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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 20
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; Se Re Cok A Sc el “<c-
mission, tie Benate-Houge Atomic
ConTiittee has access to con-
fidential dat® on AEC employes.
And_tt aa, developed by Sena-
tor Hickenlobper, the Senate Ex-
penditures subcommittee headed
by Senator Ferguson, Republican,
of Michigan, received confidentiall ™
files in its ‘investigation of the
Kahsas City vote fraud charges
a few years ago. on
Senator Hickenlooper wanted to
know if Mr. McGrath considered
turning over the files to the cém-
mittee was a hazard when oth
mmittees had been given acced;
th FBI records. So
“I'm. not golng to pass Judgmer
im the integrity of this or a
her committee of Congress,” Mr.
McGrath retorted, .
Principle Is Involved. _ .
The two. officials emphasized
that a principle was Involved and
they were strongly opposed to
turning over even FRI summaries
to the committee. Mr. Hoover
sald: . “If we yield In one ¢
** * we open the floodgates.” ‘
Senator Lodge, Republican, cf:
Massachusetts, brought out thi
some raw material in FBI fil
became public in the Judith®op- :
loh espionage case. Mr. Hoover
mhde publi¢ over his protests and
at) the direction of Associate Jus-
tide Clark, then Attorney General.
Senator McCarthy’s announce-
ment that he would speak on the
Senate floor today on his charges{
was made in a memorandum sent!
to Senator Hickenlooper and read
while Mr, Hoover and Mr, Me,
Grath were testifying. .
He sald he deeply regretted nol
ing sble to hear Mr, Hoove;
tistify, but that he was “com
Fletely and. tnescapably tied up”
vith the préparation. of his Sen-
afe speech... * .
“Will: you's also inform Mr.
Hoover,” he Wrote, “that I shail
greatly appreciate it if he will
his agents availatfe
ts in the Lattimore cafe
I, consider of some imp
Ay fhe!
ich brought him to Washington from Seattle. He wil appea}
t fore the Senate subcommittee later to answer charges madi
Senator. McCarthy, Republican, of Wisconsin. .—AP Photos.
Johp_&- Service talks with newsmen as he Jeaves the plant
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