Evening star., 1953-11-27
Plans 10 Question
GOuzenko Dropped
For Time by Jenner
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
Senator Jenner. Republican, of
Indiana today left the issue of
questioning Igor Gouzenko up to
Canadian and United States dip
lomats and pressed forward on
other fronts in his Communists
1n-Government probe.
He issued a statement which
said the Internal Security sub
committee which he heads has
nine former Government en-
ployes, including Alger Hiss,
nov under special scrutiny"
"The subcommittee is trying
to determine who was responsible
for their continued employment,
which. in most cases. involved
promotions, increased authority,
continued access to Government
secrets and increases in pay"
the statement said last night.
1t was thus apparent that Sem
ator Jenner plans no further
steps until there is a fresh ex-
change of views between Secre-
tary of State Dulles and Cana
dian Foreign Minister Lester B.
Pearson.
Put Finger on Spy Ring.
Senator Jenner-s subcommittee
has asked and been rejected,
then asked again for Canadian
permission to question Mr.. Gou-
Zenko. The one-time Russian
Embassy code clerk. who put the
finger on a big Canadian spy
ring at Ottawa in 1945, is now a
Canadian citizen living in police
guarded obscurity.
Canada has agreed to the Jen-
mes subcommittee second re-
quest provided Cd Gouzenko is
willing to be interviewed, (2) the
interview is confidential and un-
der Canadian auspices and 90
the decision as to making public
the information cleaned is left
to Canada.
Senator Jenner objected to
the last condition, saying his
committee could not promise it
would keep from Congress-and
hence the public-any evidence
vital to the security of the United
States" He asked MI. Dulles
to try for a different arrange
ment.
Mr.. GOuzenko. when he tipped
Off Canadian authorities in 1945,
said the Red spy ring in Canada
mad contacts in the United
States. The Canadian govern
ment says the United States has
been kept fully informed and
that Mr.. Gouzenko has nothing
more to tell. Mr.. Gouzenko says
he might have some useful ad-
vice for the Jenner subcom-
mittee.
Follows Up Charges.
The Jenner subcommittee
turned to Mr.. GouZenko after
Attorney General BroWnells
sensational charges November s
that the Truman administra ton
was Incredibly" lax toward
roofing Reds out of key Cows
ernment positions. 81
Mr.. Brownell cited the case of
Harry Dexter White. who he
said was promoted by Mr.. Tru-
man from Assistant Treasury
Secretary to United States rep
resentative on the international
Monetary Fund despite FBI re-
ports linking him to espionage.
Mr.. Truman replied he did this
to keep White and others SINH
larly suspected under surveil-
lance. But FBI Chief ]. Edgar
Hoover told the Jenner group he
disapproved of this arrange
ment, which he said hampered
FBI checks on Red suspects.
Senator Jenner's statement
yesterday said White, Hiss and
seven other former Government
workers are now the Subcommit-
tees primary concern. White
died in 1948 and Hiss is serving
f1ve-year perjury sentence for
denying under oath that he gave
state secrets to a Communist
agent.
Senator Jenner annouced the
subcommittee has printed for
public distribution the testimony
taken at a public hearing in |
Washington last June IS from j.
Anthony Panuch.
Says He Blocked Plan.
Mr.. Panuch, a New York law
yer who worked under Hiss at !
the State Department, testified /
he was instrumental in blocking
a plan which would have given
Hiss greater influence at the
United Nations.
He said he wrote a memoran-
dunn on March 7, 1916, that
killed the proposed reorganiza-
ton "deader than a doornail."
In another development yes
terday. Senator Malone. Repub-
lican Of Nevada, accused White
of having "phonied up" esti-
mates of Americas strategic
mineral reserves in trying to
promote a big postwar loan to
Russia.
Senator Malone. a supporter
OF the mining industry in the
Western States, is conducting an
inquiry into the strategic ma
terialS situation.
He said that, while the multi