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Fi NO] Witness Names Vardaman mm | Amerasia Case' J Former White House | ee eeaaeaas Aide ‘Never Heard’ ; a . anam w—_ yesterday the committee has ar-| CT Uase in 19bo “romged to hear Vardamainar—a Py The Associated Press session behind closed doors Fri- day. James Ke rasman, one-time Holmes told newsmen today that’ naval aide to President Trumat,itne FRI had developed a “good reportedly was named to Senatejcase’ in the Amerasia episode, investigators yesterday as the man}but he said—without naming the who may have tried to delay prose- individual—that someone in the tion in the 1945"Amerasia secrey{C°VeTMMeDt put in a go-slow order eu on the prosecution. documents case. . President Truman counter- Vardaman quickly and emphati-| manded the delay order, Holmes yi este One et" cally denied it. He is how a mem- said, and called for vigorous tion in the case. ber of the Federal Reserve Board . of Governors. Holmes was an assistant Secre- “I fad just come back to this) 97% of State under the late Secre-_ oie irom the initial assaujt on} | Okghawa when the Amerasia case first broke.’ Vardaman told th Associated Press. “i'd never heard of the case, and Tydings Action Assailed By Young Republicans ‘oy di a owi The Young Republican Club¥o!! I never, discussed it with anyone |e omer County met at the Be-, at the White House or anywhere else. I didn't know a thing about|thesda County Building Monday, it. Mine was purely an administra-A74 aGopiee : tive job of running the war map demning Senator Millard E. Tyd- , i Whi ” ings’ “failure to carry out the spirit Yan . on ee veuse land intent of the Senate Resolu- mes “a e " orma Ition to investigate communism in Authorijalive informants said.the State Department.” Brig. Gen. Julius Hoimes, an as-' sistant Secretary of State at the . time of the Ameryasia arrests, told tary Edward R. Stettinius, jr., at a Sonate inquiry committee today the time of the Amerasia arrests his best recollection is that Varda- in June, 1945, He is now United | man asked that the prosecution! States Minister to London. be delayed. ' The general refused to say who | Holmes also testified that as issued the go-slow order, but he) soon aS President Truman heard fold newsmen: ; i of the delay maneuver, he quashedf “It was not anyone in the State it and ordered vigorous action if; Department. — Namemateann? —| the case. “Was it anyone in the White, “T never heard of Holmes,” - Vardaman told a reporter tonight., “Under na stretch of White House| policy weuld such a case have! been referred to my office. "It might have been referred to the chief of staff, bul nog to me.f i never discussed it withpAd- mirg}) Leahy (the President's per- sonal chief of staff during/ the wa) or anyone else.” In view of Holmes’ testimony sheen Lada Clegg Glavin ——<—$< $$ Nichols Rosen Tracy Harbo Beimont Mour Tele. Room__ Nease pee Gage. a . nd ae ny vr NOT REGORDEg 45 FEB) 1952 — a ee Page Times-Herald —_. Wash. Post _/. Wash, News —.. Wash. Star _. * N.¥. Mirror _.