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io Bebo. ie roo | = —_—_ McCarthy Makes New. Threat fo Give Hames Of Security ‘Risks’ ’ His Demands Rejected By State Department as ‘Political Stratagem’ Senator McCarthy, Republican, of Wisconsin renewed today a name-cailing threat that the State Department described yes- terday as “holding .hostage the reputation and rights” of employes cleared of disloyalty charges. The department brusquely re- jected as a “political stratesem” Senator McCarthy's demand for assurance that 29 of its employes are beligs kebl away from secrpt Maners. The Genatir threatened in la letter Secretary of Stale Acheson "Monday to name publicly 29 versons he said face lovalty checks unless ne got such assur- ance. “Tam inelinec to think IT have no coocice but to name them un- less the State Department com-" pletely reverses its stand,” Sen- ator McCarthy said today. “The situation is too dangerous noi to do so.” Humelsine Answers Charges. Depuly Undersecretary of State: Carusie H. Humelsine wrote the Senator yesterday that his allega- tion that the 29 persons he named are involved in pending ioyalty cases “is incorrect.” All of the individuals have bee namedaby Senator McCarthy b fore. M®. Humelsine pointed ou He adddd that some are net Stat Department employes. some al; bewllearess of the allegations against them,” Mr. Humeisine told the Senator. t He said the deparirment “does not permit any employe to have _ access to secret mateMial when it has Getermined that such ac- , Ces might constitute a danger io | the security of the United States.” ’ Details of Program Outlined. But the President's loyalty pro- | gram directive of March 13. 1948, , precludes the furnishing of any | “reports, records or files relative to the loyalty of employes,” Mr. , Humelsine said. ‘, His letter to Senator McCarthy outlined details of what he de- ‘scribed as a “total security pro- ‘gram” conducted by the Staite . Department, Under this program, -an employe does not have to te found positively disloyal to be ‘discharged. Mr. Hunelsine em- Phasized that amy individual con- ‘sidered a “security risk” is sep- | arated. | But he stressed that “we wil] neat compromise our legal and “ethical responsibilities under pres- ‘sure of political strategem or threat.” Senator McCarthy chareed that ready have been cleared and some: ‘ir. [Jjmeisine's leer was “de- (Continued F.-om First Page.) ibeyalely calculated to mislead.” He Was not certain when ke may make his next move. He gaid he ‘Imay name the 29 either th{s weex or next. area (he weernanecc throavek tha lat ae Alt APL PLUS S LAL Lar ay —_—_—— — e alty program.” “Your indiscriminate lumping together of names and the threat {to make them public is tanta- | 9 holding beste ic |reputation and rights cf inose employes who have been or may }——— weds Tolrsur _. Ladd . Clegg Ghaveu Nichols Roser. Tracy ; Hark. Alden Belost ; Leughiin Mob: Tele. Rosm.. NOT RECORDEGB 1450 ual G lye eR