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G. Ladd lum . UNITED Ss JOVERNMENT Mr. Nicbols Mr. Rown DATE: KarcH 1950 DIRECTOR, FBI FROM GJY HOrTEL, SAC, Washington Field 40 SUBJECT: COMCIUNISTS IN THE STATE DEPARTIEENT (TESTDONY BY SENATOh JOSEPH R'FucCARTHY) LGE Attention: Assistant Director D. N. LADD In accordance with the verbal instructions of Assistant. Director D. . LADD to Special Agent in Charge GUy HOTTsL on March 1 1950, Specia1 Agents Pand attended a hearing held by the Subcommittee ar the Senate Foreign Relations Cormitteo in the Caucus Room, Senate Office Building. Harch lh, 1950. Prior to Senator McCARThy testifying, Senator TyDINGS announced that the Chief Counsel for the Coumittee was koward P.. MORGan, who was formerly an Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investi- gation, Assistant Agent in Charge of Federal Bureau of Investigatior Field Orfices, and Special Agent in Charge of Federal Bureau of Inspector at headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation study of Coruunists and Fascists and had lectured to police all over the world regarding this subject. He advised that iR. NoRgaN was no longer affiliated with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was. presently,a member of law firm in Washington, D. C. pstimory bafore the Cowmittee was opened by Senator McCatrhr, Th which.he presented the name of Qusravc/DuRan. Senato. McCARrhy atated thst this individual was employed by the State Do-- partment and voluntarily resignod on October 4, l9u6. Following his resignation, he was employed by the United Nations and at the present tims, Senator McCaRTy advissd he was informed DuRAN was With I.n.o. at the United Nations. n : : Senatar MccaRrhy then proceeded to give considerable background information cancerning DurAn, which included his activi- ties in.Spain, at which time he was an officer in the Spanish s.I.y. which was the Spanish'counterpart of the Russian NkvD or Oopo. he EX-115 presented the,comittpe s picture of,DuRAN in the unifarm of this. I+Y.14: tg+ae. INDEXED - 19 E BI Jim KECEIAEB-TDDO RECORDED - 19