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feel for these two men,"
After detailing what he
called the many-sided investi-
CATION and eXacting require
ments connected with hiring OF
NSA personnel, Mr.. Burke's So
page statement discussed the
backgrounds and work of
Mitchell and Martin. He said
Mitchell came highly recon-
mended in the first instance
from a trustworthy member"
of the Stanford University
statistics department. The var
ious examinations, tests and
investigations presented no
apparent bar" to NSA security
clearance of either man on the
basis of personal or family as
sociations, personal character
or loyalty, Mr.. Burke said.
He noted that on July %,
1857, a week after Mitchell was
formally accepted by NSA, he
was given a lie detector test
to verify the accuracy of all
the data he previously supplied.
Mr.. Burke said the questions
sought to determine matters
such as his loyalty to the United
States, sympathy for commu-.
nism. association with persons
or groups linked with the Com
munist movement, and con-
cerning past crimes, drug ad-
diction, alcoholism, unethical
business practices and sexual
proclivities.
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Mr.. Burke said that in the
opinion of ONCE of Security
Services evaluators, as late as
January. 1858. there was no
derogatory information of such
nature as to make Mitchell un-.
acceptable for unemployment.
THAT is not to say. however,
Mr.. Burke added. that there
was no derogatory information
of any kind. but none of the
analyses. Martin was accepted
judged disqualifying."
At this point Mr.. Burke dis
cussed Mitchell's admission of
some abnormal sexual practices
before he was 10.
Mitchell's duties we're those
of a cryto-mathematical en-
ploye dealing principally with
mathematical and statistical
derogatory information was
by NSA in July, 1857. OF him,
Mr.. Burke said:
"The information contained
in a Civil Service Commission
investigation and a National
Security Agency check dis
closed that some of the persons
interviewed had thought him
to be an insufferable egotist,
questioned his emotional ma
turity and sense of RESPONSE
bility during the period of his
life prior to military service
but considered him entirely
loyal. Others, while recognizing
that Martin had emotional
problems, considered him to be
trustworthy and discreet as
well as loyal"
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While emphasizing that mo
derogatory information of any
kind concerning these two was
received during the course of
thei remployment with NSA."
Mr.. Burke told the subcommit-
tee agency regulations would
have required them to under
go a complete security REIN
yestigatio nnext year.
Chairman Kilday said the
subcommittee will decide later
whether any open sessions will
be held.
With Mr.. Kilday on the
committee are Representative
Arends. Republican of Illinois.
and Hardy. Democrat of Vir-
ginia.
Representative Bray, Repub-
lican of Indiana, who sat with
the subcommittee today in the
temporary absence of Mr..
Arends, told reporters he be-
lieves Martins reported "emo-
tional instability and attitude
toward mankind in general"
should have barred him from
NSA employment.
He said there seemed to have
been an error in judgment in
the hiring of both men, but he
emphasized that this assump-
ton was based mainly on hind
sight and indicated no break
down in the security system.
Mitchell Harder to Figure
AS a former Army officer.
Mr.. Bray also said he never
would have wanted either Mar
tin or Mitchell as an officer.
He said Mr.. Burke's statement
indicated that Martinwas IAN
egotistical jackass. He added
that Mitchell was more diff
cult to figure out" but that
Mitchell's admitted sexual ir-
Irregularities before the age Of 19