Evening star., 1949-07-24
Reds Terroriize
j. n. Officials,
Congress Told
Unidentified Witness
Urges Senators to
Ask Lies Custer
By the Associoted Press


A mystery witness has told Con-
ereSS that the United Nations
Secretariat under Trygve Lie is
terrorized by Communist agents
who force employees to become
their tools.
The committee gave no indica-
tion as to the identity of the wit
ness. but his testimony indicated
that he had. at least in the past,
worked for the U.N.
A Senate Judiciary subcommit-
tee yesterday made public the
testimony of Witness No. g." not
otherwise identified. His story
was given behind closed doors, in
broken English.
The witness proposed that the
Senators seek custer of Mr.. Lie,
NorWeigian-born Secretary Cen
eral of U. N. and urge appoint
ment of capable" successor.
'Nuttiest Story Price Says.
At Lake Success. N. Y, Acting
Secretary General Byron Price de-
scribed the witness testimony as
Enthusiastically untrue"
This is the nuttiest story I
have heard yet" Mr.. Price said
in an official statement issued at
U.N. headquarters. He added:
Il am in a position to know
that the charges relating to the
administrative policies of Secre-
tsry-General Trygve Lie and per-
sonnel policies of the United Ma
tions are fantastically untrue.
Il am sure that no fair minded
person will attach significance to
the statement of a mysterious, So
called official who attempts
wholesale character assassination
of his colleagues but refuses to
give his name"
Testimony Held Fantastic.
Andrew w. Cordier, Mr.. Lies
executive assistant, termed the
witness testimony utterly fam
tastic."
Mr.. Cordier said Mr.. Lie has
adhered strictly to the policies of
the General Assembly regarding
the recruitment of United Nations
personnel"
Mr.. Lie has always carried out
the specific policies laid down by
the General Assembly for him.
Mr.. Cordier said.
In Norway, where Mr.. Lie now
Is vacationing, he said through his
personal representative. Clyde
Nichols. that he did not want to
make any comment on the wit
ness testimony.
Mr.. Nichols added that Mr.. Lie
had been informed of the testi-
mony and had referred the case
to Mr.. Price. Mr.. Lie is expected
to return to Lake Success Au-
gust Is.
Lack of Resistance Charged.
Communist pressure comes from
"the top" said witness No. 8. He
charged that high United Nations
officials from democratic countries
fail to resist it.
He said the Reds seek to use
the secretariat and UN service for
Soviet purposes.
The committee is taking evi-
dence In connection with bill
of Chairman McCarran that
would give the Government new
powers to keep subversive aliens
out of the country and put out
those already here.
In testifying before the commit
tee last week, Attorney General
Clark disclosed that more than a
score Of United Nations employees
are being investigated by the JUS
tice Department.
The House Committee on Un-
American Activities also has indi-
Gated it will broaden its anti
Communist investigation to dis
cover whether spies are using the
UN as an avenue of entry into
the United States.
Witness No. 8 did not name the
figure or figures at the top" in
making his charges. Nor did he
make clear whether he meant
those at "the top" were harbor-
ing Communists or were being vic
timized by Communists.
= The 30-page transcript of tes-
timony by Witness No. 8 indicated
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