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regarding the investigation. did
not suggest to Senator Mccarthy
and his aides that they carry on
the investigation until dooms-
day" Then the rugged Knox
vile (Tenn.) trial lawyer added
which seems to be the time
we're going to be here" AS the
audience. which again filled the
hearing room to near capacity
laughed. Mr. Adams said, II don't
think I'll be here at doomSday." "
Mr.. Jenkins led Mr.. Adams
over testimony given yesterday
that the Army official had pre-
pared a press release which he
hoped to get Senator Mccarthy
to issue during an inspection
trip with Mr.. Stevens to Fort
Monmouth last October 20. The
release, which the Senator re-
fused to issue. would have had
the Senator say that his investi-
cation at Fort Monmouth would
be turned back to the Army
after a few additional hearings.
CapituIatiOn Denied.
Mr.. jenkins asked Mr.. Adams
whether this release represented
an attempt to get Senator Nc
Carthy to "capitulate" and "call
off his dogs" on the Fort Mon
mouth investigation.
Mr.. Adams denied this and ex-
planned that he drew up the re-
lease because he had understood
from Senator Mccarthy during
the previous week that the Wis
consin Republican was ready to
turn the investigation over to
the Army.
Mr.. Jenkins asked whether
Mr.. Adams was saying the Army
had mo desire. however slight"
to stop the Mccarthy inveSti-
CATION. Mr.. jenkins asked for
O yes or no answer.
Mr.. Adams hesitated. He
asked that the question be read
back to him by the stenographer,
When it was read. he said. THE
answer is in the negative"
1T was the type Of hearings
we objected to- Adams declared,
asserting that we felt the Army
was receiving a very bad and
very unfair press"
Questioned About Trip.
Mr.. jenkins asked if a No
vember II trip by Secretary
Stevens and Mr.. Adams to New
York was for the purpose OF
"placating" and modifying"
Senator Mccarthy.
Mr.. Adams testified that he
had learned from Mr.. Cohn that
Senator Mccarthy was very
angry because of a press confer
ence statement by Secretary
Stevens saying the Army had
found no evidence of current
espionage at Fort Monmouth. He
added that Mr.. Stevens con-
tended he had been wrongly
quoted by the press and the In
ference placed on his remarks
was to, the effect of saying fatty
there was no espionage at Fort
Monmouth at the time the Nc
Carthy investigation was going
on.
The trip was made to New
York to talk with Senator Nc
Carthy, Mr.. Adams said. because
Secretary Stevens wished to
continue the friendly relations he
had with the Wisconsin Repub-
lican. S
As fof the question of "placat-
ing" and modifying" Senator
Mccarthy. Mr.. Adams said this
was substantially" so an
added:
mo cabinet officer cares to
have open hostility with the
chairman of a committee.
Mr. Adams denied vehemently
today that Mr.. Stevens ever
asked him to bring about a halt
to the investigation.
Mr.. Jenkins first wanted to
know whether or not Mr.. Adams,
former deputy general counsel
of the Defense Department, had
been hired last october as a
diplomat" to bring peace be-
tween Senator Mccarthy and
the Army.
Did he tell you about his
problem with the Senator-that
he wanted you to be a diplo-
mat?" Mr.. jenkins asked.
II didn't know it then and
I don't know it now," the wit
ness replied.
Mr.. Adams went on to state
that Mr.. Stevens had never in
dicated to him that he consid-
cred his relations with the Wis
consin Republican IAN enbar-
RAISING problara."
Surprised At Apology.
At another point Mr.. Adams
said that while he considered
Mr.. Stevens apology to Mr.. Cohn
for not allowing him into the
for not allowing him into a secret
laboratory at Fort Monmouth.
"a gracious thing" he himself
would not have acted likewise.
He explained that the Secre-
tafy apologized to Mr.. Cohn be-
fore some 25 persons at a lunch
con.
Il was surprised when he did
It," Mr.. Adams testified. Il
think had ! been Mr.. Stevens I
would have found some other
place to have made such an
apology"
Sitting betide Mr.. Adams was
James D. S.. Clair. associate
special counsel for the Army.
Mr.. st. Clair explained that
Joseph N. Welch. the Army's