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+ . Another development in this ratter iy set forth in the Washington Port" of January &, 1952, in sn article captioned, ‘Service, Apperl Denied by ‘ocyalty Hoard, Carvies Dismissal to Triman and McGrath." This article refleotn thet the attorney for John Stewart Service, Charlies E, Rhetts, has apneeled directly to President Truman, Attorney General NeGreth end the Civil Service -Commigssion for an "impartial" review of the entire case, This article continued oa follows: "Rhetts, in his wmsual appeal for further review of the onge, yeaterday pointed out that on Sunday tho newspapers carried ledged with the President, the Civi what Sonator NcCarthy deseribed ag transeript excarpts of Loyalty Review Board meeting bald on Yebruary 13 end "4, "They shoved Board Chairman Hiram [dugham had protested to Cecretary of State Acheson that while the State Department had dismissed no one for loyalty, in other departments the dismissal rate was © percent of the employes challenged. "If that statement is acourate , eid Rhetts, it showa thr Beard offictals are concerned with trehievinve a statistical quota Fr dismissala,.eon loyally groumts.! "Jt reflects, he sald, that the Lun conceives its function to ‘devise ways and means of achieving Taree munbers of dismissa’s of | employes on hoya ney groundea rather than to ce nsider and judge individual cissg solely urcn the ovidence in a Judicial spirit of fairness to the indtyiduel and ta the Government dn metters of the utmost grevity (0 boths "If accurately reported,! sald lthattls, 'this revelation obviously brings into grave doubt the fadrnoss of the entire naciinery of the hovalty Neviow Board, ! "tReenuse ne formal rachinery exist, for appeals from ths acticns cf the Loyalty Review Foard, ho gal', this appeal is beter 1 seryies Commission, and the Attorney Generel,' The resident) he said, ts resionciije for assuring thet the pronram dces net werk ‘grave injusticas to loyal and devoted citirearaty the Attorney Gcneral chould have been calicd on to determine the Review Boerd'a powet, and Civil daxvice ir the parent body directly responsible for the beardessre’ / ~ 5 on SECTETAY. Ba Ua aD ~ th bom Dk FW