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wm a ae Dea et we . . on = et ed . a * , ne . . * oe, a i 1 GaDARD FORM NO. 6 Office Memor& dum e UNITED STs C3 GOVERNMENT To : Mr. A, He Betmoay/! i . DATE: July 28, 1950 ~t a ; , FROM: oo H Starter la7 Zolgon SUBJECT: ALLEGED SOMMUNISTS IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT \ ALLEGATIONS BY SENATOR JOSEPH R, MC CARTHY i TAWVATMY AT AAT ort formes \ Via SOY GVO Du Be \ } pees . haere Teta OOM To advise you of the results of an inquiry to determine the “me _ individuals referred to as "agents" and "Communists" in a chart of alleged Pro-~ . Soviet individuals mentioned by Senator McCarthy before the Senate on June 6, : 1950, In brief, all have resigned from Federal employment except three who, have been investigated by the Bureau as subjects of LGE or VOA cases, one who a suspended without pay as the result of an LGE investigation, and one who wa known to be employed by the Army overseas and whose status will be checke liatson, Y La BACKGROUND? You will recall that Senator McCarthy on June 6, 1550 mede a statenent before the Senate to the effect that three or four years ago the FBI supplied the State Department with charts and diagrams purportedly. showing pro-Soviet individuals in the State Department, Inquiry disclosed that the thart was prepared by a State Devertuent employee, It purported to show the number of "agents", "Communists", tsumpathigers" and “evepects" in the State Department, On Bureau instructions, the Washington Field Office has checked the names of those persons listed as "agents" and "Communists" against State Department and CSC files and has ascertained | that all of the individuals mentioned ere no longer employed in the Federal Goyernment with the following exceptions: ce masl employed by Army. Has been subject of E nrestigation, r Se eecrraad -€ aphoyed by State. Has been the subjec i ro gatio _! F Oh Fil wo / ~ employed by State, Has been the subject of , tigation, ——_S Ie ——. Suspended 5-12-50 from Army as result LOE Y estigation, — [ last known to be employed by Arey in a meee OER Has been the weeny 7 of og 5a7f. ation, f ~” RECO 3// ele NDATLON? 475 RDED - 97. a vr Al-s0* ded that the Liaison Section determine through scpripriate is still employed by the Army in Tokyo, I¢ - is to be noted that she entered on duty on Kay 17, 1947 ~ . Liaison Officer fY ¥ It i raconmm ee ee wwe