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publication of the dectston tn a loyaity case before the letter rad even been dictated by the Loyalty Reuiew Soard, Mr. Meloy did not attach too much significance to this lost iretance because a number he of peonle were avare of the decision of the Loyalty Review Board in that particular case which Mr. Meloy thought involved As you wtll recall, tho Bureau at the request of the Department conducted an tnvestigatton concer the exhibit which Senator WaCarths: held nannereprmninesa anododthe wenar ‘UT Ae Le vay mad cenicer?r feb hee Ubi bilge FORGE ts ia that investigatton tere fr the Department of Justice. You will recall that although no definite information w13 developed ag to the tdentity of the person furnishing the information to Senator McCarthyys tt waa the feeling of Several individuals at the Leyalty Review Board that an entployee named possibly wes involved, © Ringhaa advised that had Deen transferred out of the Lovalty Review ourd and later resigned and is now believed to be employed by the louse Un-American Aetivities Committee, ee ee | it. Meloy adutsed that the transcript in question consist; of 192 pages. He said that originally an original and three copies were prepared, After certain revisions an sdditional original and ive copies mere prepared making a total of tea copies of this particular transertpt, Kr, ‘eloy related that he had the quotes appearing in Senator MeCarthy's release checked against the transcript and altho: ah | the quotes were mof tn order as they anpeere? tn the transeript ther . were eract quotes, It was erplained to dir, Binghan ond “ry Meloy that since they , Strongly suspect Miriam Mi delaas as being the source of Senater Wecarthy's relénse, this anpedred to be an administrative matter within their | dwn agency, After some discussion along this line Mr. Bingham very specifically stated that he realized that this might he a matter for them to take aettion uron administratively; howevery he was very auch Ul hopeful "that the FRI would help us cut. ur, Bingham spectfically de- |: sired that the Pureau process for latent fingerprints the two transcripts which are matntained in the office of K. #, Frederic to which Miriam 4, deHaas had access and thereafter compare any latent fingerprints oan these docunents with those of Mirtam iM. deHaas, Mr. BinghawW and lr, ° Velcy stated they realtzed there may be other nrints on these papers but they could give the Aureau a comnilete list of the persons who weuld have handled the napera in questton, Hr, Rinaham then said that tf the