Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-23

NOUtUttoosOW Ofs @VSSf teHeCtse ~
The commissions recommen-
cations, If put into effect. would
enhance the protection afforded
national security while substan-
TALLY increasing the protection
Of the individual.
The commission recommends
retention. with fundamental re-
visions, of the programs Affect
ing Federal civilian and military
personnel. industrial security.
port security. employees Of inter-
national organizations. the class
sification Of documents, passport
regulations and the control Of
aliens. In addition. the COM
mission recommends an entirely
new program to safeguard ma
tional security In the vital oper-
atoms Of our civil air transport
system.
At the core Of the commits
.sion's plan for Q uniform. COM
prehensive and practical security
mechanism is its recommended
ton for 9 Central Security once
to provide q continuous study OF
security needs and measures.
conduct loyalty and security
hearings and furnish advisory
decisions to heads Of Govern
ment departments and agencies.
And at the very basis Of the
commissions thinking lies the
separation Of the loyalty prob
lem from that Of suitability and
security. All loyalty cases are
security cases. but the converse
Is not true. A man who talks
too freely when in his cups. or .
pervert who is vulnerable TO
blackmail, may both be security
risks although both may be loyal
Americans. The commission
recommends that as far as pos
sible such cases be considered on
q basis of suitability to safe
guard the individual from an UNI
Just stigma Of disloyalty.
Some problems, such as the
maintenance and use Of the At
torney Generals list. the right
to subpoena witnesses. and the
extent to which the principle Of
conformation is applicable in
security cases, cut across the
entire field Of loyalty and secu-
rity problems and are subjects
Of special recommendations.
CENTRAL SECURITY OFFICE
The commission recommends
an independent Central Security
Once in the executive branch
of the Government. One Of the
principal deficiencies Of past
loyalty and security programs
has been q shortage Of trained,
qualified personnel to administer
them. Hence. the first duty Of
1.-THE director Of the proposed
central ONCE would be to select
eminently qualified personnel,
including hearing examiners to
conduct loyalty hearings under
the Federal civilian employe
program and security hearings
under the industrial. atomic
energy port and civil air trans
port programs. The Central Sc
curity once would also assist
the various agencies, through
consultations and conferences. in
training screening and other
security personnel.
A Central Review Board would
review cases. on the record, as
appealed from adverse decisions
Of the heads Of agencies. De-
cisions of both hearing examiners
and the Central Review Board
would be advisory only to agency
heads. The various loyalty and
security programs Of the Govern
ment would be reviewed and in
spected to insure uniformity of
rules, regulations and proce-
dures; however. the Central Sc
curity ONCE would not have au-
thority to review secret or other
files Of any agency. Complaints
from industry relating to the
various industrial security pro-
grams would be received and,
through conferences with in
dustry and the interested Gov
eminent agencies. inconsistencies
and Implications would be cor
rected.
ATT ORNEY GENERALS
LIST-The commission believes
that the Attorney Generals list
Of prescribed organizations, OF
something similar to it, is es-
sential to the administration Of
the Federal loyalty and security
programs. While 1t therefore
recommends continuance Of the
list. the commission also recon-
mends a number Of major
changes to minimize possible
abuses. The commission recon-
mends a statutory basis for the
list and that future listings bt
authorized only after FBI in
vestigation and an opportunity
for the organization to be heard
by examiners Of the Central &C.
curity ONCE. with the right oil
appeal to the Central Review
Board. Decisions of the exam.
liners and the Central Review
Board would be advisory to the
Attorney General.
SUBPOENA POWER-1n the
past, neither the Government
nor any person involved In
loyalty or security cases could
compel attendance Of witnesse,
at hearings. The commission
would give the hearing examiner
the power Of subpoena. with wide
discretionary latitude to prevent
excessive costs. unnecessary de.
lays, and obstructive tactics
Witnesses would be allowed trave
and per diem expenses. The
Government would pay witness
costs only for an individual who
was cleared by the hearing.
CONFORMATION = Thu
commission recommends thai
conformation and cross-exam.
nation be extended to persons
subject to loyalty Investigation