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madam government to change
its attitude.
Other Canadians were less re-
strained, but didn't want to be
quoted by name. Many of them
have been inclined to think all
along that the Jenner subcom-
mittee is trying to Sidestep the
United States Federal Bureau of
Investigation (Which interviewed
Mr.. Gouzenko), since it isn't
allowed access to FBI files and
reports, and to get at one of the
agency'S original sources of in
formation on Soviet espionage.
Canadian Stand Praised.
Several sources suggested that
it would be politically uncom-
Portable for Canada to change
the conditions laid down yes
terday for the questioning of
Mr.. Gouzenko, in view of the
widespread expressions of sup
port for them which came not
only from Prime Minister Louis
ST. Laurent's csVn political sup
porters, but also from opposition
leaders in Parliament.
Furthermore, Canadian Off
cialS already were miffed at one
disclosure of FBI information
on which they weren't consulted,
an action the CCF (Socialist)
Party leader, M. j. Coldwell,
described to the House of Com
mons as shocking"
This was the release by United
States Attorney General Brownell
of confidential letter FBI
Director j. Edgar Hoover sent
to the White House in February,
1946, relating to Harry Dexter
White.
White, who died in 1948, was
the former Assistant Secretary
of the Treasury in Washington
who was named United States
director of the international
Monetary Fund in 1916.
Mr.. Brownell touched off the
tremendous uproar over the
White case on November 6 by
accusing former President Tru-
man of promoting White in the
face of FBI reports he said iden-
titled the Treasury official as a
Russian spy. Mr.. Truman blast
ed back that BroWnell Lied" for
political purposes and said he
retained White in the Govern
ment so the FBI could keep tab
on him without tipping off it's
search for members of a Soviet
spy ring.
White Support Denied.
Mr.. BroWnell released the
Hoover letter in testimony be-
fore the Jenner subcommittee.
Citing sources high-placed in
the Canadian government" the
letter indicated there was con-
Germ over espionage charges
against White because sit is re-
ported that the British and Ca
madam delegates to the Inter-
national Monetary Fund" might
back White for president or ex-
ecutive director of the fund.
Speaking before jammed gall
leries in the green-carpeted,
gold-ceilinged House of Com
mons. Mr.. Pearson declared Can
ada never had any intention of
supporting White for any post.
Moreover, the Foreign Secre-
tary declared, the information
Mr.. Hoover got wasn't from any
high Canadian source, but from
an official of a friendly third
power" assigned to security hai-
son with the Canadian govern
n1ent. He didn't name the off,
cial or the third power.
And this official, Mr.. Pearson
said, merely reminded the FBI
of information which the FBI
already had sent to Canada inti-
mating that White might be a
spy.
No COrrObOrative Evidence.
The FBI had transmitted this
information. Mr.. Pearson said, to
determine whether Canada had
any corroborative evidence here
about Whites activities. The
Foreign Minister said the gov
ernment had none.
Nor. he added. did Gouzenko
ever give Canadian authorities
any information about White
The Toronto Star said yeSter-
Cay the highly placed" Cana
dian was Norman Robertson.
who was undersecretary of ex-
ternal affairs during the war. 1t
added:
"All Mr.. Robertson did was to
mention to United States none
tary authorities the fact that
White was under investigation