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ton that he should not be per-
mitted to leave the United States
and said:
Il protest most emphatically
to Senator Mccarthy carrying
the persecution to which I have
been subjected in the past a step
further"
Mr.. Coe added that while he
was recently out of the country
he was seeking employment and
that Senator McCarthy's sug-
gestion was IAN unwarranted in
fringement on an individuals
freedom of movement"
The witness, however. refused
on constitutional grounds to tell
the subcommittee whether any
persons he saw in Mexico re-
Gently were members of the
Communist Party. He did tes-
tify that as far as he knew no
one that he saw was a member
of the Russian secret police.
Little About Currency Case.
Mr.. Coe was called to testify
on charges that, as secretary of
the International Monetary
Fund, he had sought to manipu-
late a 1949 devaluation of the
Austrian currency to the advan-
tage of Soviet Russia. But that
matter was barely touched on
during nearly two hours of ques-
tioning and Senator Mundt,
Republican, of South Dakota
said it was "only one fabric in
the pattern of testimony" re-
garding Mr.. Coe.
The testimony brought out
that Mr.. Coe began his Gov
eminent work in 1884 as a Treas
ury Department consultant and
that he had held positions with
numerous Federal agencies until
he became secretary of the
Monetary Fund, an agency of
the United Nations, in 1946.
Since 1884,. Mr.. Coe said, he
has served three periods as a
consultant to the Treasury and
had held regular positions with
that department. Senator Mundt
noted that the witness had been
lin and out of the Treasury De-
partment like a man in a 're-
volving door" and suggested
that he must have had some
friend there since he came back
to the Treasury like a homing
pigeon"
Mr. Coe replied that he had
lots OF friends there but again
invoked the Fifth Amendment
when asked to name them and
particularly whether he knew
the late Harry Dexter White, a
one-time Treasury official, and
owen baltimore, Johns Hopkins
University professor.
After protesting that Senator
Mccarthy had been irrespon-
Slble in making charges against
him in the past, Mr.. Coe was
asked by Senator Mundt if he
thought that in the subcommit-
tee hearing, with his attorney
accompanying him, the witness
was receiving a fair opportunity,
with the press represented, to
deny that he was ever an espi-
onage agent.
Mr.. Coe sid he did not think
so since he was called before
the subcommittee to answer
charges regarding the manipula-
ton of the Austrian currency.
Asked About Jury Hearing.
Senator Mccarthy wanted to
know if he had received a fair
opportunity to deny the charges
when called last November 20
before a Federal grand jury in
New York investigating Commu-
mist infiltration in the United
Nations.
Neither was that the proper
tribunal for establishing the
facts" Mr.. Coe replied. He add
ed that Roy Cohn, now the SUBJ
committees chief counsel, was
the Federal prosecutor before
the grand jury and that it was,
as he testified, "a grand jury
I would describe as a bedlam."
He said the jury spent a great
deal of time inquiring into his
religious beliefs. that the fore
man stood behind his back
shouting questions, and that ev-
eryone was talking at once.
Senator Mcclellan, Democrat.
of Arkansas asked Mr.. Coe to
name one American institution
or body or forum before which
he would be willing to answer
the questions.
IF I were before such a tri-
bunal charged with a crime" Mr..
Coe replied, Il would consult
counsel and act accordingly"
Senator Mcclellan then asked:
I'm other words you won't
admit there is an American in
stitution before which you would
answer this question truthfully."