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wr ret soe a Rte Meg * leh. 7 oN onty/supposed to investigate “dis. Ty yr “That’s the first time I eve heard anyone raising a question as to the desirability of eljminat- ing sex degenerates from the State department,” remarked Brewster. Tydings roared that he had not raised such a question. Such in- dividuals should be removed, he said, but the problem was “col- lateral’ to the investigation prim- arily assigned. _ Tydings was asked by Sen. Morse (R) of Oregon, if there still remained a chance tnat President Truman might open up the gov- ernment’s loyalty files to the Sen-! ate investigators. ‘Tm going to reveal for the first time what I have done in attempting to get the files,” said Tydings. "I went to see Mr, Tru- man three times about it, The first time he told me he was more interested than anyone in Amcr- ica in making the files available and said they would be made avaflable. Citts FBI Objections “Sut then FBI Director Hoover lsald the work of the FBI would be seriously injured if the files were made public and sources of information disclosed. So Mr. Tru- man said he couldn't do it. He told me, ‘I'd give anything if I could do it.” Sen. Ferguson (R) of Michigan told Tydings the public impression left by Mr. Truman's refusal to unlock the files was that there was evidence involving government officials which was being covered up. He remarked that it was curi- ous that the files had never beca barred to congress until charges at Pt of communism against officials! had been made. “If Mr. Truman wants to satis- fy the public and congress that he really wants the facts brought out, he shouid tell the FBI to assist the subcommittee which has only five investigators,” Ferguson said. “That would make it a real inves- tigation.” Brewster’ said it was “unfor- tunate” that Mr. Truman had dis- paraged the Hiss case when it tirst | roke, thus giving the impression | at he was against all charges, akginst his followers, no ‘exer’ wilt the evidence, ™ . ae * . . . ae re rer vie ini , Ladd Clegg. Glavin Nichols _ Rosen Tracy. Harbo ; Mobr Tele. Roon Nease_ Gandy Page WASHINGTON TIMES-HERALD _'f WASHINGTON POST WASHINGTON NEWS WASHINGTON STAR Date: TNT reeeenag SEe Tye ey r eee ae be