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uy ibs re el Mr. Bingham said he had been conrldentially informed by of the Washington Bureau of United Fress, that Senator McCarthy had read from a fairly long, single-spaced paper at this conference. Vilson said ¢5at Senator WeCarthy had distributed a typewritten release watch had be2n prepared itn Senator “eCarthy's office. A protostutte cony oF this release mace ayvutladble by Hr, Bingham is retatned in this ease. The results of the press conference of Senator aclarthy anveared tn VYashineton nevevapers on January C, 1°52. ur. Binchan reloted that the quoted intericl appearing in the nevs release could only ‘iave been obtatned fron the confidential transcrint of tie preeeedinua ao? the Loualty Pevtew Soard. He stated thet te suspected titrian WY. de Haas as being the source for Senator HeCrrtiy'sa natertal Te said tiat “ies de dad Po gavgs mot nove adceogss room of A. ut. Frederic, who ts Chicf of the Seguiations dud Advisory Section af; the Goyulty fevtew Board. dr. Bingham related trat he had checked witaA the building guards cnd Aed ascertained that Miss de daas had been tn the butiding until 10:30 F.iv. an December i4, 1951, and wag aiso in the butiding on December 31, 1951, from 3:22 Pl. to ore?G Pyalt. fife stated thet tre transcripé of the minutes of the Loyalty Revtow Board’s meetinsa on Sehruary 13-14, 1951, aad been redrafted in fincl form around iecenber 7, 1951, and tict, according to his secretury, the redrafted version ts the same u3 that Anneuring in the nress release of senutor “oCarthy uhich ted hia ta heiteve trat the transoript Add been reviewe. by sSonedne after December 7, 1957. it wag exrniained to saescers Binghan and seioay of that time taat sictce they gtrangily suspected Miss de daas as being the source of Senator ifeCarthy's release, this appeared to he aon adainistrative matter within their oan agency. ir. Singhanm seid that although he realized this nigutée be a matter for then ta take actian on administratively, he hozed "that the FRI would help us out.” Ye specifically requested that the 3ureau process far latent ftugerprints the transcripts maintained tn the offtee of As Ae Frederic. A, Criginal Newspaper Fuhlicity Concerning Senator McCarthy’ Release Typical of the articles appedgring in tre press after Senator VeCarthy's press con/erence was the one appearing in the Washinzton Post on Junuary 6, 1952, ccvtioner "NeCarthy Reveals Reuiew Board's Transcript Nitting State Repartment"” which read in part as Poilows: . McCarthy (a. .t8.)yestercay released ranseript of @ m.citting af the Federal _ SP Aa er ee | rr ES ee “Tak pe A a telinsioes inthe