The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-07-15
Mccarthy Committee Quiz Of
Bundy Is Still Uncertain
By John CHADWICK

McCarthy's all Republican Senate
investigations subcommittee win
call intelligence official William p.
Bundy for questioning was left up
In the air today.
A conference with Allen Dulles,
director OF the Supersecret Central
Intelligence Agency (CIAl where
Bundy is employed, resulted in at
least temporary postponement Of
McCarths's plans TO question him.
Mccarthy. Wisconsin Republican.
accused Dulles last week of block
ing the snbcommittee's efforts to
bring Bunds before il for question
ing. He called il "a blatant attempt
TO flout the authority Of a congress
Esional committee. "
Mccarthy told the Senate Bundy
had contributed $500 to the de-
Tense fund of Alger Hiss, former
State Department employee con.
Iyicted of lying under oath when
he denied be had slipped secret
papers to a prewar Soviet spy ring.
After subcommittee members
conferred behind closed doors with
Dulles yesterday afternoon, Nc
Carthy said Bundy may still be
called" but that a decision had
been deferred pending attempts to
work out arrangements for ques-
ltioning witnesses without impair
ing security.
A statement issued by Mccarthy.
and approved by Dulles, also said
the subcommittee will turn over
to the GA all information il has
about Bundy and Immediately
thereafter the agency win re-eval-
Iuate Mr.. Bundy's security status
under President Eisenhower's new
security order. !"
ola officials said Dulles took q
firm stand against permitting Bun
Idly to testify because of the SEN
Sitiye nature of the intelligence
agency. They said there is no pres
ent plan to subpoena Bundy, but
that if he should be summoned he
would be advised not to appear.
McCarth's statement added that
I"Mr. Dulles assured the subcom-
lmittee that there is no plan to
give Mr.. Bundy duties in addition
Ito his present assignment"
Mccarthy had said he under.
stood Bundy was under considera.
Ition for assignment as liaison Off
,Icer between the National Security
Council and the Atomic Energy
Commission.
4 Other developments related L
the controversy-ridden subcommit
'Itee. from which all three Demo
Icratic members resigned las
week, included:
/. Mccarthy said the subcomlt
tee had called off hearing SEIZED
iuled for today to which Dr.. Rober
IL. johnson had been summoned
10 explain a new policy he set las
] week for choosing books that maj
he used in the State Department.
overseas Libraries. L
Denounced by Mccarthy as "ut
lterly ridiculous, I" Johnson's direc
. tive would permit the Libraries Z
stock books by Communist authors
Iii the books serve the ends o
democracy.
Mccarthy said subcommittee
olmembers had talked 1t over AMI
I "wondered whether much was y
!, Ibe gained" by calling johnson
9 since he is retiring as head Of TIL
ylState Departments Internationa
Information Administration.
! 3. Mccarthy said he had BEEF
. assured by the FBI that formel
! president Truman did not with
hold any information he received
.lfrom Canada about an information
al spy ring. !.
Two weeks ago Mccarthy sait
Truman might be asked to appeal
for questioning about this, but to
.lday the senator said there nov
would be no occasion for callint
the former President.
3. Republican members OF tn
! subcommittee, it was learned, dis
/ cussed the possibility of employ
i ing former Democratic Sen. Her
: bert X. O'Conor Of Maryland a
J executive director to replace J.B
/. Matthews.
Il In Baltimore, O'Conor said b
) had not been offered the job AM
! wouldn't accept if he were.
81 Mccarthy last week first re
J fused. then accepted, Matthews
resignation. Before their walkout
!. the Democrats on the subcommli
!. tee denounced a magazine articl
!. IN which Matthews said Protestan
tciergymen form the largest groul
! supporting the Communist appara
I tIs in the United States.
4 4 Mccarthy said that, subjec
) ito taking il up with the other sub
: committee members" be planne'
to name Karl Baarslag Of Silye
Spring. Nd, former head Of tn
Americanism Committee Of tn
american Legion. as the group
s research director.
d BaarsIag would replace HOwar
/ Rushmore. ) newspaper columns
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