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re I] White House | _/ Aide Acctised | As Ex-Red BY WILLARD EDWARDS Charges of communism in both ‘the White Hous? and the State {department seized the Senate's at tention yesterday. The twin devel- iopments: ~~ ‘, | 1. Sen. MeCarthy (R) of Wis- consin, in a Senate speech, fe- ‘vealed loyalty board files on Phil: 1 ash, 42, a $17,500 adviser to 'President Truman, which showed that Nash had been accused of meinbership in the Communist party “in close contact with the Communist underground in Wash- ington” and whose former home in Toronto, had been used by a Canadian spy ring in the early 40s as & rendevous. i - Roasinger Testifies *. The Senate internal security ;subcommitiee heard Lawrence K. |Rosinger, one of Strate Secretary ‘Acheson's China policy advisers in 11949, refuse to answer the testi- mony of three previous witnesses that he was a Communist party ‘member. Rosinger pleaded possible self-incrimination. He also refused to discuss his relationships with a number of individuals, in the gov- ‘ernment and out, on the ground that he might involve himself in trouble with the law. | Nash, McCarthy’s White House ‘target, succeeded David K. Niles las an assistant to the President in charge of advising on “minor- ity problem: " He was a /ecturer on anthropal-' ogy at the “Iniversity of Toronto’ from 1937 .» 1941, then came 10 Washingtun as special assistant to the director of the domestic branch of the office of war information. He was assigned to the White House on June 7, 1941, from the OWI. ’ The White House loyaity board cleared Nash some time ago,” Mc- Carthy declared. “Thereafter, the FBI conducted a thoro investiga- tion. Ten separate reports were p. “Wradtmid sent to the White House o (vats review board, © an TO a” ba eines i. tate 4 wa (oi RECORDS ' FER Called Friend of Rezs——— | “After the White House cleared ‘Nash, the review board asked for & new hearing. Shortly thereafter, | Donald Dawson (White House ad- | ministrative assistant on person: nel) called for the complete files ; Which were sent to the White | House and never have been re- ‘turned to the review board.” The PBI reporis, sa.d McCarth: ireading from dccuments, saic 'Nash had been a close friend “4 ' {Continued on page 2, col 2] 3 -i3 Tolson Ladd _ Nichols . Belmont Clegg Glavin Harbo Rosen. 7 Trac Laughlig _ Mohr Tele. Room_ Nease Gandy Paz Tines-Heraid Wash, Post Wash. News pop 1952 Wash. N.Y Compass Star N.¥. Mirror