mi h 6 A 1) thaazg-le g “# » ibly running int ° ae eee VY RECORDED - 72 “7° “Sy 2331086 121-13987 fy ALLE OAT. iOS TAINDDKED - 720 La fay ERE SUSIE TES TR ATMS ag Te ea Tr Tap,