Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-05-13
AT Reinstates Hatkin
To Non-Sensitive' Job
Suspension
Cancelled
By Queries
BY L. EDGAR PRINA

Air Force Secretary Quarles
announced late yesterday he has
offered Sidney Hatkin a nom
sensitive position in the Air Force
after "a careful personal review"
had persuaded him it would not
be in the national interest to re-
store him to his old job.
Mr.. Hatkin promptly said he
would accept the Quarles offer,
and his attorney. Joseph H.
Freehill, voiced a hope that the
Secretary soon would find his
client eligible to handle amy
classification of work in his
country's service"
Mr.. Quarles said the 40-year-
old analytical statistician, who
was suspended on charges of
Communist association more
than IA months ago. would be
given full back pay. This means
that more than $4,000 is due Mr..
Hatkin, a GS-9, whose annual
salary was $500 at the time of
his suspension.
Upon hearing the Quarles de-
ciSion, Mr.. Hatkin said:
II consider it a significant VIC
tory. if not a complete one.
Like a New Life"
AFTER this long suspension, IL
feels like being restored to q
new life"
The Quarles announcement
noted that "Mr. Hatkin's origi.
nal position was in the Direc-
torate of Statistical Services
which analyses variety of Air
Force programs. including those
concerning military aircraft and
guided missiles"
No mention was made in the
Air Force statement of Mr.. Hat
kin's report to the FBI and to
the Air Force that he had been
approached by q man, later
Identified as a Soviet Embassy
military mission clerk, who
wanted to pay him to gather
data on Americas aircraft pro-
duction and facilities.
While details on the new lob
offered Mr.. Hatkin were not dis
closed. 1t was made clear that he
would maintain his old rating
and salary and would work as
a statistician.
Mr.. Hatkin said he would not
be going back to the NONSENSE
tive "make-work" post he was
transferred to 10 months before
he was actually suspended.
Mikheev at Mission
Meanwhile. there were. these
developments in connection with
the Hatkin case and related Sc
curity matters:
l. Vladimir P. Mikheev. the
Russian clerk who also ap-
preached two other Government
workers for information, was
found to be living at the Soviet
missions headquarters.
1852 Belmont road NV. He had
made a hurried, middle-of-the-
night departure from his home
in the Northeast section on
Thursday.
2. The Senate Subcommittee
on Constitutional Rights an
nounced it was calling Defense
Secretary Wilson to state wheth-
er the principles of the Army's
new "common-sense" standards
for judging risks are going to be
applied throughout the defense
establishment. tStory on Page
Asa
3. The House Un-American
Activities Committee made pub.
lie the transcript of private in
terrogations of Mr.. Hatkin and
Richard S. Cutter. a Government
librarian. and Robert w. Davis.
an historian with the Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology, all
OF whom were contacted by Mix
heev. tStory on Page Asa
Praises 'Staunch' Friends
Mr.. Hatkin, who was able 10
find only a few weeks work with
a private firm during his long
suspension. praised the friends
who "staunchly stood by my
side" He gave special thanks 10
his attorney and former Repub.
lican Senator Harry P. Cain for
See HATKIN, Page AS