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a Seer Tog remem 1950 . subscriber to the Dally Worker; despite th: fact that alx professors at Harvard and the University of California agreed that he Was ~ “party member or Teliow traveler’; despite the fact that a fellow student who knew him well stated that he would not recommend for a job in ‘the Government becausesof his commu- mistic activities. Department save, must he kent an be- cause he has committed no “overt” act. The State Department's own Security Board then submitted four subsequent reports, the first one dated September 12, 1947, in an attempt to convince the Department that this man was danger- ous and should be discharged. Bubse quently this man’s position was abol ished. However, he was not discharge Idsten to this. His position was abel ished, but what happened then?- He wi transferred to the Division of Research, Penlorine an pias LL employee who, so far & I can learn, had an excellent record, an whose loyalty was in no way questioned This in spite of the fact that a Stat Department official who knew him and worked with him in China as well as in ' have been o this country, said he was—and this is “munist Party. what a Btate Department official said about this man, whom the Department refused to discharge, whom they shifted over to another job where he bumped another worker-——-the State Department officta! said he wes mediocre, dull, and incompetent. Go his oniy qualification was his communistic connections. This same State Department official said, “This is the only man in the Government of whom I would speak unfavorably.” Keep in mind that under the McCar- ran bill, a very wise piece of legislation, the Secretary of State has the absolute unquestioned right to discharge a Man of this kind. So the Secretary could have discharged him as first recom- mended. Four times bluntly they have sald, “Get rid of this man.” His superior officer says he is dul! and incompetent, but for some reason or other he is of the United States. Another one is case No. - idual is with the of Central cember 31, 1946, describes her as being “pink” and as advocating that we substi- tute conditions in Russta for those in the United States. She takes a very active part in the conferences of the UPWA, 1944; with FEA from August 1944 to the State Department as an economis Young Communist Leagug. Be was afflli- sied with Tour othe ua... This man, the State ‘ which nas Deen picked up By the cro, merelative Who nas a eit otet MLL. SoU in actively opposed the President's loyalty “the Daily Worker. but has been given top secret ~-®tate Department used good judgment clearance. This individual hasarightto mot to clear this individual. order, see al! the top secrét.documents. No. 7, This individual was aateoriate business eranomist tn Avenst August 1945, and then transferred te This individual fs a member of the organizations NAL RECORD—SENATE which are named by the Attorney Gen- eral as having been Communisé fronts. This individua) admits membership in the Young Communists, and in the other Communist-front organizations, but claims to have changed his view ce that time, and therefore was given top secret clearance by the State Depart- ment. I may say incidentally I am-using the pronoun “he” in #i] these cases. al- though fome of the individuals are not of the male sex. ase No. 8. This individual was born in New York City in 1918. He was em- loyed as An economist and analyst with he OSS tn the Blate Department from jJuné 1545. Previous to thai time he rked for the War Production Board. e was assigned again to Research and nteligence in the Gtate Department. his man, according to the State De- rtment filles, was an active member of @ nutnber of Communist-front organisa. jonas, Was & very close friend of several men who ere under suspicion by the FBI of being connected with Russian espic- nage cases and has two brothers who wor = I may say thet T EAde GAat some of these individuals whose cases I am giving the Senate are mo longer in the State Department. A sizable number of them are not. Some of them have transferred té other Government work, work alHed with the State Department. Others have been transferred to the United Na- tions. But I think the cases are im- portant whenever we find that an indi- vidual, despite his Communist connec- tions, has been given top-secret clear- ance. That gives an idea what is going on, Here is one which I think the Senate will enjoy: ‘ase No. 0. ‘This individual, after in- es 1, Was not given security clear- ce by the State Department. After He is now a speech writer in the White House, That iscase™.9. I will secure if I may Bo that the sbott this, we will refer directly to the investi- gative file. I think I am doing Mr. Tru- man e favor by telling him this. I do not think he knows it. Ido not think he ervices. A security peport dated ‘De. Gl would have this individual there writing speeches for him if he Knew it. Both the individual referred to and wife—this is in the fle of the investi- gative agency—are members of Com- tunist-front organiza dans mt But in any event the This individual is in the jographical Information Division of the vate Department. “Wer husband siened unlst Party election petition, Stating count was a member thereof. Bhe is active inthe UPWA. The mere fact that her husband was a Communist may not make her a Communist, but she also been given top secret Sleatanctmmmmm OXtGpt 10 which some of their superior a Title more tnformation _on_that nase. 2051 eens No. 11, This individual was an vs from July 1943 to August 14s and was | cape vedio the-Dixision © mén ft after August 1945. He ts a close pal ofa wn and nas stated it would be a good ides if the Communists would take over in this country. He isa regular reader of the Dally Worker. This individual ix not in the State Me partment at this time, but has a fob the CIA as of today. Here is what we find.Buch individuals use the Btate Department as a stepping stone to some other agency. This man, who pals around with Communists, who is satis- Hed, according to the files of thé State Department, that Communists should take over this country. is now in the Cen- tral Intelligence Agency. * Case No. 12. This individual started as a corpespon at the White Bouse, From there be moved over to the Soviet Embassy and obtained a Job as assistant editor. From there he transferr é¢ State Department and so far as I can discover, transferred from there to « section of the Commerce De partment, with which the State Der ment works, where he remained un several months ago. Where he ts as of today I frankly do not knew. I think this is a rather interesting shift, however from White House to the Soviet Em- bassy, to the Btate Department, to the Commerce Department. ase No. This individual is a for- reserve ‘Feserve officer under the informa- wm Tiltiral program. potted to This paositlon in September 1947, and assigned to Milan, Italy, he took part in the edurational This individual! spent time in Boviet Rus- sia in 1927 as a member of the Der, respectively, of varicus Comrynist- by the ee He has been cited by orker a number of times for his work. - The records of the indus- trie) detail of the Chicago police ment list him as a Communist as early 1930. This man’s Ale shows thet mam bers of the churches in Italy ar and } high officials of the National Catholic Welfare Council objected to his being assigned to educationa) duties In Italy, basing this objection upon his communistic activi- tles. Lt. Col. Gayre, of the British Army, who was this individual's supervisor in Ttaly, indicated that he was a “wild left- ist theorist,” who would veer entirely to the left if given the opportunity. This in- dividual is described as a pedantic, tedi- ous, conceited, impractical, pompous and this applics to 50 many of them, a man who would enjoy the pleas- ures of the right, but popularity with the left. Case Sold, This is a case of pressure from a high State Department official to in the Btate De This is an ent. case showing the Tee” on aja. io7 Ue .¥ 10 P| we. obtain security clearance for an ind!- .aiih vidual with a bad background from th atandpoint of security. He was pointed in December 1945 as a translator