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alt it cnet ee lee care ale RN ae Ga Ne i ee 3 a es eat, 2 ee ae ee eT atk 4 ~~, Report on Senator Ferguson (R., Mich.),'named in the meroorandum. charged yesterday that the report on the MeCarthy Communist-in- Governm’nt investigation was the most “intemperate and abusive” such document ever filed in the . Senate. Its phrasing, he sald, was remi!- “In addition, I expect ta take ‘action on two more casex within ithe mext few days,” Peurifoy wrote. “Of the remaining 55 cases of jindividuals employed in the de- partment, concerning whom de- rogatory aliegations have been niscent of Joseph Goebbels, Nazi,Made, three are either resigning propaganda minister, Vishinsky, Soviet foreign minister. Ferguson carried into the second week the Republican criticism of the report, which called the charges by Senator McCarthy (R., Wise.}, a “hoax and a fraud” and said McCarthy had utterly failed to prove his allegations. McCarthy will talk today. Ferguson said the report, issued by the Democratic majority of a Foreign Relations Subcommittee, “used soft words te shield those who have been careless with na- tional security.” He wondered aloud who wrote it. saying it could not have been written by Senator Tydings (D., Md.), subcommittee chairman, or his two Democratic associates, Senators McMahon of Connecticut or Green of Rhode Island. (All three signed it. Asks Probe of Staff or Andrei'or are being terminated by a re- duction in force, and recommenda- tions for security clearance have (been made in eight cases, which are still being considered. The remaining 44 cases will be invest gated further.” XN Touches on Alger Hist Ferguson touched on Alger His, iformer State Department official jconvicted of lying when he swore the did not turn over secret gov- ‘ernment data to a Soviet courier, \Hiss is at liberty pending action jon his appeal. | Ferguson presented a canfiden- tial memorandum written. March 7, 1946, by J. Anthony + State Department security’ officer. [In it, Panuch vigorously opposed a departmesta! reorganization , plan attributed to Hiss. He said it would give Hiss “working con- tral” over documents moving to Altacking dismissal of McCar-and from the United States dele- thy’s charges, Ferguson said there not only ought toa be a new inves- igation to the United Nations, | “The security hazard of such a uch, - ligation of communism in the Gov-'selup, if eventuaily accomplished, ernment. but also an investigalion would seem to warrant the con- of the Tydings subcommiltee staff..tinuing interest of the FBI and He disclosed that in 1947, a Sen-‘other security intelligence agen- aie Appropriations subcommittee!cies,” Panuch wrote. informed Gen. George C. Marshall.’ Ferguson said he fears the Mc- then Secretary of State, of a “ge-'Carthy investigation report is apt liberate, calculated program to'to “lull the State Department into inia false sense of security.” protect Communist personnel high places" in the State Depart- ment, The same memorandum de- clared that anolher purpose of the asserted intrigue was “to reduce kecurity and intelligence protec- tion to a nullity.” | Senator Lodge (R., Mass.}, one of the two Republicans on the linvestigaling committee protested ‘that the printed record of the ‘hearings omitted 45 typewritten’ ipages of questions which he thought the committee should ask, Replying to the memo on June'put which it didn't. Lao a SSSEP% jtben assistant sec-| Senator McKellar {D.. Tenn.) \ } ; te Johd E. Peurifoy iried fruitlessiy to get ihe Senate’ told the'subecommitiee that 10 em-;headed hack to debate on the $34.- loyes, regarded as security risks,:700.000,000— single-package appro- Ne ad been fired, including five ‘priation bill. ———e INDEXED wor Tolson Ladd Clege Glavin Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Belmont Mohr Tele. Room__ Nease Gandy "ee * 2] J ’ Tier eis De 71 SEP 22 1950 —— i Se ae Page Times-Herald —__ Wash. Post Ss Wash. News _ Wasn. Star —_- N.Y. Mirror Date: shske