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ant mee oo _. fa AI, a tu nm me ne ae etait qs” COPY «25s As requested by you, Mr. Frank Marsh and Admiral mcCullough of the Office of War Information were interviewed on august Jl, 1943 re=- lative to the case of Chew Sih Hong, Assistant Field Kepresentative in the New York Office of OWI. Mr. Owen Lattimore, Director of Paci- fic Operations, OWI, who is sponsoring Mr. Hong and upon whose recom= mendation OWI requested that this case be reopened, was also present durine this intervi aw. Mise 24sg, VEER Ee -WM. He MCMILLEN: Mr, Hong was originally investigated in New York for this posi- tion and was rated ineligible by the Commission (see Minute 4 of Dec- ember 4, 1942}. The file also shows that on November 30, 1942 the Com mission was informed that Mr. Hong's services were terminated at the close of business November 15, 1942 as a result of information furnished the OWL by the Comission in a letter dated October 26, 1942, The Commission was subseq y informed under czte of July 27, 1943 Puwey que meen We aur we Vee SG Oe by Admiral McCullough that the Sntovuation furnished it by Wr. Elmer Davis, under date of November 30, 1942 regarding the termination of Mr. Hong's services, was somewhat in error as Mr. Hong was separated from the New York Office of OWI for duty with the Army and that upon his return in the Spring of 1943 he was again employed in the New York Office as the New York Office was not advised of the fact that Mr. Hong had been de- clared ineligible by the Civil Service Commission. On the basis of Rear Admiral UcCullough's letter of July 27, 1943, this case was reopened for the purpose of interviewing Ie Owen Latti- more of San Francisco and some additional investigation was also made. ee ee ee During my interview with Mr. Marsh, Mr. Lattimore and admiral Lc- Cullough, the evidence secured during investigation of Mr. Hong was dise cussed and they were advised fully regarding the substance of the derog- Ll” ar eS starrer ig ea ERT CD atory information. pe As reported by Investigator H. R. Memering, who interviewed sr. Lat- timore in San Francisco, Mr. Lattimore does not know ifr. Hong personally and in recommending him for retention in the Service, he is relying upon Dr. Kung Chuan Chi, Assistant Language Editor (Chinese) in the New York office of OMI. Mr. Lattimore has known Pr. Chi since about 1935 when he met him in Shansi Province in China. Mr, Lattimore is also personally acquainted with Dr. Chi's son, Dr. Chi Chao-Ting. Mr, Lattimore added little to the testimony given Mr. Memering in San Francisco. position as Assistant Language Editor (Chinese), OWI, and his case is now pending before the Commission. In view of the fact that Mr, Lattimore is relying upon Dr. Chi'’s recommendation regarding Ur. Hong, the OWI rye sentatives were also informed of the unfavorable information secur ; 3 son, mich Included téstinony to the affect that ee ail Dr. Kung Chman Chi has baan investi gated by the Commission for his enn ae mangas am Pall + Sn a