Evening star., 1953-11-17
By Cecil HoIIond

BY Cecil HoIIond
Attorney General Brownell. in
answering former President Tru-
mans speech attacking his
charges in the Harry Dexter
White case, will be asked today
about three other one-time Gov
ernment officials named in FBI
reports as members of Soviet
espionage rings.
This was disclosed in advance
of Mr.. Brownell's appearance in
midafternoon before the Senate
Internal Security subcommittee.
Robert Morris, the subcommit-
tee counsel. said Mr.. Brownell
had been asked to supply any in
formation he may have on why
officials other than White we're
retained in the Truman admins
tration long after their loyalty
AAoA OCCAA AOCOO1O1lC0.
Jenner Letter Shown.
He showed reporters a letter
that Chairman Jenner of the In
ternal Security subcommittee
sent to Mr.. Brownell last Friday
asking particularly about v.
Frank Coe and DR.. Harold Glas-
ser, former Treasury officials and
associates of Mr.. White. In the
letter Senator Jenner wrote:
you will note that the evil
dence in both cases is impressive
and that they held high posi-
tions in Government we'll after
1945."
Would you please let us know
when the files of the FBI and
the Justice Department, in ref
erence to these two individuals,
were transmitted to the White
House, to the Treasury Depart
ment and other high officials of
Government?"
Quiz on PerIO Due.
A subcommittee spokesman
said Mr.. Brownell also would
be asked for any informa-
ton the Justice Department
may have on Victor Perlo,
economist and one-time War
Production Board official. He
has been identified in sworn
testimony as the head of one
Soviet espionage ring that oper-
ated in Washington before and
during the war.
Mr.. Brownell withheld COM
ment on Mr.. Truman's speech
until his appearance before the
Senate subcommittee to docu-
ment his charges of laXity on
the part of the Truman admin
istration in Kidding itself of Off
cialS in high places against whom
there was evidence of Commu-
mist and espionage activities.
Justice Department officials
said, however, that Mr.. Brownell
planned to support his charges
before the subcommittee with
unpublished documents and
other material.
They refused in advance of the
public hearing to reveal what
the documents would be. There
was some speculation that Mr..
Brownell might give the Jenner
subcommittee some version Of
the 1916 FBI memorandum di-
rected specifically to Whites al
legged connection with Soviet
espionage agents. This report is
one of the focal points in the
raging controversy between Mr..
Brownell and Mr.. Truman over
the Brownell charges.
Seek to Broaden Scope.
The subcommittee disclosure
that Mr.. Brownell would be queS-
toned about officials other than
White indicated that the Sena-
tors were pitching the Brownell
hearing in the larger pattern of
the inquiry that it has been con-
ducting since last April into in
terlocking subversion in Govern
ment departments. 1t has been
working particularly on the
cases of nine individuals, three
of whom are Mr. Coe, DR.. Glas-
ser and Mr.. Perlo.
Mr.. Coe, who had held Treas
ury positions since 1884. became
secretary of the international
Monetary Fund in 1916. He re-
signed this position about yeal
ago after refusing to tell Senate
investigators whether he was 6
Communist and engaged in eS-
pionage activities.
Crowd Gathers Early.
DR.. CHASER served in various
positions in the Treasury De.
partment as an assistant tc
White.
The public interest in Mr.
Brownell's appearance before
the subcommittee in the wake
of Mr.. Truman's speech last
night was indicated as specta-
tors. aroused by the sensational
charges. began to gather well
before noon at the entrance to
the Senate caucus room where
the public hearing was to start
at 2:30 pm. after a half-houl
closed hearing.
A large array of radio anc
television equipment was beine
installed to carry the Brownel
testimony throughout the coun.
try.