Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-20
Mcleod Gong Wrecking
Refugee Act, Corsi Says
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unless drastic administrative i'm.
provements are made at onct
and the program given new. com.
petent and sympathetic leader.
ship. which is now sadly ant
totally lacking"
At home. the program is ir
the hands of "the security gane
under the leadership of the
State Departments chief secur.
ity officer. Scott Mcleod" Mr.
Corsi said. Abroad, consular
services with no time for thu
project and security section.
which Mr.. Corsi called "distrusr-
full of each other and in turr
not particularly in love with
refugees have swallowed the ac1
but have never digested it."
At the outset. Mr.. Corsi sale
Mr.. Mcleod told him that hi
(Mr. Mcleod or some one fol
him had made a poll showins
that six out of seven Ameri.
cans were against immigration
Of any kind and this was alst
the prevailing opinion on the
Hill"
Names Given FBI
On his recent European in.
spection tour. Mr.. Corsi said, tn,
CONSUL general in German,
asked him why he wasted hi.
time on the program and as.
ISOLATED with the Mcleod gang
whom he called 1.-The Cohn anc
Schine boys"
In the department, Mr.. Corsi
told the Senators. the security
craze" reached a point where
5000 names of American bust.
nessmen acting as sponsors In
the program were turned over tt
the FBI for investigation. Fear
of public criticism, according tc
Mr.. Corsi, caused the project
to be dropped.
Mr.. Corsi, emphasizing that
this was mo mere matter OF
personalities" but a question OF
Americas dignity and prestige
in the world. suggested that
Congress either cut off appropri-
ations Until something is done
or else start all over again with
competent administration.
Title Clarified,
Mr.. Corsi told how he Joined
the State Department last Janu-
airy only to find myself assist
ant administrator of the refugee
Relief Act. a position I had told
Mr.. Raab I would not take I'M
der any circumstances. I had
lunch with Rod O'Cmnor, thu
secretary to the Secretary OF
State, and told him I did not
come down here to be a stooge
to Mr.. Mcleod and that
wanted the matter clarified. Ar
order then went out from the
secretary's Office designating me
as a special assistant to the Sec
rotary of State on questions Of
immigration and refugee prob
lens"
Mr.. Corsi said he then as
sumed that the matter had beer
Strengthened out but that hi
nevertheless discovered he wa.
wearing two hats" Although
a consultant to the Secretary, hi
also was assistant administrator
of the refugee program under
Mr.. Mcleod.
Apparently" Senator McClel-
Ian, Democrat, of Arkansas, re-
marked. mfr. Mcleod was under
the impression that you came te
Washington to be his assistant
Was that true?"
Made Intentions Clear
From Mr.. McLeod's actions ii
would seem he believed that,
Mr.. Corsi replied. But at the
earlier conference with him ]
made plain my intention to be a
consultant to the Secretary.
did not regard myself as Mr.
McLeod's superior. I recognized
his position as administrator OF
the refugee program. My re-
sponsibility was principally to
the Secretary of State. to coun-
sci him on Whot should be done
and it was the Secretary's re-
sponsibility, if he saw fit. to see
that Mr.. Mcleod did it in ad-
ministering the program.
mfr Mcleod told me that he
thought should have a title as
deputy administrator to main
tain the lines of authority. He
said this was desirable because
we were in a funny department.
II take it," Senator Mcclellan
commented. that you and Mr.
Mcleod at least are in agree
ment that it is funny depart
ment."
Mr.. Mcleod testified earlier
today that Secretary Dulles ."ad'
monished" Mr.. Corsi to follow
usual procedures and protoco
while visiting European coun'
tries as deputy administrator las
January and February.
Mr.. Mcleod also testified:
/. That he told Secretar,
Dulles that Mr.. Corsi had con
fided early this year that HI
expected to run for public offic,
In New York State. Mr.. Mcleod
commented that II thought thiI
was a pertinent thing for tn,
Secretary to know. in view o.
the position Mr.. Corsi had IL
the department"
2. That Roy Wade, a former
Texas Ranger, was assigned X
accompany Mr.. Corsi on the Eu.
ropean trip as an adviser on de-
partment procedure and protoco
and not to keep Mr.. Corsi undel
surveillance" He explained tina
Mr.. Wade. a former newspaper
man and an employe of thu
United States Information ServD
ice before joining the State De.
partment as a Refugee Relief