Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-04-12

ldiction to the State Depart.
|ment's position that Robert
Cartwright, a Department secu
Irity officer. had cleared only tn,
testimony Of John K. Emmerson
a diplomat who testified at the
nearing.
Senator Eastland said Mr.
cartwright had attended the
March IL hearing and after the
executive session was concluded
orally informed the subcommit-
tee that the entire transcript OF
the hearing could be released as
far as the State Department was
concerned.
At the State Department yes
terday. however. Press Officer
Lincoln White said Mr.. Cart
wright indicated that the State
Department would have no OBJ
lection to the public release OF
the testimony Of Mr.. Emmerson
4. (which contained no adj
verse references to any Canadian
official"
4 "Hounded" to Death
Adverse references to Ambas
sador Norman's alleged Com
munist past were included in the
March IL transcript as well as in
the record of a second hearing
March 81. involving Mr.. Emmer-
son. Public release of the testi-
mony was followed last week by
the suicide of Mr.. Norman and
1.-THE charge by the Canadian gov
eminent that the envoy had been
i"hounded" to his death by sir
responsible" elements in the
United States.
\ While the adverse references
ito Mr.. Norman's past were moi
contained in Mr.. Emmerson':
testimony, they appeared ir
close conjunction with thai
testimony. These reference:
were in the form of security
reports paraphrased and reac
into the record by Internal Sc.
curity Subcommittee Counse
Robert Morris.
When informed that the State
Department held the position
that only Mr.. Emmerson's testi.
mony had been cleared by Mr.
Cartwright. Mr.. Morris said:
What do they mean? They
cleared his answers but not the
questions?"
Three PrObers Agree
Mr.. Morris. Senator Eastlanc
and Senator Jenner of Indiana
ranking Republican on the
nine-man subcommittee. as.
serted that the question Of par.
tial clearance of the record BY
Mr.. Cartwright never came up
Nor. the three agreed. did com.
mittee members think only par
of the hearings were to be re.
LEASED.
Mr.. Morris explained, anc
S enator Eastland confirmed
that when the members of the
committee were approached or
the question Of making public
the transcript OF hearings, each
Senator was given a copy Of
what was proposed for release
Eight of the nine Senators ap.
proved release. Senator East.
land said. The ninth. Senator
Nicely. Democrat of West Vir.
ginia. was Ill and unable to sign
Though there was dispute be.
tween the State Department anC
the subcommittee over what Mr.
Cartwright did on March IL
there was agreement that M
one downtown cleared the trans.
lcript of the March 81 hearings
On the contrary. the Department
was on record-in the form oil
a letter to Senator Eastlanc
from Acting Secretary Hertel
dated March 22-as holding thai
further publicity in this con.
nection would in the opinion Of
the Department of State render
further serious damage to oul
relations with the Canadian
government"
Herter Letter Revealed
Mr.. Herter's letter, revealed by
Mr.. White. asked that the
March 81 testimony be kept
under wraps.
Senator Eastland replied on
the same day that Il trust you
can understand the impossible
position the subcommittee would
find itself in acceding to your
request"
The New York Times reported
today that derogatory informa-
ton about Mr.. Norman had been
traced to the United States
Army Intelligence Corps. There
was no confirmation of this re-
port, however. An Army spokes-
man said he had no comment,
as did White House Press Sec
rotary James c. Hagerty and
Senator Eastland.