Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01

part of the Executive ONCE of the
President. On this point, he said
he was fairly sure" that the FB1
had interviewed him prior to his
transfer to that post.
He said that before he was placed
on the White House staff he was
interviewed by DR.. Edwin G. Nourse,
Leon H. Keyserling and other high
ranking economic advisers to the
President.
In the Commerce Department
position, which he took last March,
Mr.. Remington had the title of
director of the export programs
staff of the Office of International
Trade. In that position he pre-
sided over a committee which, he
testified, decided what war poten-
tial" goods were to be barred from
export to Russia.
Knew Miss Bentley.
Mr.. Remington said he had be-
come acquainted with Miss Bentley
through her acquaintance with his
mother-in-law.
The question of the American
Youth Congress came up during the
Remington testimony, and Senator
Ferguson wanted to know if the
witness was a member. He said he
had not been, but his wife had.
When Senator Ferguson asked
did you know it was a Communist
front?" Mr. Remington replied he
did not, but quickly added, Mrs
Roosevelt was there"
1t was brought out during the day
that Mr.. Remington and his wife
now are separated.
Resigned From Navy.
Another development yesterday
was that Mr.. Remington said he
had resigned an ensign's commits
sion in the Naval Reserves by re-
quest because he had failed to an
sWer letter from the service ask
ing whether he would resume
studies of his speciality, Russian
language translations.
His story was that he would
make himself available for any duty
but would not have time to resume
language studies.
Mr.. Remington said he had not
connected the FBI questioning of
his loyalty with the Nays request
for his resignation from the re-
serves.
He served in the Navy during the
war as an ensign, after receiving
training in the Russian language
so he could translate Russian
weather reports into English.
He stayed in the naval reserves
until his resignation in April, 1947
William Rogers. counsel to the
Ferguson Committee, commenteds at
this point that he, too, was a re-
serve naval officer and thought that
so per cent of such routine letters
went unanswered
Asked About Secret Data.
While Mr. Remington was testi-
flying as to his work in the export
license group until a month ago,
when he was put on leave status,
Acting Senate Majority Leader
Wherry asked him about secret in
formation he may have obtained
from meetings with representatives
of the Atomic Energy Commission.
The witness discounted the VOL
ume and importance of atomic
energy data spread before the ex-
port license group. But under ques-
tioning he agreed that many Sc
cret things" we're presented to the
committee.
Senator Wherry pressed him as to
whether such information would set
a pattern that would be valuable to
foreign agents.
Mr. Remington finally agreed that
from the votes of members of the
export license group he had come
to some conclusions" as to one
or two things regarding atomic en-
ergy.
Questioned as to whether these
might be of interest to the Russians,
he answered:
"Yes-but they are not going to
get them from me"
Conflict In Testimony.
The testimony of Mr. Remington,
in certain respects. was in conflict
with the sworn testimony given the
day before by Acting Assistant Sec
rotary of Commerce Thomas c.
Blaisdell, jr., longtime friend who
had sponsored the youthful econom-
list for Government jobs.
Mr.. Blaisdell said that in an in
terview with MIR. Remington prior
to the latter's acceptance of the
export license committee chairman
ship, there had been discussion of
Mr.. Remington's association with
certain organizations but that he
had no recollection of any mention
of an FBI loyalty investigation or
any grand jury sessions.
Mr. Remington testified his men,
DRY was absolutely clear that he