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oe lenis iiesliamati ee, s<raaklinie emanates ni diMts ilina 1 Sianeli hase ‘ith nk Hs nlite A rae tic ct ren ln ili Alaa: shill, Bi ited, £ * ' J! jefe. Tolsé> . Jt Mr. Boardme _ ‘Mur. Belmont wae fl Mr. Harbo Mr. Parsons o Mr. Rosen _ on, ; vA Mer. Tamm _ Ap. Mr. Sizoo __ Cae ee eee Mr. Winterrc” ( PaO Rano wo, 40 WR Tele. Roo oy mae v an pei tl _ Mr. Holloma: cedantiy SEN, OLIN D. JOHNSTON (D-S,.C,} STOOD FAST, IN THE FACE 3F A BLAST FROM SEN, JOSEPH R.-MCCARTHY, IN HIS CONTENTEON THAT THE STATE ; TEPARTMENT HAD DISPROVEN MCCARTHY'S CHARGES OF WIDESPREAD COMMUNISM IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT, JOHNSON CALLED UPCN MCCARTHY TO NAME ONE STATE DEPARTMENT EMPLOYE wid HAS BEEN CONVICTED OR PROVEN TO BE A COMMUNIST AFTER BEING CITED 2° MCCARTHY AS A COMMUNIST OR COMMUNIST SUPPORTER, THE JOHNSTON-MCCARTHY WRANGLE STARTED OVER THE WEEKEND WHEN JOHNST: SAID A STATE DEPARTMENT LETTER TO HIM MADE CLEAR THAT "NOT ONE OF THE STATE De PARTMENT EMPLOYES CHARGED (BY MCCARTEY) IN 1933...4AS BEEN FOUND TO BE A COMMUNIST OR DISLOYAL TO THE UNITED STATES.® MCCARTHY IN TURN CHARGED THAT JOKNSTON "TWISTED AND DISTORTED IHE FACTS" IN INTERPRETING THE STATE DEPARTMENT LETTER ASCUT ACTIONS TAKES AGAINST $0 EMPLOYES CITED By MCCARTHY IN 1950, MCCARTHY BRANDED JOHNSTONJS INTERPRETATION OF THE LETTER aS "AN ATTEMPT TO DISCREDIT THE FIGHT TO EXPOSE COMMUNISTS." JOHNSTON AT FIRST DISMISSED MCCARTHY'S SLAST WITY THE coM“ENT. “WE HASN'T SAID A THING." BUT THEN HE ADDED: "ASK MCCARTHY TO NAME ONE PERSON (ON HIS LIST) THAT HAS BEEN GONVICTED AND PROVEN T° BE A COMMUNIST IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS .* MCCARTHY CONTENDED THAT IT WAS NOT THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S JOB TO PROVE THAT A SUSPECTED EMPLOYE ACTUALLY IS 4 COMMUNIST BIIT ONLY TD) DEGIDE WHETHER HE IS A SECURITY RISK--A FACT WHICH HE SAID Was ; EMPHASIZED IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT LETTER SIGNED BY ASSISTANT SECRETAR’ OF [STATE THRUSTON B, MORTON, a/18--EG1223P a & ae : ‘ : / SY _— NOT RECON yp 151 JAN.23 1900 ee er WASHINGTON CITY NEWS SERVICE