Evening star., 1949-06-12
End Of Secrecy
On Data Asked
ByHiekenIooper
Atomic inquiry Con. .
Progress Under Veil.
Senator Declore.
q. ! A O1tnn

can ~ 5pNa CA3sed or jAR StNFet
Atomic Energy Committee yr,ttT.
dAs Ia llti ghe veil Of AexFrey ttvsg~
Atomse Energy CSssun ssAlon ssgx-s,
meniA ne Sald ne ell nerd Ie ga Na
With his shsrxes q nalsnanAEs-
mrnt
Ne pfoSrr&s car h< made N
this insestlkauan II TIE euSiala
ot secrecy IA runs aown every time
embarrassing evidence = offered p.
tie iowan said
Ihls apparently ~ASa Jas a. IRE
committee = 10 q de< lslcn Fri-
day 10 conduct one phAse a. lIss
investigation. relating 10 ths 50
euritS nles O. more than = Scnrs
Of commission rnploses behind
closed doors later or
Delay In Heariags seusht
Presumably The documents sen-
ator hiekenloopeF nov wants re
moved from the confidential esfs.
gory relate 10 ether phases ot the
investigation
The Iowa Senator hose
charges Of incredible nisfnan.
asemtnt against Conm!SIna
Chairman David r tAilenIhsi
started the inquiry, tired 10 have
further public hearings DELAYED
until Tuesday pending q Dc
ctsion on his new request He
Was not entirely successful
Chairman MeMahon agreed -
closed SeSslon Of the committee
tomorrow afternoon on The secret
document request, eu, announced
that public session would he
held first at 10 30 ionoI fow
morning TO hear Dr J Robert OPP
penhelmer. = leading atomic sa.
enlist, on the controset slal aJss-
ton OF whether THIS country
should have shipped radio active
isotopsS TO foreign countries,
mainly for medical research
1T IA my hope, said senator
Mcmahon. that. without pre-
dice TO security. the ostrShslm :
ing share Of Senator Hlcksnloop-
er's case and the commission .
reply can be presented in open
hearings"
Only Personnel Cases Involved.
The chairman emphasized that
Fridays decision on closed hear.
mas related only 10 personnel se-
curity cases. and added All
other matters must be tired fully
and fairly in puoilc. insofar a.
national security permits,
Several hours before stnh tor
Mcmahon made tina statement
Senator Hlekenloor~r had issued
a press release which reaa. In
part "a follows
A substantial part Of the rec
orda ard papers of tbe Atomic
Energy Commission which hsss
q direct bearing upon thy proof
have been satiously CLASSIFIED hF
the Commission from eonffden"
tiai' through top secret,
Many OF these documents ard
q great portion Of Information -
classified by the Atomic EneTgy
Commission do not warrant such
classification. H. my opinion. /
have no authority. however. IN
declassify thske documents for
my own purposes as the hesrtnS
progresses. regardless Of the fsrt
that / believe the public ahouid
be informed
hattie Of Statements Gees On.
BY its action of iaat Friday
the Joint Committee haa taken
the responsibility of drtsrminiraR
what information / can Use and
Whist information ! canno, uss !
haze iacta and Administrative
matters which I believe must e@
presented 10 the ptihile In con
iinutng tnis hearing. bit tissy In
yolvs certain classified reports
and certain information nos held
In confidence. II would b. futll"
for me again TO Try 70 present
these matters in . public heaFins
and run tip against COMMITTEES oT
claim Of secrecy which. of eossss.
would further hloek the progress
OF this hsarInF
Although there wan no aeaaaon
Of the investigating sotnmisiss
Yesterday. tl1s battle Of statensnss
vent on far into the afternoon
II began with Chairman Me
Mahon telling reporters that ne
wants 20 deYsIop more bssae tn
formation tnmoTow on ths sH-
porting Of isotopes. Taluaese BY"
products Of stornse snsfwy wuse.
He aid II ls his opinion the Law
do~s not prohibit their alaipnsns
abroad. and that the commission
has decided to Glaip certain typss
Of isotopes and hold bark sons
other types.
The chairman withheld erss-
ment On any particular shipment.
but said he 10 IN favor Of fuytl8ss-
ins bsologieai ard nnedlesl research
ssa