Evening star., 1948-09-01
ConlnlitteeFinds
Little Danger in
U. n. Entry Right
Gen. Marshall Told
Subversive Agent
Charge Is BoseIess
By Gornett D. Homer

tee reported to Secretary of
State Marshall today that there
is no basis" for charges that
hundreds of subversive agents
have used the United Nations
and other international organi-
cations as a cover to gain admis-'
sion into the United States.
The committee was named by Gen.
Marshall July 27 to investigate the
situation after charges made by
subordinate officials of the State
Departments Visa Division before
Senate subcommittee hearing had
been given wide publicity.
Declaring that it is shocked bv
the manner in which these serious
charges were made" the committee
said in its report:
Subordinate officials of a nom
policy making division of the De-
partment of State testified at pub
lie hearing on matter of high
policy before Senate suDr; ,Mmittee
presided over and directe - aff
employees with no SCI ,,g..lt.
So far as We are avs ,..r!ice
Is without precedent
The testimony IA a Sc lis
repercussions on til. ,-se'.4 DO, ,ey
of the United STATE 9 -ssti-
mony was irresponsi - 'ack of
factual support"
Three Officials "ived.
The officials involvso re Robert
c. Alexander, assistal ,u # of the
Visa Division; William Vi. Harlow.
chief of the Diplomatic Visa Section,
Technical Branch, and r. Clyde
Larkin, chief of the Public Safety
and Security Section. Thev testified
during July before the staff of a
Senate Judiciary Subct mmittee on
Immigration and Naturalization.
The committee reporting to Gen.
Marshall today after exhaustive re-
view of the testimony and study of
confidential records was composed
of B. M. McKelWay. editor of The
Star; James H. Rowe, jr, former
Assistant Attorney General and now
member of the commission ON or
ganization of the executive branch
of the Government, and Marcellus
G. SHIELD, retired former clerk of
the House Appropriations Commit
tee.
The committee declared Mr.. Alex
ander's estimate that at least several
hundred aliens whose presence is
undesirable from the standpoint of.
the best interests of the United
States have ben brought into the
country by the United Nations or
otner international organizations lis
not supported by the facts
Some Doubtful Cases.
1t added that a statement that
this Government lacks power to pre-
vent entry of undesirable aliens or
to deport those who abuse privileges
accorded them as United Nations
and international organiza tons per-
sonnel is not correct"
The committee reported it does
have some doubt" as to whether
the activities of several individuals
after their arrival in this country
were consistent with our national
security" but added that decisions
reached by responsible officials in
these few cases" seem to have been
correct.
The report did not elaborate on
these cases. 1T is clear" it said,
that public dicussion of the facts
of these cases would not be in the
public interest
Mr.. Alexander had testified be-
fore the Senate group that some
"subversive agents of foreign pow
ers, who would not be granted visas
to come here on their own, had
come in as employees of the U. N.
Secretariat When asked to say
what type of activity made them
subversive. he was quoted as say
ing, Espionage. and so forth, and
aliens who formulate discord, agi-
tation and other subversive activi-
ties contrary to the peace and good
order of this country
Calls Danger Potential"
The committee reported to Gen.
Marshall today that Mr.. Alexander
had told it that 'he knows of no
spies. no terrorists or saboteurs or
aliens found fomenting discord who
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