Evening star., 1951-08-01
Senator'S Ask 10 See
Documents Of FBI on
Subversive Activities
By Cecil Holland

Testimony of a former Russian
general that the chief of Soviet
military intelligence once spoke
of Owen baltimore and Joseph
Barnes as "our men" spanked
new demands today for FBI re-
ports to be made available to
Congress.
The testimony regarding Mr..
baltimore and Mr.. Barnes was
given to the Senate Internal
Security Subcommittee yesterday
by Alexander Barmine, former
Russian intelligence officer who
now heads the Russian unit of
the State Departments Voice of
America program. Mr.. Barmine
said he had given the informa-
tion to the FBI in a report several
years ago.
Senator McCarran. Democrat,
of / Nevada, the subcommittee
chairman and Senator Ferguson
Republican, of Michigan, men,
ber. Immediately urged that the
FBI reports in such matters be
made available to Congress to help
its effort, tc block possible infil-
tration of the Government by sub
verSiVes
Both Deny Charges.
Mr.. baltimore, Far Eastern ex-
pert on the faculty of Johns Hop
kins University, Baltimore. brand
ed Mr.. Barmine's testimony about
him as stale poppycock."
Mr.. Barnes, former foreign cor
respondent for the New York Her
aid Tribune and now connected
with New York book publishing
firm, likewise entered an emphatic
denial.
IT have never been a Commu-
mist, a sympathizer with commu-
nism, an agent for the Soviet
Union or a willing participant in
the kind of political warfare
through personal denunciation in
which Communists and ex-Com-
munists and ambitious politicians
are now engaged" MIR. Barnes de-
clared.
In sworn testimony before the
subcommittee, now centering its
investigation On the Institute Of
Pacific Relations. Mr.. Barmine
said the names Of Mr.. baltimore
and Mr.. Barnes were mentioned
to him at a conference in the
1930s with Gen. Ian Antonovich
Berlin, chief Of Soviet military
intelligence, when he asked for
additional reliable and COM
petent" men to help carry out
an arms project in Eastern
China.
Notes Soviet Criticism.
Mr.. baltimore said that in 1888
he had no contact whatever with
Russia and was eng ed at the
time in writing book called
"Mongols in Manchuria" which
he added was "savage,y criticized"
by the Russians later a. showing
Ignorance.
In his statement. Mr.. Barnes
said:
II have never in my life seen
Alexander Barmine or Gen. Ber-
yin. both of whom seem to be
specialists in the kind of unmiti-
gated lying professionally engaged
in by both Communists and ex-
Communists.
I'm 1884, I made a survey of
Russian research in the Pacific
area for the Institute Of Pacific
Relations and met some of their
scholars in this field. In 1887 and
1888 I was the Moscow CORE
spondent of the New York Herald
Tribune. During this time I COW
cred the Great Purge and was
threatened with expulsion for the
details of Soviet treachery and
corruption which I reported.
Senator McCarran said the
Barmine testimony indicated the
need for FBI reports being made
available to Congress. He said
that if necessary this should be
required by law.
Puts Blame on Truman.
Senator Ferguson said he did
not blame the FBI for withhold
ing the reports since President
Truman apparently was unwilling
to permit their release. He added
that if Mr.. Barmine was right
and the FBI had the report he
could not understand why Mr..
baltimore was invited to par
ticipate in October, 1949, policy
discussion arranged by the State
Department. He explained that
Mr.. baltimore was one of Is in
dividuals invited to take part in
Ia department round-table discus
sion on China.
The subcommittee is cheduled
to continue it's investigation of In
stitute of Pacific Relations at an
other public hearing tomorrow
with Hede Massing, one-time wife
lof bail-jumping Communist Ger
Ihardt Eisler as the witness.