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vascms “Wmiiliiltl ce cp sat ae ok ee A eae <i enema eet oe | Heuset’ =. reporter asked. | Grew tyaths-cammittee: jdidn’t want the Amerasia case “! would rather not say,” he! “In this regard, I can say cate-|prosecuted at that time because replied, gorically that I was not forced to/it might cause friction. *—~———~ Holmes testified at a closed|resign. For some time I had de-| Holmes told reporters yesterday session of a Senate investigating!sired to retire. The war was over,|he went to President Truman when committee I was past the retirement age, and|he got wind of the go-slow order, | ‘ I was facing the prospect of a|but he refused to say whether he The committee, headed DbYimajor operation.” told Mr. Truman who gave the Chairman Tydings (D., Md.J, has} He said that when James F,lorder. -——, jrevived the Amerasia case as part Byrnes became Secretary of State, ae | _ ‘ arges py succeeding Stettinius, he renewe joe its inauery te "his request to retire “and Secre- McCarthy has contended the/tary Byrnes agreed.” | \ ' Amerasia case, involving the al- afk nis CoMMent 16 Teporcers, Neged illegal removal of hundreds Holmes, confirmed the testimony tof secret Government documents,/@'ven by FBI Agent Myron Cur- ‘is the key to his general charges|"€4 before a House Judiciary Sub- lof a Red network in the depart- committee during its probe of the ment Amerasia case in 1946. The Senator and some of his) GUrmea told the House group: Republican colleagues have On May 31, 1945 (a week be- laimed th was a “cover-up” of fore the. Amerasia arrests), the claimed there OVEr-UP Of Department of Justice advised the the Justice Deparment's failure to FBI that any prosecution in con- win prison-term convictions IM\/nection with this matter was to prosecuting the case, Only two of be held in abeyance until the con- the six persons arrested by thel-necinn sf the San Franciees (TT TaMoeuh UL we Gall rf Paltiseo, § FB] paid fines; the others were|N) conference.” , cleared, Gournea said he understood that The committee has sealed mMylrsome of the men connected with lips,” Holmes said after testifying/the San Francisco Conterencel However, he clarified two "ora sked whether the delay orde came from David K, Niles, a presi-| demtial aide, Holmes answered: “So far as I know, it was not.” He elso ruled out Alger Hiss as the source, repeating that it was! net issued by anyone in the State: Department. Hiss, a former top-level State Department official, was convicted, ' several months ago of lying when! he swore he had never leaked; State Department secrets to ai {Soviet spy ring courier. | At the time of the Amerasia ar-| rests, Hiss was Secretary General: of the United Nations Conference! in San Francisco. | Last week Senator Ferguson (R.,! Mich.). said jt was “reg ae 4-26 Tolson Ladd ——— Clegg. Giavin Nichols Roseo Tracy Harbo Belmont Mohr Tele. Reom__ Nease Gandy Page pnabla ty Times-Herald _ Wash. Post _L Wash. Newes Wash. Star —_ N.Y. Mirror ——_—