Evening star., 1952-02-20
Truman Directs
toGive
Data 10 Morris
Full Cooperation
Of Aides in Cleanup
Drive Ordered

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law" to Newbold Morris, head of
the corruption investigation.
Calling for the highest
priority to any calls for as
Text Of President Truman's Order Re-
sordins cleonup. Pose "A
sistance coming from Mr.. Morris,
the President, in a brief executive
order, set forth three salient fea-
lures, as follows:
g. All executive departments
and agencies are authorized and
directed to cooperate fully with
the said special assistant to the
Attorney General; to furnish him,
to the extent not inconsistent with
law, such information. personnel
and other assistance, including
papers, records and documents, as
he may require in the performance
Iof his function, and to give the
highest priority to any request
made by him in carrying out his
responsibilities.
Testimony Authorized.
90. Employees of the executive
branch of the Government who
are detailed to the staff of the
said special assistant to the At
torney General, shall, as required
by him. work under his direction
and control as they are so de-
tailed.
%. When requested to do so by
the special assistant to the Attor-
|ney General or by any of his au-
|thorized representatives, persons
employed in the executive branch
OF the Government, shall give such
testimony and shall submit to such
examination, not inconsistent with
law, as the said assistant to the
Attorney General shall require in
the performance of his function"
In calling for thorough-goinG
cooperation from Government.
sources. the President followed
through with the plan he an
nounced last week in asking Con-
gress to give Mr.. Morris the power
OF subpoena as well as the right
to grant immunity to witnesses.
The latest proposal was reject-
ed yesterday by the House Judi
ciary Committee.
Periodic Recommendations,
In today's order the President
set forth the function which Mr..
IMcrris will perform. namely, in
tvestigation of improper or illegal
conduct in Government business
by Government employees or
others.
i He also is to recommend PROS
ecutions or other legal actions
which his inquiries may point to
and he is to make periodic rec
concentrations to the President
and the Attorney General "for
the correction and prevention Of
improper or illegal acts" relating
w %OFC1 A411lc1lJ UuSlIl&SS,
Mr.. Morris told reporters YES.
terday he did not need immunity
power for successful investiga.
ton and that he has never re.
quested it.
Testifies at Secret Session.
The administrations cleanup
man made these statements to
surprised reporters after testifying
behind closed doors to a House
Judiciary Subcommittee. A mes
sage to Congress from President
Truman had said the power was
needed in order to get testimony
from witnesses who might refuse
to answer questions on grounds
Iof standardization.
Mr.. Norris said the question of
immunity powers has never come
up in his conversation with either
Mr.. Truman or Attorney General
McGrath.
Asked how the proposal came
about. Mr.. Morris said he irnap-
ined the Attorney General, ain
aolng that, was bending over
backward to insure that I would
nave all the powers necessary"
Mr.. Morris, appointed an as
slstant attorney general, said he
might as well go back to New
YORK. unless he gets sub
poena power. About the best he
could do without it, he added
would be to go to the New York
public library and write the Pres
ident an essay on how to set up
machinery for an investigation"