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plants handling Government and
military contracts. He asked why
we did not start on that, and we
told him we were damned up
trying to get out our reports to
file and with the Monmouth in
veStigation. and that David
Schine was about to enter the
Army and had much informa-
ton and material on the reports
and Investigations that we could
not get along without.
"Mr. Stevens said that he
would arrange for Dave to COM
plete the work over week ends
and after training hours. We
said this would be satisfactory,
and if Dave was willing to do
this work after hours, it would
help to some extent.
After lunch Gen. Ridgway,
Gen. Trudau and Gen. Mudgett
came in. and we reviewed our
evidence on the signal corps for
their benefit. Senator McCar-
thy reiterated in their presence
that he would cooperate as
much as possible, but that under
no circumstances would there be
a whitewash of the Army situa-
ton, because one reason a new
administration was elected was
to prevent the covering up of
Communists and those who pro-
tected them"
COINS Replies.
Mr.. Cohn sat beside Senator
Mccarthy in a crowded press
conference and denied he ever
exerted any improper influence
in behalf of Mr.. Schine or any
one else. Asked for his comment
on the Army report. Mr.. Cohn
leaned over to a row of micro
phones and replied:
81. No improper influence was
ever exerted by me or anyone
else to my knowledge in behalf
OF Schine or anyone else.
%. No such threat as in the
Adams document was ever made. /"
(This was reference to the Army
charge that Mr.. Cohn said the
Army would be wrecked if special
treatment was not shown Mr..
Schine.)
Senator Mccarthy broke in to
suggest to Mr.. Cohn with a grin
that IF you did try to exert in
fiuence. you were not very sue
senatot Mccarthy told the re-
porters:
II sincerely hope and trust
that Roy Cosln win be around
Capitol Hill for a long time, help
ing to dig out Communists and
subversives. AS far as am con-
cerrned I want him with the
committee I'm convinced that
the Adams report is false. I be-
lieve in what Roy Cohn has told
me. If I can possibly keep him
with the committee. I shall do
So"
Explanation on Schine.
The Senator explained the por-
ton of the Army report which
said he had conferred with Sec
rotary Stevens concerning a pos
sible Red-hunting billet for Pvt.
Schine by saying that he told
Mr.. Stevens it would be "a good
idea for some one with the back
ground of Dave Schine" to do the
job.
In fact, the Senator said, he
told Mr.. Stevens he should have
a team of half a dozen young
men to go over lectures given at
the Army War College and other
material and look for subversive
influences.
II still urge Stevens to do
this" the Senator said: Il think
that would be an excellent as
signment for Dave. I think he
would be eminently qualified for
it,"
Mr.. Cohn called the Army re-
port IAN unprecedented thing
and said it was obviously leaked
out because they had failed in
the blackmail attempt"
who are the blackmailers?" a
reporter asked.
Senator Mccarthy repeated his
account Of John Adams calling
at his apartment and telling him
about the report they were pre-
pairing on Mr.. Cohn.
Mccarthy Elaborates.
Senator Mccarthy said he dis
liked making public his files on
conferences with the Army and
said he wanted to emphasize
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