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out authority ana Win the knOWl-
edge or with reasonable grounds for
the knowledge or belief that it
will be transmitted to agencies OF
a foreign government, or who is
so consistently irresponsible in the
handling of classified information
as to compel the conclusion of ex-
treme lack of care or judgment.
"a. A person who has habitual or
close association with persons be-
lieved to be in categories ! Or 2
above to an extent which would
justify the conclusion that he might
through such association voluntarily
or involuntarily divulge classified
information without authority.
"5. A person who has such basic
weakness of character or lack of
Judgment as reasonably to justify
the fear that he might be led into
any course of action specified above.
ID. In the determination of the
question whether a person is a Sc
curity risk the following factors,
among others. will be taken into
account, together with such miti-
eating circumstances as may exist.
Il. Participation in one or more
of the parties or organizations re-
ferred to above, or in organizations
which are fronts" for, or are con-
trolled by, such party or organiza-
ton, either by membership therein,
taking part in its executive direc-
ton or control, contribution of funds
thereto, attendance at meetings,
thereby, registration to
vote as member of such a party,
or signature of petition to elect a
member of such a party to public
Office or to accomplish any other
purpose supported by such party: !:
or written evidences or oral express
sions by speeches or otherwise, of
political, economic or social views:
%. Service in the governments or
forces of enemy countries, or
other voluntary activities in support
of foreign governments;
"3. Violations of security regula-
tions:
a. Voluntary association with
persons in categories c Cd or C (2) !;
IS. Habitual drunkenness, sexual
perversion, moral turpitude, finan-
cial responsibility or criminal rec
ord.
e. In weighing the evidence on
any charges that person consti-
tutes security risk, the following
considerations will obtain: '
Il. A former course of conduct or
holding of beliefs will be presumed
to continue in the absence of posi-
tive evidence indicating a change,
both in course of action and con-
viction, by clear, overt and unequiv-
ocal acts.
q. There will be no presumption
of truth in favor of statements of
the witnesses in any hearing on
security risk, but their statements
will be weighed with all the other
evidence before the Hearing Board,
and the conclusion will be drawn by
the board.
IS. II a reasonable doubt exists
as to whether the person falls into
one of the categories listed in para
graph I C, the department will be
given the benefit of the doubt, and
the person will be deemed security
risk.
II. HEARING PROCEDURE OF
THE PERSONNEL SECURITY
BOARD.
"A. Before any officer or employe
of the Department of State or of the
Foreign Service of the United States
is summarily removed, under the
provisions of the Department OF
State Appropriation Act, 1948, as a
security risk, he shall be granted a
hearing before the Personnel Secur-
ity Board.
"B. The officer or employe shall
be served with written notice OF
such hearing, at least IS days before
such hearing is to take place and
in any event in sufficient time to
enable him to prepare for and at
tend such hearing.
&C. So far as possible, without
jeopardizing national security. such
notice shall state the charges made
against him, as fully and COM
pletely as, in the discretion of the
Office of Controls COM security
considerations permit. The officer
or employe shall be informed in
the notice of his privilege to reply
to such charges in writing before
the date set for said hearing, to
appear before said board personally
at said hearing. to be accompanied
if he so desires, by counsel or rep
resentative of his own choosing. and
to present evidence in his own be-
half, through witness or by affi-
davit.
ID. Evidence on behalf of the De-
partment of State shall be presented
to- said board by CON in advance
of said hearing, and small not be
presented at said hearing. For Sc
curity reasons the officer or en-
ploye, his representative or counsel
cannot be permitted to hear or ex-
anime such evidence, which shall be
classified as confidential or secret
rs the case may be.
e. At said hearing the chairman
of the board shall preside; the Off
Ger or employe shall be permitted
to appear personally, and either by
himself, his representative or coun.
sci of his own choosing, to present
evidence in his own behalf, through
witness or by affidavit The officer
or employe and his witnesses shall
not be sworn except on their express
request. Members of the boaro
may ask such questions of him ano
his witness as they may desire, but
he and his witness shall not be re-
quired to answer. A stenotypist