Evening star., 1950-03-11
Peurifoy Is Shocked
By Mccarthy Attack
On Loyalty Board

tfToH YeSterGdyS Late Edition.
The State Department hit back
today at charges against the cali
Der of its Loyalty and Security
Board by Senator Mccarthy, Re-
publican, of Wisconsin.
Senator Mccarthy criticized the
board yesterday before a Senate
subcommittee investigating the
charges of communism in the
State Department.
John E. Peurifoy, Deputy Un-
dersecretary of State for Admins
tration, said today that he had
personally picked the board men,
bers for their "unimpeachable
character" their good judgment
and observation-disclosures"
Peurifoy Shocked"
Declaring that he was Shocked"
by Senator McCarthy's attack on
the board, Mr.. Peurifoy said, Il
do not believe that anybody need
do more than look at the records
of these men to satisfy him as
to their competency"
Mr.. Peurifoy's statement-mild
though it was-amounted to the
first counterpunch the depart
ment has thrown at Senator Nc
Carthy, who has been charging
for weeks that the department
Is honeycombed with Communists.
Heretofore, the department has
avoided any implied criticism of
Senator Mccarthy, although de-
nying there are any known Com
munists in its employ.
Meanwhile, Senator Mccarthy
said today he will present "a num-
Der of important cases" to the
subcommittee which he contends
will back up his charges that
Communists have been operating
in the State Department.
The subcommittee was in recess
today until Monday.
The State Departments Loy-
atty and Security Board reviews
security cases within the depart
ment.
It is headed by Conrad E. Snow
assistant legal adviser in the de-
partment for three years and war
time Army brigadier general. Be-
fore the war, he practiced law in
New Hampshire.
Ex-Navy Officer Legal Aide.
A former Navy counter-intelli-
gence officer, Allen B. Moreland,
now a congressional liaison officer
in the department, is the boards
legal counsel.
Other members, the department
said, are:
Theodore c. Achilles, director of
the Office of Western European
Affairs and a career foreign service
officer since 1880.
Willard F. Barber, Deputy AS
siStant Secretary of State for
Inter American Affairs, who has
worked in the department since
1888.
John Oscar Bell, former attor-
ney here and now in sthe depart
ment Office directing the arms aid
program for Europe.
George H. Raynor, special as
sistant to the director of the Of
flee of European Affairs, former
New York bank and United States
Steel Corp. employe, who has
worked in the department since
1914.
Others on Board.
David A. Robertson, a special
assistant for economic affairs, for
mer Shell Oil Co. utility man."
and wartime lieutenant-com-
mander in the Navy, who has been
In the department since 1945.
John w. Sipes, a legislative as
sistant in the Office of the assist
ant secretary for Congressional
relations. A native of Washington
and graduate of George Washing
ton University and Georgetown
University Law School, he was a
lieutenant in the Navy during the
war and joined the State Depart
ment in 1945.
William P. Snow. assistant chief
of the British Commonwealth
division, and a member of the
foreign service since 1884.
Arthur G. Stevens, executive
director of the Office of European
Affairs, who Joined the State De-
partment in 1916 after previous
work in the Labor Department
and Budget Bureau.
Four Former Members Listed.
The department listed four for
mer members of the board as:
Maynard B. Barnes, veteran
Foreign Service officer and former
chief of the American Mission in
Bulgaria, who resigned last No.
vember 80.
James L. Berry, special assistant
to the director of the Office of
Near Eastern and African Affairs
and a State Department employe
since 1884.
Belton o. Bryan, a special as
sistant to Mr.. Peurifoy and war
time Army lieutenant colonel.
Darrell st. Claire, former con
gressional liaison officer who re-
signed from the department last
October 18. He was a lieutenant
commander in the Navy during
the war and worked as a clerk in
the Senate from 1oo2 to 1oz1