Evening star., 1952-10-02

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on Stumping tour of Michigs
dent or anybody else had evel
suggested or directed me to go slow
in eliminating Communists from
my organization or from any other
Government agency.
II replied, that on the con-
trary, you have given this organ
ization the most complete sup
port and that while I have no
direct responsibility in this con-
nection with other agencies of the
Government. I know that you
have similarly supported and
urged action in the elimination
Of Communists.
"Also this morning, acting un-
der your instructions to keep both
presidential candidates informed
on intelligence matters, tele-
phoned both Gov. Stevenson and
Eisenhower and told each of them
what had actually occurred and
read them the attached state
ment.
Problem to Either.
II stated to them in effect that
it would be deplorable if the pre-
cautionary assumption and pro-
cedures of a sensitive organiza-
ton. like CIA or of any similar
Organization were used for po-
litical capital at the expense of
lowering the efficiency Of the
organization and shaking the con-
fldence of the public in this and
other executive establishments
upon which any future President
of the United States. Republican
or Democratic, must inevitably
depend for accurate and reliable
information and guidance-that
their experience would confirm
the soundness and wisdom of our
procedures since they must re-
alize that the problems and diff
f1culties involved will remain con-
slant and equally difficult regard
less of whether the next admin
istration was Republican or DEM
ocratic-and that the personnel
engaged in this highly technical
work is not easily replaceable.
Both indicated their agreement.
Cites G. o. p. Statement.
ITO Gen. Eisenhower: I also
read the following statement at
tributed to the chairman Of the
Republican National Committee:
Republican National Chairman
Arthur E. Summerfield last night
said Gen. Walter Bedell Smiths S
statement about the Communists
in Government was a shocking
revelation and that the G. o. P.
would stage a Nationwide expose
on the subject tonight.
II said to him that II he had
the same confidence in me which
he had previously expressed on
several occasions, he would accept
my previous statement and that
in view of the way this matter had
been seized upon politically. only
he could put a stop to the thing
in the G. o. P. He reafirmed his
|conf1dence and said that he had
not known about the broadcast.
that he was leaving New York in
half an hour, but that he would
get on the matter at once.
"It would be well if there were
no further serious attempt to ex-
plot either this organization or
the general subject for political
purposes, as in my opinion plans
for Communist elimination from
sensitive places in the Govern
ment and the machinery which
these plans are about
as effective as can be devised un-
der our American system.
IF you wish me to take any
further action. I await your
pleasure"
Statement to Press.
FOLLOWING is Gen. Smiths
statement to the press referred
to i'm the second paragraph OF
his memorandum to the Presi-
dent:
ANY intelligence agency that
does not act on the assumption
that it would be faced at some
time somewhere along the line
from charwoman to executive
would be foolishly complacent and
we would be criminally negligent
if we did not act on the assump-
ton. This is not to reflect on the
loyalty of our employees or to sug-
gest that any of our security
agencies are 'riddled' with Com
munists as has sometimes beer
alleged. We ourselves, in spite OF
the most unusual precautions
have never detected a Communist
in our ranks in the United States
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