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support the charges -. Amazing
ly, despite Senator McCarthy's in
sistence that the loyalty files
would prove his case and the
clamor that the files be opened
after the President made the files
available to us, Senator Hicken-
looper read only 9 of the files and
Senator Lodge only IL.
+ Our investigation reveals that
the loyalty program is of indis-
pensable value in protecting both
the employe and the security OF
the Federal service and that it is
being efficiently administered
Specifically:
(A) That the FBI's loyalty in
veStigations are comprehensive
and conclusive with respect to the
facts.
(B) That the State Depart
ment's security division is eff
GENTLY operated by highly quail
fled personnel.
Co That the Loyalty and Sc
curity Board of the State Depart
ment is made up of high-type in
dividuals of unquestioned loyalty,
integrity, and sound Judgment.
CD That the Loyalty Review
Board provides an effective and
salutary control over the func-
tioning of the loyalty program.
Conclusions Restated.
Our conclusions with respect to
each of the individuals publicly
charged by Senator Mccarthy are
being restated as follows:
(a) Esther Caukin Brunauer-
The evidence against Mrs.
Brunauer, under impartial exami-
nation, reduces itself to the fact
that she was a member of one or
ganization 5 years before it was
cited as a Communist front, and
that in 1884 and 1886, over IA
years ago. she participated in two
meetings sponsored by a pro-
Soviet organization of which she
was not a member. The con-
clusion is inescapable, on the
basis Of our inquiry. that there
is no evidence that Mrs. Brunauer
is disloyal, Communist sympa-
thizer or security risk.
CD GuStavo Duran-Duran was
employed in the State Department
from January 30, 1943, to October
3, 1916, when he resigned. In
view of the fact that his employ
ment in the department ceased
before the loyalty program was
instituted, we do not feel that a
discussion of him is merited in our
report. -.
Co Haldore Hanson-It is clear
from the evidence concerning
Hanson, that he is not zone of the
most strategical1y important Of
f1cerS in the entire State Depart
ment" as charged by Senator Nc
Carthy, and that he will not be in
charge of the expenditure of hun
dreds of millions of dollars under
the Point 4 program. On the
basis of our record and the re-
suits Of the FBI investigation as
indicated by the loyalty boards
action, we do not find Haldore
Hanson to be disloyal, or q man
with pro-Communist proclivities
or a mission to communize the
world.
Cd Philip C. Jessup-The facts
before us fail completely to estab-
lish that Philip c. Jessup has ian
unusual affinity for Communist
causes" or is a "dupe" of anyone.
His connections with the Institute
of Pacific Relations do not in any
way reflect unfavorably upon him
when the true character Of the
organization is revealed. OF the
many thousands Of dollars re-
ceived by the institute as contri-
buttons, only q few thousand dol
lars are shown to have come from
Communist contributors. Many
prominent men Of unquestioned
loyalty and integrity have been
instrumental In the management
Of the organization and in making
financial contributions to 1t. It is
noteworthy that only the Califor-
MIA Committee on Un-American
Activities has cited the American
Council Of the Institute as Com
munist front, and that was done
in It's 1948 report. two years after
DR.. Jessup had resigned.
Primarily Private Feud.
Senator Mccarthy also charged
that DR.. Jessup opposed an at
tempt to investigate the Institute
of Pacific Relations to determine
if 1t were Communicated controlled.
It has been shown that this refer
ence is to an attempt made by
Alfred Kohlberg to wrest control
Of the institute. The dispute was
primarily a private feud between
the controlling group and the fac
ton supporting Kohlberg which
resulted in overwhelming defeat
for Kohlberg and his faction.
While we do not pass on the
merits of the contest, it is appar-
ent that this is a correct explana-
ton of the incident in contradic-
ton of the erroneous interpreta-
ton given it by Senator Mccarthy
We cannot also find any evi-
dence to support the allegation
that DR.. Jessup was in control of
the publication Far Eastern Sur
vey or that that magazine took
part in smear campaign
against Chang Kai-shek.
Only a casual review OF the
record Is required to demonstrate
the erroneous and misleading
character of the charge that DR.
Jessup has been affiliated with
five Communist-front organiza-
tions. This subcommittee
feels that the accusations made
: against DR.. Philip c. Jessup are
completely unfounded and un-
justified and have done irrepa-
rable harm to the prestige of the