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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 24
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Vultes Fdasteps .
hnstcleicCarthy
Tit on Communist
i
Seeretary of State Dulles to-
day Sed from a senatorial dis-
pute? over whether the State De-
partment has discharged any
Commumisic.
The tiff started
Senator Jolinston, Democrat, of
Souih Carolina reported that
the State Department hud in-
formed him that it had found
no Communists among seme 60
persons accused by Senator Me-
Carthy, Republiacn, of Wiscon-
Sift,
Sunday when
enator McCartay replied last
night that Senator Johnston
“twisted and distorted the facts.”
Evervoody agreed that “(the
facts” wove contained in a letter
which Assistan! Secretary
Siu.te Thruston Bo Mtartan avras*
ta cenetor Johnston. The sate
Dep rimenut an@ Senater Mc-
Caray mace the text of the let
ter public.
Quizted by Tress.
news confermmnee today whether
Senater Jonnason or Senator
feCarthy was right. My, Dulles
replieg that the full facts were
in tne State Department letter.
The dispute, he said, was 2
qucsuian of individual judgment,
aA reporter asked wheiher Mr.
Bulles eould state,
gare to the lette:
State Department hes dis--
che.26°8 any ane because of
i Slateneeene ton i afRl-
VONLMUNISt aMule
Ma. Dulles toid ihe reperter ;
Sharply to read ire lett,
The veporter rephed that he
had iad Ue Ictler and that
Was TAaCTIY Why he Was asding!
the Secretary the question.
Myr. Dulles ended the exchane
by siaung that he was afraid.
he couls not clarfs the letrer.
MeCarthys on Trdings.
Senator MeCarshy said that!
behind Senator Johnston's tater
ment there appeared to
“an attempt to exhume" tor.
Mer Senaior Tydings, Demo- |
Crat, ©: Maryland, and “bring -
him back to life for
campa.enu.”
Senaior Tydings, who was
chairman of the subcommittee .
that anvesiigated in 1950 the:
MecCariuy charee of communism
in the State Depasument, was
defeated for re-eleciion later
The Tyaists imvesti-
fation, described by Senator
McCariiy as aio ‘“whitewash,”
founc there was nothing to the
McCarthy charges.
The letier listed what had
happencd to 69 of the 80 in-
dividuals whose names originally
Were Lurned over by Senator Me-
5 ee to the Tydings subcom-
* Plittee. IL made no mention of
11 others, presumed still vwe_be
on dep: TrLMeNnt personnel roles
without re- ;
whether tne |
tenon PSNGEDL OT
G2 JAN 25 1955
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Breakdown Given.
In the letler, Mr. Movicu saig
the wert
e West: i was not up to the ce-
ipartment to tind whether any
‘Of the persons were (A. Curn-
‘Munists or (Bi disloyal io the
‘United States.
The letter to Senatoz
ton gave the followings
cown.
Removed as seeurits risks—
removed for “suitabilitv reasons”
under personnel regulations—1:
resigned during proceedings in-
stituted against them under
Presidential security orders—3;
resigned (other persons})—32;
transferred to other agencies—
10. termination of limited 2p-
pointment—4; separated by re-
duction in fover—8: vetireci—t:
fd~l and reaver emploshe
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Mr. Tolson
Mr. Boardman
Wr, Nichols ___..-__
Mr, Belmont
Mr. Harbo
Mr. Mohr
Mr. Parsons —._.___
Me. Rosen —.._—___-
Me. Tamm
Mr. Sizoo
Mr, Winterrowd
/Tele. Room
fo Mr. Holloman .
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ph, Miss Gandy
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Times Herald
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