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pe PN RE eRe NBT ~ ~ jLoyalty Unit to Prob ‘Leaks’ to McCarthy By LAURENCE BURD President Truman's loyalty re- view board yesterday ordered 3 full investigation into information “leaks” to Sen. McCarthy (R) of Wisconsin, who is seeking to rid the State department of oro Communisf elements. Seth wguchersion, chairman of the loya tWA\hboard, announced it wants to find out how McCarthy learned the board had recom: mended the recall of John 5. Serv- ice, State department employe, from the Far East for a lovalty hearing. McCarthy has named Service as one of those suspected offCommunist leanings. I Call Acheson en. Georgc (D) of Georgia pre- dicted yesterday that the subcom- | mittee will call Secretary of State ‘Acheson to answer McCarthy's charges. George, ranking Democrat on the foreign relations committee, tolgq newsmen that the subcommit- tee investigating the McCarthy charges “certainly” will want to hear Acheson.’ The veteran legislator said the inquiry will affect American pub- lic opinion “and, with the world in the condition that it is in, it is highly important that the ine quiry be concluded at the earliest ‘posstble time.” Refuses to Answer Richardson, meanwhile, refuse t#@ answer questions put to hi earlier by McCarthy concernin: the board's records in the Servi In a reply to McCarthy, Rich- @dson said he was barred by oft er of President Truman from ering three of the four q jons. Richardson told the tor his only recourse is to ask the President. ' “TE regres,” Richardson wrote, “that the all-inclusive terms of the directive of the President under the date of March 13, 1948, in my opinion prevent me from disclos- ing to anyone not connected with the operation of the program the contents of any report, record or ifile relative ¢o the loyalty of em- ‘ployes.” Referring to the leak of infor- mation, Richardson complained ‘that McCarthy told a Senate sub- committee of the move to recall Service last Tuesday five hours be fore the board's decision was come Mmunicated to the State depart ment. New Gag Effort We are guing to do all we ¢ to find out who is responsible for the leak,” he said. Yesterday's action by the board to plug the leak was interpreted by some as a new attempt py the Admtnistration to cut off the sena- tor’s access to data that will em- barrass the Administration. The Administration-dominated ‘foreign relations subcommittee hearing McCarthy's charges of Communist infiltration has ak ready been accused by Republican ‘senators of trying to investigate ‘McCarthy rather than his -evie idence, Meanwhile, McCarthy has been [disclosing data heretofore sup. pressed by the Administration. Pre- sumably such evidence has come \f m anti-Communists inside the Igdvernment. McCarthy has fe- fubed to disclose his sources fpr fear the Administration would exact reprisals, Times Herald Paze 1 and 2 | aa ee — PARR PE Fae re ee a 2s eae r a 4 Jt . to. ca eet * eeack, 2) . rer eee it tems RP? a7 ie SE hai ae oe SUA ah teas 2. Sart Ad aie we fh cea. a catelitadial —_—— + Perera — : ee. emis me oa