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Revenue
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brought up in the subcommittee
investigation. He said, however
that periodic checks are made ir
an administrative way of Justice
Department officers, but doubted
they would extend into an Off
ciaPs personal life.
Mr.. Kean wanted to know II
most of the Justice employees were
not Democrats. Mr.. McGrath re-
piled that most probably they
were, since the Democratic Party
had been in Office for nearly 20
years.
He drew an outburst of laugh
ter from the committee members
and from spectators who filled the
hearing room when he added that
the number of Democrats holding
public office was probably in pro-
portion to the Democrats in the
population of the country"
Procedures Explained.
He explained procedures of ap-
pointment in the Justice Depart
ment and pointed out that Mr.
Caudle was Assistant Attorney
General in charge of the tax divi-
sion when he became Attorney
General.
II assumed the reasons for his
appointment were valid and are
still valid" Mr.. McGrath said.
Until the subcommittee dis
closure about Mr.. Caudle's associa-
tions and outside activities, Mr.
McGrath said he had been given
no reason to check on his person
mel file.
Under questioning by Represent
lative Byrnes, Republican, of Wis
consin, Mr.. McGrath revealed that
he did not ask for Mr.. Caudle s
dismissal, and that the action was
taken by President Truman.
Had No Reason to Act.
To recommend a dismissal, Mr.
McGrath said, he would have tc
have some fact of dishonesty tC
take to the President. AS for Mr.
Caudle, he added:
LAS far as I know he was honest
I had no reason to ask for his
dismissal"
How was he dismissed?" Mr
! ByrneS asked.
i believe the President acted on
the basis of confidential records
of this committee, Mr.. McGrath
replied. They were not shown to
me by the committee.
BY the Presidents instructions
1 called in Mr.. Caudle and asked
him to submit his resignation ]
notified the President at Key West
that Mr.. Caudle was submitting
his resignation and the President
said he would take direct action
before receiving the resignation. -
Nothing Irregular Reported.
Mr.. Byrnes asked if anything
had come to Mr.. McGrath's atten-
ton to lead him to believe there
was anything wrong in the tax
division headed by Mr.. Caudle.
| Mr.. McGrath replied that moth
ing irregular had come to his at
tention and added:
Il don't think the record will
show any Department of Justice
cases were handled in an improper
manner
! Mr.. Byrnes asked if there wa.
anything derogatory to Mr.. Caudls
in his personnel file. Mr.. Nc.
Grath asked Assistant Attorne,
General Joseph c. Duggan. who
sat beside him, to answer The
question.
! Mr.. Duggan testified there wa,
only one item of derogatoty in,
i; formation in Mr.. Caudle's per.
sonnet file. He explained that thi,
was a complaint that came to tn,
attention of the FBI just befor,
Mr.. Caudle's appointment in 1874;
as Assistant Attorney General il
charge of the Criminal Division
Satisfied With His Job.
i Mr.. Duggan did not say wha
: the information was. But tn,
subcommittee earlier had received
information that complaints wer,
made when Mr.. Caudle was frs
named for the Justice Department
. position regarding the way h,
had handled some OPA cases.
Did you check on the back.