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Order Vo. 9825. Neely, (1) ational Teierstlon fer Constitute lonel Liberties, later ‘newn as the Civ 1 ichts Conpress, anc (2) Cormunist Party of Anerica and in Zurope. “he Bosrd also charged him with close asscciction vith eight known Communists including ais own wife. Ineidentiliy 1] didn't know thot it ts an offense in the State Deoeri:ent to as.ecicte with your wife. Let me qucte to vou from attorney Veastucods leuter "I an returning te vou hereith e letter preferring ciarg7s wich wes sent to Mr, X by mistake. This letter is dated Sestcher 17, 1948... It conteins a clargs that ur. X acted in the interest of anotuer Jovermien. ‘Tren Gir. ¥ inquired of you concerning tiuis matter you referred ‘in to i'r. ‘orelard. Subsequently on Gepteaher 22, ur, Moreland advised iim. 2 thet tiuis letter was a mistoke and recvested 4ts return in orger that it mignut ve destroyed, At the sare time ir. Moreland harced Ur. uo the letter fror. you on the basis ¢& which the proceed in is nev coing forvard. Tan sure you ean appreciate our concern thet the firct letter be destroyed, ard ve wnul! cppreciate your ac novledg- ment that the orizinal of thet letter (returned Serevith) and all carbons have indeed keer destroyed." This, cf course, isn't tie fir-t tine try t the Ac.eson Law Firm has been successful in defending Sto Denurtvert eployees accused of Cormsunistic Jor eya cle, after Slizabeth Bentley ‘ad testified that Lauchlin activities. Gurrie was er Soviet spy réinz, (r. Currie was represcnted before the Howe Committee by none other than Jean Acheson. Alger “iss “e represented, not sc successfully, before the lIbuse Comittee by Jol.n=» emma, Lovever, ostc, to te: Committee that he was bein: assisted by Fo.ta ne Urcdley wie is also a moter of the Acheson Law Firn. It is perhaps needless to comment uon the unusuzl circumstances of ur, .cieson's lav rartuer's svecess in having the chore agairst this man reduced evi: chough the F. 7. 7. had prod.ced a clear cut irrefutable case . a ~ ty . + . - e a . t of members i: otha Communist Party ageinst “in. . ¥ se, this State Departrent emmloyee could and should be Tu W423 67 indicted for ~eriury on tc ccunts: (1) Ne teatified unmier cath tat he was not and never had been a menber of the Conrunist Perty. (Pace 135, State Departaent —_— Loyalt; Peard Yeorsnc. )