Evening star., 1950-04-30

FotLoTino Is the teri OF q letter
OF inquiry BY Senator Tydincs.
chairman OF the special subcom :
mittee OF the Senate Foreicn Re-
ldtions Committee Investigating
Senator McCa-thy's charges OF
Communist influence in the State
Department. and the replies re-
ceiued from Secretary OF State
AcheSon and former. Secretaries
George c. Marshall. James F.
Byrnes. and Cordell Hull.
Dear General Marshall:
1t has been stated by Senator
Mccarthy during the course of the
hearings now being held by the
subcommittee of the Senate For
eign Relations Committee under
s. Res. 23l. that Mr. Owen Latti-
more is the principal architect of
our Far Eastern policy"
1t Is important for our commit
tee to determine the truth of this
contention for whatever bearing
it may have on other evidence ad-
duced in the baltimore matter.
For that reason, / would appreci-
ate it greatly if you would inform
me at your earliest possible con-
venience OF the extent to which.
in your opinion. DR.. baltimore
was the principal architect Of
our Far Eastern policy" or the
extent that DR.. baltimore influ-
enced our Far Eastern policy dur
ing the period in which you were
Secretary of State.
1 am addressing a similar let
ter to Secretary Acheson. Mr..
Hull and Mr.. Byrnes.
Millard E. Tydings.
My Dear Senator Tydings:
have received your letter of
April l7th in which you refer to
recent statement. in connection
with the hearings of the subcom-
mittee on Foreign Relations under
Senate Res. 23l. that Owen Latti-
more is the principal architect of
our Far Eastern Policy Your let
ter then asks the extent to which.
in my opinion. baltimore was the
principal architect of our Far East
ern policy" during the period in
which served as Secretary OF
State.
The statement referred to above
is completely without basis in fact.
So far as and my associates
can recall never even met Mr..
baltimore.
I take the liberty of comment
ing on the harmful effect of cur
foreign relations of such state
ments. charges or insinuations
broadcast with so little regard for
the truth. They undoubtedly con-
fuse our friends abroad, undermine
and weaken our position before the
world and actually lend assistance
to the powers that would destroy
us.
G. C. MARSHALL.
My dear Senator Tydings:
I have your letter of April II
in which you inquire concerning
to extent to which. in my opinion,
DR.. Owen baltimore was "the
principal architect of our Far
Eastern policy" or the extent he
influenced our Far Eastern policy
while was Secretary of State.
In my opinion. he was in no
sense the principal architect Of
our Far Eastern policy during the
period served as Secretary of
State. Although his position in
academic circles as a student of
and writer on some aspects of
Chinese life and history was of
course known to us, I am not
aware that during this period he
had any appreciable influence on
our Far Eastern policy. I do not
remember having consulted with
him on that subject or on any sub
ject at any time.
Cordell Hull.
DEAR MILLARD:
l have your letter of the 18th
asking the extent to which. in
my opinion. Mr.. Owen baltimore
was the principal architect of
our Far Eastern policy" or the
extent he influenced our Far East
ern policy during the period I
was Secretary of State.
I do not know Mr.. baltimore.
If he ever wrote me about the
Far Eastern policy the letter was
not called to my attention. If,
while 1 was Secretary of State.
he discussed our Far Eastern pol
icy with any officials of the De-
partment concerned with that