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NOURONS . Joseph McCarthy . . Judy Coplon a ~ . Julius Rosenberg . . . Ethel Rosenberg David Greenglass vy . Klaus Fuchs ‘ . Harry Gold Black Star Photos: UPI Philby on the McCarthy Era * It was the era of McCarthy in full evil blast. It was also the era of Hiss, Coplon, Fuchs, Gold, Greenglass and the brave Rosenbergs—not to mention others who are still nameless... 1 am speaking of the McCarthy period. It might have been thought that Hoover would have resented the in- fringement of his monopoly by a Senator who claimed to have effected single-handed deep penetration of the “Communist conspiracy in the State Department and other branches of the United States Government. Not so. Hoover knew that by merely opening his mouth he could have blasted McCarthy's pretensions forever. But why should he have done so? By raising a nation-wide spy- ° fever, McCarthy was creating conditions in which no congressman would da: t: onpose increased appro- priations for the FBI. W».! Hoover really thought o! McCarthy became evident at my first meeting with him when | put the question po'r: biank, “Well,” said Hoover in reply, “I often meet Joe =: the racetrack, but he has. never given me a winne: yet.”