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publicly of being pro- -Commu-
mist" or worse
Senator Lodge said the refusal
to make the files available added
ito the other weaknesses of the
present inquiry.
Calls Refusal Disappointing.
He said refusal ito turn over
the FBI files was justifiable but
added that it was disappointing
that the State Department and
Civil Service Commission files
were withheld.
He suggested that the commits :
sion of IL should be composed of
four persons named by the Presi-
dent, four by the Senate and four
by the House with political repre-
sentation equally divided between
the two parties. He introduced a
bill to carry out his purpose.
President Truman's instructions
to the Government officials to ig-
more the subpoenas were an
nounced in a letter to Senator
Tydings, Democrat, of Maryland,
chairman of the investigating
committee. He said:
mo President has ever COM
piled with an order of the legisla-
tive branch directing the execu-
tive to produce confidential docu-
ments. the disclosure of which
was considered by the President
to be contrary to the public in
terest"
Senator Renews Attacks.
AS the Presidents letter was be-
ing made public in Key West.
Fla, Senator Mccarthy renewed
his attack on the State Depart
ment and demanded that Secre-
tary Acheson make public a secret
memorandum on Far Eastern
policies given the department last
summer by Owen baltimore.
He said that if Mr.. Acheson
does not Immediately make the
baltimore report public sit will
be my duty as United States
Senator to do So" : -
The law firm of Arnold, Fortas
& Porter, representing Mr.. Latti-
more. announced. Immediately that
the document would be made pub
lie later in the day as soon as it
could be mimeographed. The State
Department stand was that it
asked Mr.. Lattimore's views in
confidence and was not free to
make the report public.
Senator Mccarthy made his
demand in a statement at Be-
thesda Naval Hospital where he
is undergoing treatment for a
sinus condition. He had sched-
uled a morning press conference
at the hospital but this was can
celed after consultation with his
aJIenQlng QOCCOfS.
Capt. r. M. Gillett, command
ing officer of the hospital, said
Senator Mccarthy was under
going surgical procedures" of "a
more or less minor nature" for
the sinus condition.
Other Developments.
Meanwhile, there were these
other developments bearing on
Senator McCarthy's charges
against the State Department.
l. The Senate group postponed
until 1920 am. Thursday the
time to hear Mr.. baltimore, noted
Far Eastern expert, reply formally
to Senator McCarthy's charges
that he is Russia's top spy in this
country, has been a member of
the Communist Party, and has
been influential in shaping State
Department policy on the Far
East. Mr.. baltimore has called
the charges false, irresponsible
and libelous.
2. The Senate group discussed
without taking action the ques-
ton of whether it should sub
poena from Senator Mccarthy
documents which the Wisconsin
Republican claims will support his
charges against Mr.. baltimore
Senator Green, Democrat, of
Rhode Island, acting chairman of
the Investigating Committee, said
the matter would be considered
further at 2:30 pm. meeting to-
morrow.
Tydings Won't Comment.
Senator Tydings refused COM
ment on the Presidents letter say
ing the subpoenas would be
ignored. 1t had been plain all
along that the officials would not
comply with the subpoenas and
the Presidents letter made it
official.
The subpoenas issued for loyalty
files on IS persons accused by
Senator Mccarthy of being pro-
Communists and security risks in
the State Department are return
able tomorrow morning.
Whether the Senate group
would take further action. pos
sibly through the courts. to obtain
the records, was unanswered
Senator Tydings has said repeat
edly there is no way for Congress
to force the President to disclose
confidential information held in
the executive branch Of the Gov
!, ernment.
The letter speaks for itself,
Senator Tydings said.
Would Harm FBI.
Mr.. Truman wrote that he had
directed the three officials mot to
comply with the subpoenas." and
added: 49,.
The disclosure of these files
: would seriously prejudice the fu.
: ture effectiveness and usefulness
/ of the Federal Bureau of Investi-