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friend of uninpeschable integrity.. Ho set forth in his letter that Duran was a naturalized citizen, born and ecucated in Spain, of good fanily and in his youth ras particularly "interested in the arts". Eraden said that from l93s Duran gave up evrything to fight on the side of the Spanish Loyaiists and said he "urgently recorrended his enploynent as an Aw:iliary Foreign Service oficer".. Folloing Serator :herry's letter to thc State Denartment of. August, l946, in which the Senator naintained that this nan tas such a bad security risk that he should be discharged, ire find that he was permitted to resign on October l, 19ls.. In vier of the grave charges nade by Senator therry ani the. resignation, it would be interesting to knor what, if any, investigation was made by State Departnent officials as to his conduct shile in a responsible, confidertial capacity in the Department. But Duran's friends in the State Department did not turn their baclts on hin.. After his resignation, Duran alnost imediately was enployed as a reprosentative of the International lefugee Organization of the United iations. He was eaployed there as of yesterday. I have received a confidential report that Duran was recorrended for his U.ll. position by a member of. the present Presidential Cabinet. It has also been reported to me that Duran is the brother-in-law of