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with Japanese Communist lead
ers, and was in sympathy with
Communism. 1t appears that Mr..
Service served as administrative
and executive officer in Tokyo.
had no political functions. and
took no part in policy decisions.
The political reporting at soap
Headquarters was done by Mr..
John K. EmmerSon, one of whose
duties was to keep in touch with
Japanese political leaders. Nos
aka. one of the leaders of the
japanese Communist Party, who
had spent most of the war at
Yenan with the Chinese Com
munists. called on Mr.. Emmerson
at soap Headquarters and, hav-
ing met Mr.. Service in Yenan, in
quired for him. Mr.. Emmerson
called in Mr.. Service for a brief
conversation. Mr.. Service saw
Nosaka on one or perhaps two
other occasions, but at no time
had any political conversations
with him No evidence was pre-
sented to the effect that he was
ever in touch with any other
japanese Communists. The board
finds no evidence that Mr.. Service
was sympathetic with Com
.muniSm.
Conclusion.
The Loyalty Security Board has
given extended, careful and earn
est attention to this case. and
concludes, on the basis CT all the
evidence. that reasonable grounds
do not exist for belief that John
Stewart Service is disloyal to the
Government of the United States.
The Board further concludes that,
Notwithstanding a single serious
indiscretion in the handling of
classified information, he does
not constitute a security risk to
the Department of State.
On July 81. 1851 the Loyalty
Security Board reconsidered the
case of John Stewart Service un-
der the provisions of the loyalty
standard as amended by Execu-
tive Order 10241 of April %. 1851,
and determined that no reason
able doubt exists as to his loyalty
to the United States Government.
/ OPINION OF THE
4 LOYALTY REVIEW BOARD
Chairman, Loyalty Review Board.
December IL. 1851
CASE OF: John Stewart Service.
Foreign Relations Officer.
/ U. S. Department of State,
Washington, Dc
The undersigned panel of the
Loyalty Review Board irst took
up this case on post-audit, and on
March 3, 1850. recommended that
it be remanded to the Loyalty
Security Board of the State De-
partment for a hearing On charges.
Subsequently a hearing was held.
and the State Department board
reaffirmed its decision favorable
to the employe. Pending consid-
Grafton of this decision on post
audit, supplementary information
was received from the FBI and
/ the file was returned to the State
/ Department board for such con-
sideration as it deemed advisable.
And after the amendment to Ex-
ecutive Order 1886 by Executive
Order 10241 the case was again
referred to the State Department
board, which in each instance re-
affirmed its favorable action. The
case then came once more before
/ this panel on post audit. and af-
/ ter review of the entire file t was
recommended under date Of Octo-
ber 9. 1851. that hearing be held
pursuant to Loyalty Review Board
Regulation IA.
A hearing was"accordingly held
4 by the undersigned panel at the
Office of the Loyalty Review Board.
Washington, D. c.. on November
8, 1851, at which the employe
was present and testified and was
represented by his counsel, Charles
Edward Rhetts of Washington.
/ We are satisfied that during the
employees service inChina. includ-
ing his visits to Yenan while as
signed to the Army and acting
under Army orders. the reports
which he made from Yenan raise
no reasonable doubt concerning
his loyalty. In this respect we
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