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that had been put to him by in
vestigators.
"Mr. Adams was sitting by his
side and it was apparent Mr..
Adams had been working on
him." he charged.
Special Subcommittee Counsel
Ray H. Jenkins opened his cross
examination Of Mr.. Cohn by
bringing up the Schine matteS>
Mr.. Cohn said that he had
known in early July that Mr..
Schine had been re-classified and
might be inducted. He was taken
into the Army November 8.
Schine Not Replaced,
Mr.. jenkins wanted to know
If any steps had been taken to
replace Mr.. Schine as a con-
Sultant.
Mr.. Cohn said no such steps
were taken and that he con-
tinued to give Mr.. Schine COM
mittee work to perform.
Mr.. Cohn, testifying under
cross-exafination in the 2Sd
day of the hearings, swore
that Secretary Stevens made an
error" when he testified that
Senator Mccarthy asked the
Secretary for a direct commission
for Pvt. Schine last Septem-
ber 16.
Denies Asking Commission.
Mr.. Jenkins cited Mr.. Stevens
testimony that on that date. at
a breakfast in the apartment of
Pvt. Schine's parents in the WAL
dorf Towers Hotel in New York.
Senator Mccarthy asked for a
commission for Pvt. Schine.
He did onot.'s Mr.. Cohri' re-
piled. - J. 9InI
The witness then added:
"On that occasion and on no
other occasion, in my presence,
Gid Senator Mccarthy ask Mr..
Stevens for a direct commits
sion"
Mr.. Cohn added that at the
breakfast meeting, attended by
Senator Mccarthy, Mr.. Stevens.
Pvt. Schine and himself, there
was no discussion of "any spe-
cial dispensation or favors" for
Pvt. Schine.
Mr.. Cohn also disputed Sec
retary Stevens sworn testimony
that at an October 2 meeting
at the Pentagon, Mr.. Cohn asked
that Pvt. Schine, when indicted
into the Army, be assigned to
New York.
Admits Discussing Schine,
He said he and Mr.. Carr had
gone to the Secretary's office to
discuss the Mccarthy subcom-
mittee'S Fort Monmouth investi-
cation. He acknowledged that
the Schir1e matter was discussed
but testified that what Mr.. Ste
vens had said under oath was
not the substance of the conver-
Sation."
On that occasion and in pre-
vious conversations with Mr.. Ste.
vens, Mr.. Cohn testified, the Sec
retary said that he wanted Dave
Schine to take his basic training.
as any one else. But the Secre-
tary explained, Mr.. Cohn added.
that he was working out an as
Signment" for Pvt. Schine to be
an observer at various intelli-
gence schools and report directly
to him.
Mr.. Cohn further quoted Mr..
stevens as saying on those oc-
caSlons that he had been dis
turbed by the testimony of Mai.
Gen. Frank Partridge, former
head of Army intelligence. be-
fore the Mccarthy subcommit-
tee regarding material used in
Army indoctrination courses.
and also was concerned by some
OF the books used in Army in
telligence schools.
Mr.. Cohn added that the Sec
retary said he was looking for
ward to using Schine to his
great advantage"
Disputes Gen. Reber.
Earlier. Mr.. Jenkins questioned
Mr.. Cohn as to why the subcom-
mittee failed to seek a replace
ment for young Schine when it
became obvious last summer that
he would be inducted.
"We took as many steps as we
could to see that his work would
be carried out" Mr.. Cohn re-
piled.
The witness also disputed testi-
mony by Maj. Gen. Miles Reber,
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