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att ed memorandum wherein @ ts set forth a statement ; rth reference to McCarthy's charge about the stripping aan of the Stgte Department's files indicating that "the files were revtewed by Agents of the FBI and the Department of Justice sese's This, of course, is incorrect. ue On page.16 of the attached memorandum, it is pointed out that the Depuertment of Justice has advised the Department of Stote that Mr. Hoover never made the widely publteized statenent that it was a one hundred per cent 4. ¢ airtight case agcinst the Amerasia defendants. This ‘ of course is an incorrect statement and while the Depart- ment has been advised of the inaccuracy of this, the Commtttee has not. On pege <6 of this memorandum, it ts noted that the - letter from the Director to the State Department with reference to the chart prepared by Sam Klaus was set forth in full. With reference to the Amerasia Case on page 320 of the attached memorandum, 1% ts set forth that representatives of the Crimincl Diviston conferred with FEI offictels on the morning of September 28, 1945, and it was genérally ogreed that the case was in serious jeopardy. <A number of suggestions were made and diseccrded. This Jeaves the erroneous impres:ion that the Bureau might hcve concurred in the Depcrtment's handling of the prosecution, . It is pointed out that the full testimony of the Bureau's representatives is not set forth in the report. Excerpts from the testimony are mentioned tin the footnotes. It is noted that the question, which was 7B in the testimony, was changed. This question ts quoted and reads "Vas evidence sought and obtained by entering the apartment and premises of the accused without legal process and with- out the knowledge of the accused.” Mr, Nichols’ answer was then quoted. The next question is worded "Were these entries of the premises before arrests made by the Agents without legal process and without the knowledge of the subjects.” The words surreptitiously” and "“stealthtiy” are not used. ore em OY TTT TE EA eT,