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Office Memokandum ¢ UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT | TO 0: oir. D. Mya DATE: | August 8, 1950 °° | td FROM : A. He Belmont ‘Mn gE SUBJECT: ghFUNONI SUBJECT @ 7 PE-OVAL OF GOVERMENT PROPER a LOYALTY OF GOVERMENT eos oe Five iJ bit —_ PURPOSE: Unknown Subject, *nemoval of Goverrment Property” case presently pending concerning the furnishing of purported Fo og ent to Senator LcCarthy, This memoranduyy is to request Supe 8 Section, to recontact who previously furnishe Loyal ty Heview Board. BACKGROUND: Reference is made to a memorandum from Peyton Ford dated August 3, last, requesting that an investigation be conducted to determine the source from wnich Senator Joseph R, McCarthy obtained the "exhibit" which accompanied his press release and gpeech on the floor of the Senate on nly 25 t in the loyalty case involving i with information concerning possible By letter dated August 7, 1950, the Washington Field Office was instrnue to conduct a full field investigation concerning this matter and submit a report oe a ae oe | a ee Ban meee ip Tol te! to reach the Bureau no later than Thursday, August 10, 1950. at) patties e “UE I advised you that Qi who is (a to the Loyalty Review Board, was furnishing information t publican Yongresamen. This information was furnished to Supervisor on @ strictly confidential amd personal basis, It is believed advisable, in view of the pending investigationy to determine the identity ~ oe he. Men. itt~am 422 O...-4 2. ay ft ae Le he who fy @ tne "exhibit" to Senator licCarthy aem that Super— of the individual who 7 viso —_ any additional information which he might have which would asa#ist in determining the source from which Senator McCarthy obta vi his “exhibit.” “or wat STATUS: Pending. a ¥ : ACTION: It is recomended that the attached copy of the letter to the "Washington Fleld. Office, as well as the attached photostatio copy of Senator Lv) | McCarthy's exhibit, be immediately forwarded to Supervisor@guuagm Fith the for any information which he may have con- request that he recontact cerning this matter. Supervisor is requested to advise the Loyalty Section immediately concerning the results of his interview with nese $ It is noted that the deadline in this case is Thursday; ee 2 a a q omni wn ign a ree