Evening star., 1951-11-22
Two Senator'S Claim
Administration Failed
To Gust Czech Agent
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
Two Senators said last night
the administration has failed to
oust from the United States a
Czech diplomat they accused OF
espionage.
Senators McCarran, Democrat
of Nevada and O'Conor, Democrat
of Maryland said the diplomat
Jiri Starry, had been trained in
spy work and silent killing" tech
niques before he and his wife
Olga were admitted to this coun-
ttry August IS, 1949.
Security reports were made to
appropriate officials on the couple S
activities, the Senators said, but
no action was taken to run them
out of the country.
May Have Authority.
They added in separate but SIM
ilar statements that Starry and
his wife left for Paris on october
81, but that State and Justice
Department officials declined to
commit themselves at this time"
when asked if the couple would be
permitted to return to the United
States.
Robert c. Alexander, assistant
chief of the State Department S
Visa Division, said the department
might have authority to exclude
Starry from the United States if it
had evidence he was coming back
here to engage in activities threat
ening the public safety.
Mr.. Alexander said Starry does
not have visa to return to this
country and has not applied for
one.
He added that the department
has received various reports about
him which were unSubStantiated
and not backed up by evidence but
which did not look too good"
He said. however, that I'VE have
no report or evidence to indicate
that the man is an espionage
agent"
Mr.. Alexander said the Senate
Internal Security Committee.
which Senator McCarran heads,
had not furnished its information
to the department except through
the press" Senator O'Conor heads
a subcommittee which held secret
hearings on the activities of Starry
and his wife.
Senators McCarran and O'Conor.
as they did in two previous in
stances, said the State and Justice
departments are failing to make
full use of their authority to rid
the Nation of subversive aliens
There was no Immediate comment
from the Justice Department.
Immediate Action Urged.
Senator O'Conor said he could
not urge too strongly that "imme-
diate action should be taken by
the responsible Government agen-
cies to prevent Starry and his wife
from re-entering this country"
Senator McCarran said Starry
had been harbored in the United
States for more than two years
with the acquiesence of the JUS
tice Department and added:
'I wonder how long the Ameri-
ean people will tolerate the de-
partment's hospitality to profess
sional Communist assassinS who
come here as diplomats"
Calling it "one of hundreds" of
cases on which he said the sub
committee has gathered informa-
ton, Senator McCarran said Il
am determined to expose cases
such as these until we have OBJ
tanned a vigorous enforcement of
the law"
Senator O'Conor said Starry en-
tered the United States as second
secretary of the Czech delegation
to the United Nations and left for
Paris last month after being
named a member of the Czech
delegation to the U. N. General
Assembly there.
Before his admission to this
country, Senator O'Conor said,
"Stary was trained in Moscow in
espionage and assassination" The
Senator continued:
For about six months he was
given special training in Czecho-
slovakia in methods of silent kill
ing and political activity Note
worthy is it that he Joined the
Czechoslovakian Foreign Office
only a short time before being
sent here"
Mission Outlined.
Senator McCarran said that
"sllent killing involves such meth
ods as garrotting, breaking the
neck with a sudden blow, jabbing
a stiletto into vital spot and
fOrcihle use OF powerful aneS-
thetics."
Senator O'Conor said Stary's
mission in this country was to
direct Czech espionage network
and ito maintain discipline over
the Czechoslovakian personnel in
the United Nations and in the
Czechoslovakian Consulate" He
said the diplomat concentrated
on the procurement of military
data"
Mrs. Starry O'Conor said, "was
to spy on certain personnel of the
Czechoslovakian delegation in the
United States who were under
suspicion of deviation and to make
periodic reports on these cases tc
the Communist government ir
Prague"