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ecause of the tight secrecy? ad an the val Liem, the restrictions placed rn American people for five years have been kept officially in the dark as to their nature and im- portance. Today, for the first time, the contents of a tiny fraction—five out of 1700—are public prop- erty. Their authenticity as part of the Amerasia collection is affirmed by Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper ‘(R. + Ta, ), & mem- ber of the Tydings sub-com- mittee. Because of the shocking character | of these five alone, Sen. Hicker looper predicted that “all Americans | will be appalled, when the whole, ° truth becomes known, that drastic steps have not been taken long be. fore this,” He added: “It is is sick- ening story.” At the same time, a move already was under way in both Houses to forces the Tydings subcommittse te make all 1700 public. Here Is Nature of Five Documents Here is the nature of at least five of the secret Amerasia documenis stolen from government wartime files: @ The Navy's forma! wartime “or- ganization plan” for setting uP, counter-intelligence operations thro out the United States. It was sent by the director of Naval Intelligence | to the ranking intelligence officers of the nation’s 14 naval districts. e@ A highly confidential! forecast ef the trends of the war in the Pgific, delivered by Assistant Sec- — ry of State Joseph C. Grey to os to officials in the department. c | t gave the location of 25 Arert- submarines then in Pific waters. And it outlined the Gofern- ment’s policy with respect to the Japanese emperor. ; 8dz w= {See editorial, Page M4) ted ® A document setting forth In de-|: tail the composition of Allied typops in Malaya. ®[Detajis about twa mes fro President Roosevelt to Chiang Kai- shek,. ‘a ane ra simo thect the President proposed that Gen Joseph Stillwell be made com- mander of all armies in China, in- eluding the Communist armies. The messapes, delivered in July, 1944, were routed thru the U. S. Army Commander in Chungking, then Gen. Stiliwell. The report itself “Bore the top s&- eret classification for “Eyes Only.” That phrase meant [ft was to be read by no one except the person to whom it wag addressed. A message addresed to the| ‘American Embassy in China, andj sent by the State Department over | the name of former State Secretary Cordell Hull. In it, the Secretary purported!y called the Embassy's attention to an srticle In the July, 7a Ml- tn 1944, issue of the pro-Soviet mag-| Amerasia, which was the|' azine, center of the stolen documents case. The Amerasia article urged that the United States build up Japan's leading Communist, Susomo Okano, into the Tito of Japan. It urged also that this country suppiy arms to the Chinese Communist guerilla forces and consult with China’s Red Jeaders about post-war plans for Japan. Ambassador at Time Doesn't Recall Messag . Hull could not be reached§for ent: ctoday, Clarence E. ‘Gast J (Continued on Page eee eo. a ee nace ‘Amercsia y Vital Secrets | / Contents of Five Documents Revealed. By FREDERICK WOLTMAN Seripps-Howard Staff Writer Capitol Hill was rocked today by the disclosure that th under scrutiny by the Tydings Senate sub- committee, © contain startling military d high state secrets of a nature hereto heretofore unrevealed. _ H...? Por Nichols merasia documents, npw}. ges) a pod { Ne 0- 19 sete ™ Tolson 4 Ladd Clegg Glavin Roaen Tracy Harbo Ga f ; — rat ny he y) } y : y ; | S +. ) “J m 0 MO NOT REC! 45 FEB . 1952 INDEXED : " | | | mn Times-Herald Wash. Pogt Wash. News Wash. Star N.Y, Mirror a a ar Date: © rain’