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Weag STANDARD FORM No. 64 £ Office Memorandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT To :; wr. DM. Ladd 9 DATE: March V/ igen FROM : Ur. Ge He searterday KY f' urine 7, wtse = SUBJECT: SENATUR JOSEPH R, MCCARTHY rary INFORMATION COUONCERRING-—.. ars Belaont LORP OSE rele coor Neast fo aduise you that a review. ali main files mnt possibly identical with Senator Joseph McCarthy _fails _ oo | to reflect that any investigation. has been Comducted 0, Of a. | i Senator McCarthy by the Bureau. However, his name Aas been tliadireetly associated in three collateral matters in which the Puretu Aas been interested, DETAILS Ali main files possibiy identical with Senator McCarthy were reviewed and did not reflect that he has been the subject of a Purecu investigation. This review does indicate, haxver, tint he has been tndirectly connected with three collateral matters in which the Pureau has been interested as follows: . i. During 1950, at the request of the Department, an \ investigation was egnducted entitled, "Unknown Subject (Source of Senator Joseph RiMcCarthy 's Informa tion Regarding Goverment | Enclovees); Removal of Government Property; Loyaity of Government . Employées", Pureau files 121-23278, This investigation was i conducted in an effort to determin the source of Senator McCarthy's” ee i tmiforme fi Concernin Aitharah Ganntar , Mir. Ladd as to Als source of information and the Senator refused ito dtsclose his source and further stated that no employee of his lerfice co.id furnish any information and that he had instructed his employees accordingly. } ! ere wor mo TLoM he eh te Te yg FER UIE bb lt aporucdctlyr ‘McCarthy was not a subject in 1s Cc » he was interviewed dy bg 2. You will recall that tke Loyalty Review Roard \ena the Department requested the Rureau to conduct an investigation concerning a possible "leak" in the Loyalty Review Board which the ee oe Oe ea a Dwn Rocrd believed was caused by Mirita yficas . The Bureau did not conduct this tnvestigation inasmuch as the matter appeared to be I an administrative nature to be settled by the Loyaity Revi ew Roard. Chairman Bingham of the Loyalty Review Poard advised the Bureau in connection with the DeHaas matter that he tiought posstbly Miss DeHaas might be the source for informatio er doyalty cases publicized by Senator ocarthue A 43 3 a- “eX i RECORDED =’) Jol .4@.77 727 12 igs: “A ‘An GHS : WMT yu ' : i