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Sen Joseph Joe Mccarthy — Part 36
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on. ‘Joseph =Mooarthy -
enate Office’ “Ballding
negra tulations: on your. one-man ‘trent to defeat. ‘Communism ' “inthe =
State | ‘Departwent,*and I as forwarding ‘inforration that, may ‘be of °°
‘assistance to you. in this regard, “I'am also: ‘enclosing a copy. of
eta “letter written by me to President Harry 8. “Truman, .oopy of...”
¢-Which went to Senators Taft and Knowland.*“You' will “Ble0 find :
cp erenisn a etter from * bo. Me. +.
so returned ‘frouFornosa within the ‘taet® ‘and of, course. you
he well aware of the situation out there at this time.” .I. still
Ve believe that ‘Formosa can be held and ‘that it would build our ~ -
x Sprestige in the Pacific if we were to give aid to the Nationaltet .
“*6hinese Government in the form of military equipment auch as ©
light and medium tanks, - radar,” ‘gmall arne,-three-inch guns, anti-~. « *
a lreraft ‘and combat planes.” This equipment is available and is .-:
“obsolete as far as’ our own military standards require, but would -
. be. of great. aesistance in’ She. Stand. gP8RS made, by the Nag ionaligt
“; Government.” ean Fas . wey ; ; “he
7 ‘ . a oo,
“ " poe
r ‘ptdii heartily ‘Alaegres: with the stand taken by oun. State ‘Depart-
ment ‘and certain military representatives. .The- situation $a yc
ventirely’ aitterent from the picture painted by the newspapers.
CRO Lak . ten Bek 2 ete “Es “
Now : “to” get: ‘down ‘¢o facts which: may “be of ‘ass iatance to You in your
sfight to prove that there are people in the employ of the State
“wDepartuent who definitely shovld be behind bars.: -To° pegin with,
“there was an influx.of anywhere from 100 to. 1,000 Chinese “and other
imationals to Vancouver from Hong Kong’ ‘gince the firet- of the year. ©
(our: ‘State Department was well aware of this.” ‘There was ‘no. neck 5:
‘made to. see if any -of ; é
“tatives “of the Communist Government; but’ “at was definitely handled.
« through ‘the English Government of Hong Kong dy tranatt . wisas,.no~
passport necessary. These visas could be purchased by anyone: with
“:enough money. :I don't know if you are Aware of the fact that Up ;
“to March 15th anyone could erogs from Vancouver into, the , United
Btates without. being Auestioned, Ss wo pee Re
Be ‘am gure that at ‘would be an Impossibility. to locate ‘and “cheek |
, ‘all ‘the Andividuate who cane -on these chartered trips. from long
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