Evening star., 1948-08-05

ployes involved.
"All but two of the employees in
volved have left the Federal Govern
ment, and these two have been
placed on Involuntary leave.
THE public hearings now under
way are serving no useful purpose.
On the contrary, they are doing ir-
reparable harm to certain persons,
seriously impairing the morale o.
Federal employees and undermining
public confidence in the Government.
Restriction on Reports.
81. In responding to written re-
quest from a congressional commit
tee for information relating to the
employment of individuals, the de-
partment or agency may forward to
the committee all unclassifled rou-
tine papers (such as Civil Service
Form 81, records of promotion. eff
cheney ratings, letters of recommen-
dation and so forth.
%. No information of any sort
relating to employees loyalty, and no
investigative data of any type
whether relating to loyalty or other
aspects to the individuals record
shall be included in the material or
submitted to the congressional COM
mittee. If there is doubt as to
whether a certain document or
group of documents should be SUBJ
mitted, the matter should be re-
ferred to the White House"
Sullivan Refuses to Talk.
Secretary Sullivan yesterday re-
fused to answer questions of the
Senate group as to the circum-
stances of the Remington discharge
last year from his ensign's Naval
Reserve commission. Under execu-
tive orders of the President, he said
he could not answer. He promised
then to see that the issue was sub
mitted to the President for decision.
Another decision of this kind may
go to the President if the Senate
Committee decides to press their
call on Attorney General Clark for
letters or notices he may have sent
to other agencies regarding Mr.
Remington.
The Presidents loyalty order was
issued last March in connection with
demand from the House Commit
tee on Un-American Activities fol
the files on Dr.. Edward U. Condor
director of the National Bureau OF
Standards. At the time, Mr.. Tru-
man said it was necessary to keeI
the confidence of sources of infor-
nation. protect employees agains,
urGounded charges and make sure
that loyalty cases were decided
fairly. 81 FL
Held Three important Posts. 81
Senator Ferguson made the point
yesterday that Mr. Remington was
given three important" Govern
ment posts after the FBI began an
inquiry into the spy ring reports
naming him as a contact.
Miss Elizabeth T. Bentley, ad-
mitted former courier of a Russian
spy ring operating here, had named
him as one of number of Govern
ment officials from whom she OBJ
tanned secret wartime data, Mr.
Remington has flsistently denied
he gave her any classified" ma
terial. - - - -. --.--s -. -
Attorney General Clark, accord
ing to word from the Ferguson Sub
, committee last night, had failed tc
make any response to two-day-olo
request from Senator Ferguson fol
information on any advice he may
have passed on to other agencies
There was a thought that Attorney
General Clark may have consid-
cred this to be under the secrecy
bans of the President.
Mr. Sullivan agreed with commit.
teemen that the final responsibility
about the secrecy of the Reming
ton papers as to his resignation lay
with President Truman.
Earlier, three admirals had tole
the committee they could not an
swer the questions because of theil
beliefs they came under the PreSi
dents executive order banning re.
lease of any information going te
loyalty Investigations, investigation
procedures or results, or questions
of national security.
Ives Enters Discussion.
Senator Ives, Republican, of New
York urged the Navy spokesmen II
consider that this position "migh
result in an unnecessary reflection
on an innocent man." He said |
would be better to have the facts re
vealed.
Mr.. Sullivan said he could not de-
part from the executive order. HI
said "other factors" were involved.
Similar stands had been takel
earlier by Read Admiral Thoma!
B. Inglis chief of Naval Intelli
gence; Rear Admiral Charles c
Hartman, assistant chief Of Nava
personnel, and Rear Admiral Georg'
II. Russell, judge advocate general.
Transit Fare