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SVB iti, eae ta dig ier og PINES ally TEN On ene eigi > ~ teas = ete . era ae ana eae am a Tem ee or ne eevee nef Seated é a ‘aval’ a — Loyalty Files Awaited as New Dispute Flares McCarthy Hits Denia Ctetn Dannrtmen By State Department Of Spying Charges | By Cecil Holland | As a Senate investicating eroun pwaited a decision on obtainin \\oyalty Mes, a fresh controversy Heveloped_ today over charges by enator McCarthy, Republican, of infiltrated the State Department. GSanatar Bf ota ct has Rhatler Ales ed a State Department report say- ing that a man he has describe as Russia's 8 top | spy_in this coun try_is not co connected with with the de] partment. Other Developments, | The controversy broke out emid {these other developments in a Senate Foreign Relations subcom-~ pty investigation of the “Me- arthy charges: airman PT Tine oe Chairman Tydings of the henate group formally requested President Truman to turn over to the investigating committee loyal- ty files on those accused by Sena-. tor McCarthy. Similar requests were made to the State Depait-. ment, Attorney General McGrath and Seth W. Richardson, chalr- man of the Civil Service Loyalky Review Board. 2. John Stewart Service, veter- - iy State Department diplomat wee separtment MIPLNioy cused by Senator McCarthy of ing “pro;Communist, said in pan, “I am not and never have been a Communist, pro-Com- munist or fellow traveler.’ He made the statement in an Inter- view with the Associated Press as he prepared to return by plane from a diplomatic assignment to India to answer the charges. The new controversy over the charges broke out after Senator Tydines released late yesterday the State Depariment’s record of employment on the man, stil) un- identified publicly, accused by Senator McCarthy of being a Rus- sian spy. . Lsaeepemsipemlll isconsin, that Communists have hotly dispui- , ‘|tor Mc -p top Russian spy is brought be: bes" Cites Record of Employment. na statement to whiclhoerrecr McCarthy tock vigorous exception within an hour, Senator Tydings , (said: - "Phe record of employment giyen me_is as follows: “He has never been employed :|bY or connected with the State Dbpartment except once, About fife years ago, and for a period of four months only, he was as-! sociated with a mission outside of the United States, “Once thereafter, on a single day, although not employed or compensated by the State Depart- ment, he publicly addressed gioup of State Department em- pipyes. ‘On another occasion, though nq@t employed by the State De- partment, he took part over - : [Period of two days in a Citizens’ Round Table Conference, in the company of many distinguished Americans who likewise were paf- ticipating in this discussion. “Iam advised that there wera ing more contact, association, em- ‘ployment, or connection between the State Department and this in-- ; ayo dividual in any manner or form / To fe hoje? at any other time, save as men- . tioned above.” . : Called “Completely Untrue.” » " an Senator McCarthy told a news pat . mference the report was ‘‘com- NOT RECONP etely untrue” and “a deliberate 135 APR 21 19! isstatement of facts by the State partment.” He also described if as “another of those obvious.« —— ——— - |attémnts to twist and ata pod y Page in_ the State Department, at le he did up to four or ago,” and d_has_had " had ™ to the files.” a “The Wisconsin Senators jae” ae clared that Senator Tydings “knows it is untrue because he haa Wagh. News in his possession a sworn state- ment from a State Department f i i = ascok ase official that this man Was @ con- Wash. Siar sultant of the department on Far Eastern affairs as late as last De cember.” N.¥. Mirror — Senator McCarthy said that the man he has accused of bein Times-Herald. Wash. Post