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whether loyalty files on persons
accused by Senator Mccarthy
would be made available to the
Investigators. They also may dis
cuss the baltimore case on the
basis OF "a complete analysis
already given the committee-an
analysis which Democratic lead
ers indicated in no way supports
the Mccarthy charges.
2. Seth w. Richardson, a lead
ing Republican lawyer and chair
man of the Civil Service Loyalty
Review Board, came out fatty
against the release of the files and
declared 'the work of the FB1
would stop" if it were forced to
submit the data it has obtained
from confidential sources.
8. Mr.. Richardson and Secre-
tary of State Acheson wrote the
Senate group that a Presidential
directive prevented them from re-
leasing loyalty files on persons &C
cused by Senator Mccarthy with
out specific authority from Presi-
dent Truman.
Tydings Challenges Mccarthy.
4. Chairman Tydings of the in
vestigating committee declared in
weekend radio broadcast that
Senator Mccarthy thus far has
failed to submit proof to back up
his charges. He also challenged
the Wisconsin Senator to prove
his contention that the man he
has accused OF, being Russia's top
spy in this country-Mr. Latti-
more-has or did have until re-
Gently a desk in the State De-
partment.
Mr.. baltimore is director of the
Walter Hines Page School of In
ternational Relations, Johns Hop
kins University.
Mr.. Lattimore's name was first
revealed in connection with the
"spy" charges by Drew Pearson,
columnist and radio commentator,
in his regular Sunday night
broadcast.
Pearson Praises baltimore.
IT happen to know Mr.. Latti-
more personally" Mr.. Pearson
said. "and wish this country had
more patriots like him."
Senator Tydings also refused to
comment on the matter. Asked
whether the investigating COM
mittee formally would make an
announcement regarding the case,
the Senator said:
II wouldn't be surprised"
Mr.. Pearson's revelation merely
brought out into the open what
was already widely known in
Washington circles.
Both Mrs. baltimore and DR.
Detlev w. Bronx, president OF
Johns Hopkins, fatty denied the
Mccarthy charges.
Defended by DIR. Bronx.
IT am sure that Prof. baltimore
will be quick to deal with charges
on his return to this country" DR.
Bronx said.
Senator Mccarthy on March 1a
publicly named Mr.. baltimore as
one of a "pro-C Communist" group
connected with the State Depart
ment. He added the new and
graver charges later at a closed
meeting of the committee.
Senator Tydings and other
members of the committee re-
garded' the charges as being SO
serious that they Immediately
started work to obtain complete
loyalty files on Mr.. baltimore, the
FBI as well as those of the State
Department.
State Department Denies Story.
Senator Mccarthy said that
Mr.. baltimore, time political
adviser to Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek in China, was connected
with the State Department and
has-or had until recently-a desk
there.
The State Department, given
the name in secret, denied that
Mr.. baltimore was now connected
with the department. In a re-
port to Senator Tydings last week
it said that Mr.. baltimore was
associated with the department
for about four months as a mem
ber of a mission outside this
country.
It was learned that this was
the reparations mission headed
by Edwin w. Pauley, then a
United States Ambassador.
The department also said that
on one occasion since then Mr.
baltimore had made a speech or
Far Eastern affairs to a group
of department employees. His
only other connection with the
department was for three days
last October. the report said,
when he participated with several
distinguished Americans in a
round-t table discussion of Far
Eastern affairs.
Mccarthy Charges "Untruth."
Gen. Marshall, former Secre-
tary of State. was one of the
participants In this discussion, il
was learned. =
Senator Mccarthy described
the State Department report as
completely untrue" and said that
Mr.. baltimore has, or had until
recently. a desk in the depart
ment.
In radio broadcast yesterday
Senator Tydings challenged Sena-
ltor Mccarthy to prove this state