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ood ‘ is an actual replica of any doounent prepered ty either of theses «| three agencies. If so, determine who prepared it ar assisted in 2 its preparation, why it was prepared, when it wes prepared and what | = agencies received copies thereof. Ascertain how the document we maintained and who had access to it. Detersins whether it contains . @ stanp of the Civil Service Comlosion similar to the éne appearing _ on Senator Mocarthy's Cexhibit." Ascertain what office placed this . Seay oan cgetatat tn an effort to isentity the parson ree} Explere ads suggested in an effort to identify the person responsible for furnishing the document to Senator NoCarthy. \ 7 (2) Secure appropriate samples of any Civil Service Commission date stanps similar in nature to the stamp appearing on Senator MoCarthy's "exhibit" and gulnit these sanples to the PEI Laboratory for exanmine- tion to determine woatter the stamp appearing on Senator MoCartin’'s "exhibit" {es authentic. If authentic determine whether thet particular gtanp is currently used by the Civil Service Commission and if act when the Comission ceased useing it. Determine whether the * levalty Review Board uses a etanp ginilar to the one appearing op McCarthy "exhibit" and if not what date estarp is used the lepelty Review Board on documents in ite possession. Utilise procedure in endeavoring to trace the authenticity of the Pescret* stamp appearing on the McCarthy “axhibit" and the effice responsible . —Geaebgt tine this stamp on the dooument. Explore any to¢ical leeds ove- (3) explore the significance af the appearance ef the etatemmt dated September 7, 1048, 2 in Senator McCarthy's "exhibit". This statement rw: Dede ar ae: was Bureau buf, as noted previously, was from the State Department Layalty Board. t would i appear person prepared the “exhibit" or who furnished the information from which the "exhibit" was pre ve bad to a have access to this particular statement of It ct eicht theréfore be significant to de which of three agencies a4 Dp have copies cf the statement their files. ds “ay pede previously, Mr. Moholson partment indicates P| this signed statement was furnished by on August 9, 2948, = _ whereas the statenent is dated September ‘/, 8, in Senator i a Sexhibit-" You should therefore determine the correct date of - oe etatenent ani be alert to determine whether a copy _ e ~ appearing in the files of Gne of the agencies in question — os might bear an incorrect date which might suggest that the wninom = he subject or subjects in this case sre attached to the agency whose rey files contain a copy of thie statement dated September 7, 1948, as aR 4t appears in Senator McCarthy's "“exhibit.#