Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-01-29
Group Clears AIdrieh
And Mrs. Lord for
Diplomatic Positions
By Cecil HoIIond

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, operating under a
new procedure to speed up clear
ance of State Department NOM
nations, today approved two
nominees and scheduled hear
ings Monday on two others.
Those approved were Win
throp w. Aldrich, International
ly known New York banker, as
United States Ambassador to
Great Britain, and Mrs. Oswald
B. Lord as United States repre-
sentative on the Human Rights
Commission to the United Ma
tons.
Chairman Wiley of the For
eign Relations Committee said
hearings would be held Monday
on two other key appointments.
These are Gen. Walter Bedell
Smith, to be UnderSecretary of
State, and DR.. James Bryant
Conant, to be high commits
sioner to Germany.
Opposition Reported.
Senator Wiley said it has not
yet been decided whether the.
Monday hearing would be open
or closed. Some opposition has
been reported against the APP
pointment of both Gen. Smith
and DR.. Conant.
Under the emergency proce-
dure adopted by the committee,
hearing are being held without
waiting for reports from the
Federal Bureau of Investigation
on the nominees. This proce-
dure was taken at the request
of Secretary of State Dulles,
who wrote the committee that it
was Of the utmost Importance
to get his State Department
team into office at once.
On each of the five pending
nominations that were sent to
the Senate last Friday by Presi-
dent Eisenhower, Mr.. Dulles has
written a letter assuring the
Senators each appointee is loyal
and good security risk. The |
FBI check required Of all such |
appointments will be carried |
with the understanding that any
appointee confirmed under this
procedure would be dismissed if |
the FBI report indicated the |
necessity for such action.
Senator Wiley told reporters
after two-hour closed meeting
to hear the nominees that Sen
ator LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota was the only COM
mlttee m ember who voted
against Mr.. Aldrich. The nomi-
nation Of Mrs. Lord was ap-
proved unanimously.
Protests Received.
Senator Wiley said the COM
r1ittee and individual Senators
have received some protests
against the appointment of Gen.
Smith, who headed the Central
Intelligence Agency. and DR..
Conant. retiring president of
Harvard University.
He added that Senators Sy-
mington, Democrat, of Missouri
and Dirksen. Republican, of Illi-
noiS had asked to be notified
when the Smith nomination
would be considered. The COM
mittee chairman said he under
stood Senator Dirksen had re-
ceived letter protesting the ap-
pointment of Gen. Smith. He
also said the committee has -four
letters on file" in opposition to
DR.. Conant. He added that his
Office has received about so let
tiers. mostly in opposition.
DR.. Conant has been criticized
by some Roman Catholic leaders
for a speech he made in Boston
last April. In the speech he said
private schools create a divisive
dual educational system harmful
to democratic unity. Catholic
leaders criticized the speech as
an attack on the parochial
schools.
Senator Mccarthy, Republi-
can, Of Wisconsin. a Catholic,
said he had received "tremen-
dous" amount of mail opposing
DR.. Conant. But he added he
would wait and see what action
the committee takes.