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x“ we ant a ee QO. ee Pee itt iin nlean See ee Spe ee Rare yt esent aad ae, rea SY ne oF Be ’ < . hoa i Sor ‘ . aid arr 2 . = 4 _< Pan a an , C : : i ry a J .. \ am area are hon cot : . ' . . my oo Be oe are 5 . * ~ oe (3} In July, 195C, at the request of the lepiartment the © Rures. conducted ar. investigation to determine the scuree from which Senrtor McCarthy obtained information concerning one the subject of a loyalty Investigation. This age S29 6n ed "tnknown Subjecte; (Source of Sarator Jcseph Re _ McCarthy's Information Fegarding Government !wployees) Pemowal of Government Property; Loyclty of Gcverncent Employees." It cone cerned a statement made by Senator KcCarthy during a speeoh on the floor of the Senste, July <5, 1950, in which he mentioned n@ at the axme time distributed coplea of a document which purperted to = " Civil Service Conunlssion sumrary of the investigation of (n July <5, 1950, the Attorney Gners] requested the Tureau to conduct an invesatigution to dctermine the source from which Senator «oCarthy ovutained the abcve sumsary indicating in hig recuest thet there my have been a violiticn of litle it, Seetione bl and cl 7l, United Stater Code. The {tnivestication failed to setablisr conclusively the identity cf Senator cccarthy's cource., It di Cicate thit the ¥xantner for the .cy:lty Feview He:rd, may pessibly hive been the scuree of Len-tor ic artny's information. The sugary dlatrivuted by the ceustor was ipparentiy not an autnentic copy of any cocument preparec Dy the Civii Service Comatstion, the ctate ‘epirtment or the ioyalty review Forrd. Tne results of this invesvuipation were sent te tre feputy ‘ttorney Seneral on Euvember 7, 1950, ard Oeceuber 7, 1550. Gn the latter dite the “epertwont wea advised thit nv additional inveatication was to be conducted and no further req.ecat for irvestircation has beer receivod {rem the Cenartment since tat time. {h) "Unamewn Subject (Source of Senator Joseph ke . hetarthy's ‘nforartion Fegarding i inutes of Loyaity Fevlew Pcardts heeting of Februgry 13, 14, 1951) “lacelldieous Infermation Coreerning Loyalty of Government imployees.” The LTepartment by meaucrandun dated January e2, 195€, requested the “ureau te conduct ~n investipyation in an attempt to identify ‘enator McCarthy's f| acurce for hia vrevs release Jurusry 5, 195<. This relesse was silegedly besed on the confidentlal minutes of the Loyalty Seview te ardte weeting February 13-14, 1951. The Civil -erviee Ccomulssion had ouncucted a previous irnveatigution in this mitter. (n febru.ry 13, 195<, Leputy ‘ttorney Jeneral Vinech aivised he thought It would be better for the Civil Service foun fasion te conduct this Investigation. i:cre- fore, the Bureau cid not conduct an investipaticn in thie matter cine Oe ee ee Re ee