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bers of the Senate Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations
conferred in regard to the right
and wisdom of calling Mr.. Will
liam Putnam Bundy to testify
before the subcommittee.
81 gather that there is no
difference of opinion between us
as to the right of congressional
committees to conduct investiga-
tions and subpoena witnesses in
the executive branch.
Fear CHA Impairment.
"Mr. Dulles, who by congress
sional mandate is charged with
the security of the CIA, while
not contesting the right of the
Congress to subpoena witnesses
and uncover graft, corruption or
subverSion in any branch Of the
Government, pointed out that if
his employees were questioned in
regard to their work or the work
of their fellow CIA employees, it
might well impair the work of
the agency, particularly as that
agency is concerned with intelli-
gence outside the United States.
"It was agreed that represent
atives of our subcommittee staff
would confer with representa-
tiveS of the Central Intelligence
Agency. with a view to working
out a formula whereby the sub
committee could carry out it's
proper investigative functions
in protecting the security of the
United States, without impair
ing in any way the security of
the Intelligence Agency.
"Fhe subcommittee will turn
over to the CIA all information
which it has m regard to Mr..
and Immediately there
after the agency will re-evaluate
Mr.. Bundy's security status
under President Eisenhower's
new security order. Mr.. Dulles
assured the subcommittee that
there is no plan to give Mr..
Bundy duties in addition to his
present assignment.
"Mr. Dulles further pointed
out that it was the standard
practice of Central Intelligence
in all cases upon receipt of de-
information which is
substantial in nature, to suspend
the employe concerned and with
hold access to classified infor-
until determination is
made in such cases.
THE subcommittee will be
kept fully informed on this
matter"
Gets Interpretation.
CIA officials received the first
indication of how the statement
was being interpreted when press
dispatches reached their Office
saying Mr.. Dulles and Senator
Mccarthy had reached an agree
ment on the calling of CIA en-
ployes as witnesses.
They Immediately made it
plain they placed no such in
depreciation on their agreement
with the Senator.
It was understood the CIA
considered that no substantial
derogatory information so far
had been brought forward
against Mr.. Bundy by Senator
Mccarthy
Senator Mccarthy, on the
other hand, said he considered
the information he will supply
the CIA of a derogatory nature
and substantial. He added that
it had to do with Mr.. Bundy's
alleged connection>wi a Com
munist front organization, and
with a contribution he made to
the Alger Hiss defense fund.
Senator Mccarthy said the al
legged connection with the Com
munist front organization took
place before Mr.. Bundy became
connected with the CIA. He
added that he could not recall
at the moment the name of the
organization.
Sources close to the committee
recalled, however. that for a few
months in 1910 Mr.. Bundy had
been a member of the CIO
United Public Workers of Amer
lea, an organization which came
under attack for alleged Com
muniSt connections after World
War II.
The Wisconsin Republican
said the subcommittee has been
interested in Mr.. Bundy's con-
tribution to the Hiss fund and
"the reasons he gave for the
contribution"
The Senator did not reveal
when and under what circum-
stances Mr.. Bundy gave the rea-
sons for his contribution and how
they came to his attention. One
Of them. Senator Mccarthy said.
was desire to help former Sec
retary of State Dean Acheson,
Mr.. Bundy's father-in-law.