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— Nichols : ~ Rogen i Tracy, : . 7 og il i Harbo i ‘ 4 : yo nee Mohr Tele. Room__ Nease , yy an kor aat We for. bug LOuGe “ALD AROUT 200 WITNESSZ3—<-ROUGHLY 19 29 EATd CALZ--9ONLI iaTZ | TO RE SUMMONED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE TO MAKE ANY KIND OF A RELIABLE = * FINDING, THIS HE DESCRIBED AS “IMPOSSIBLE.” NE WAS THE FIRST COMMITTEE MEMBER TO ANNOUNCE THE RESULT OF HIS FILE PERUSAL WHICH HAS EXTENDED OVER MANY WEEKS, THE FILES WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMITTEE IN THE WHITE HOUSE CABINET ROOM ON MR, TRUMAN'S ORDERS AND THEIR AVAILABILITY ENDS SUNDAY NIGHT. LODGE SAID THEY WERE.IN AN "UNFINISHED, UNDEVELOPED STATE," AND THAT ALLEGATIONS WERE NOT FOLLOWED UP. "SOME ALLEGATIONS APPEAR ONCE AND YOU NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN,® HE SAID. LODGE SAID THIS WAS TRUE BOTH OF FILES CONTAINING FULL FB FIELD INVESTIGATIONS AND THOSE WITHOUT SUCH FBi CHECKUPS « LODGE ALREADY HAS INTRODUCED A RESOLUTION TO TURN LOYALTY INVESTIGATIONS OVER TO A 12-MAN BI-PARTISAN COMMISSION, HE SAID HE WOULD PUSH TRE MOVE AS A RESULT OF HIS FILE READING. SENATORS, HE MAINTAINED, JUST DO NOT HAVE THE TIME OR STAFF FACILITIES TO DO THE INVESTIGATIVE WORK REQUIRED FOR AN ADEQUATE INVESTIGATION. COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN TYDINGS, WHEN INFORMED OF LODGE'S POSITION-~ WHICH WAS EXPRESSED IN RESPONSE TO REPORTERS QUESTIONS~-SAID LODGE, OF COURSE, WAS "ENTITLED TO HIS OPINION; MINE WILL BE IN WRITING, 6/23--WO4ssP \ r oO yi - 272 29 -A — pv? NOT RECORDED hey j? 35 Aue 11-1950 | A iy “ i. ALS?