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confidentially informed by yan the Washington Bureau of United Press, thet Senator Mclarthy had_read froma fairly long single spaced paper at this conference. said that Senator Metarthy had distributed a typewritten rele wad ee Nae Shae Ue ae bie ow ee in Senator MeCerthy's Office. The results cf this presse conference appeared in the Weshington nevspapers on January 6, 4952, Ur. “ingham related that the quotes which appeared in this news release, espectally those attributed tc hin and Poaerd Member, Garrett Hoag, could only have been obtained from the confidential transcript of the proceedings of the Loyalty Review Moard. fe said that all copies of the transcript have now been accounted jor at the Loyalty Cevtew Board. He said that cyparently someone had | reviewed a copy of the transcript at the Loyalty Review Board, quoted the tnfornatton released by Senator ‘deCarthy and then replaced the transcript. lie stated that he suspected Mirinn Mi fdediags, who is employed sa Polic Regula Adviser chad has desortbed by ir. Pingham, he said that delcas normally does not ave access to Be ia. trederie wio ts Chief of the Rigula- tions and Advisory Section. Ircederic Aod two copies of the pertinent transcript in her room whieh ts next to the r-om occupied by déHeas. Bingham related that he had checked with the building guards and had ascertaituezd tiad deliaas had teen in the building until 10:30 pan. on Decenber 14, 2951, and was also in the building on December 31, 1951, rom 3:22 pom. to 32:86 pem He stated that one word had been chanyed tn the transcript around December 1, 1951, and that according to his [Senator the changed word appears in the press release as issued by Senator keCarthy, thus leading him to believe that the transeripé had beet reviemed sometine after Decenber 1, 295). Wirian M, delaas, according te kr, Hingham, has been enployed by the Leveliiyu wulew soard since apnrozimnateiy Hay, 1947, and had formerly worked at the Headquarters, Ciuit] Service Commission, | Washington, Ds C, or, Heiey related that they had previous "leaks" of confidertial information, He revere to the erhthit which Senator HeCarthy hed released concerning acony of a letter from eth Pichardson to irs. #fleanor Roosevelt sometime tn 1950 which Bircham stated he saw in Senctor MeCarthy'’s office; a.d the premature eo a a ee