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Mahon (D., Conn.) and Green (D..' R 33, on the other, mentioned {he essential element in the case! {hat cives it its importanee. But as both sides observed frequently ' lo each other, “You're not fooling. me.” The central fact is this: In Case J4, MeCarthy reported | that seeret, Stale Department files" « fe ae inn a » tar the records in behalf of a de’ partment employe fe found to be-a badsccurity risk i (McCarthy said the “high offi- j 1” sought to have individuals; 1 had submitted deropa forueal” veil eet abo : ‘nudiate those statements, r ~The “hi hi oificial, * it is well; : Anilio nuch eetretary of State in of administration unti] 1947. 1947. ind in his Case 4], given” given to the) Senate the same day as Case 14° NecCarthy haile hailed Panuch, this “this ti time iby name, ag an anti-Red i crusader | who tried to houseclean_the de- ‘partment, He. was_ sacked, pre- ws harge ; hpndt Tet Sonators Tydings, Mess Carthy sliJl ducked. “‘Afus are “replete” with eviclence of a. Department, v~ “high oMmetal Taliempung to doc” Libe sumendered his files to the een made by the Se.ator. His. {imputation t to_me_and the co com, Deputy Assist-; ~jover_a_ tong time.” i 7Y A i i oo snap iwe subpeng your files?” McMahon tasked, . pany ” ‘Carthy _saic at wart, The State > Departinent wants 1o_ know who ‘he the Joy 1 American® are _wi who al care giving information lo “nic, 80 so that. it can make their cir heads Meee | fall. The Department. is_ is_ very curt: ‘ous fo know Surprised this commitice is -becoming the tool” of the stare] ' tte, McCarthy w “went on, any ‘informants he had in the State De-] partnent, if he had any, would beRicked oul ol” their igir_jobs th next day, MMahon roared it reply: j the irres just: jmiltee of any such. “Motive is somes im cand denounce, “It's unworthy of a Senator of ‘the United States. I mee ig if When you start making ped. MeMahon. “It's shameful J" countered Mc- sumably by pro-Communist “an- derlings™ i in the Departii r mE Terugading elo sla ¥eslerday, ees, as McCarthy was to p h IF \" ‘ome way and another, he said he} ‘could pot: that he only had a ‘‘sus- | picion. " but was not going to put his suspicions in the record, During the same time, alsa in one way and another, Tydings, | MleMahon and Green tried to make! him explain why, if the fAles—], which McCarthy presumably saw, or had knowledge of—were “re- plete” with data on the malfeas- ances of the “high official,” Mc- Carthy did not know his name. The counterpoint io this ex- change was the thumping of | Tydings’ gavel, demands of “Now| you be quiet,” and mutual aceusa- | lions of interrupling each others’. remarks. To find the name McCar thy, Te Peatediy v suggested all Tvdings iwpuld have to do is tp~ subpena' | Gfeuinent security files his tis asl thine the Demeer WIETy TATA al (his time. and the , Finally. Green insistently de- tmanded whether there was “any- thing’ In MeCarths's files to iden-! tify the thoroughly-identified "high! ene rts-—MeCarthy here what you're trying to do,” {t to the subcommittee whether :m could identify the “high offi- jwas “Fiffing” its files to. remove ‘or an hour and one-half, in! atone. TCH. Carthy. “Iti Lis nbvious Rumors of File “Riffing” He went on to allude to “ru: ors” that the State — Depart tment jWerogatory evidence. Lhe passed his files to ihe subcor Te farthy went on, they would be. & Slate Department go! iform. each olh¢r thers We're not fooling jin this case,” he sald. nothing the State. Depar “men would ke Ke pelter than Yo Snd out iwhat I 1 have in my files.” | “Finally alter repeated refusals ‘by y MeCarthy to explain how he could i make the charge against 1 offi jal” if h he “didi dnot_h have! fanything in his own files to iden-' tity hin, Tydimgs, Green and MMc- ahon gay il i TT was “tytie” to continye, 4 ed | ings sal ngs said, What should be. lor about it boul it he as asked his colicagups. jand what were their views | step ir views on | _jmattler ¢ Won't put mine Wain Wing McCaint Wises Theo ito dn ew thy Assails State Deph | The discussion went on to Mis+ |Kenyon, and to MeCarthy’s charres ‘that the State Department's Ios ;:'! board was “at the mildest” incor petent and stupid to have glyen wher clearance after finding her | associated with 28 subversive of lovalty board before the mon 1 mittee for an examination. | ganizations. McMahon moved to summon 1! =<senator Hickenlooper iR., Iowa}. ‘knocked that pitch out of the Ici.. ‘He amended the motion to have the loyalty board come, but to. bring along the security files with ‘them. The Democrats decided ‘not fn “press” the motion. AL his Stl Vhat he thought of the hearin Te Trephed that_he thoug z ' Senalé subcommitlee is. hand. me. { Hafion very well,