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Army to Defend Qualifications
Of O. in BeIvoir Orientotion

vestigating Senators that Sen
ator Thurmond was wrong
about his charges against the
troop information program at
Fort Belvoir.
Furthermore, the Army plans
to point out politely, investi-
gators for the special Armed
Forces subcommittee probing
the censorship of military
mems speeches and troop in
determination programs knew all
the facts Of the situation when
Senator Thurmond made his
charges.
The dispute arose Friday
when Maj. Gen. Charles Dodge,
Army director of information,
was asked by Senator Thur
mond, Democrat Of South Car
olina. why an unqualified pri-
vate" without a security clear
ance was teaching Fort Bel
voir soldiers about communism
and basing his lectures in part
on material from the magazine
the Nation.
Gen. Dodge said he would
investigate and report back.
His written report was sched-
uled to reach the committee
today.
Quizzed by Trio
It was learned, meanwhile,
that three investigators for the
Senate subcommittee had ques-
toned the soldier and his COM
manding officer at length and
on several occasions both at
Fort Belvoir and in the Senate
Office Building some time be-
fore Fridays hearing. The in
vestigators learned:
l. The private" is a special
list fourth class, the equivalent
of q corporal.
2. He has a security clear
ance.
3. He has three college de-
grees, was a textbook editor in
civilian life and is the son of
a former Republican Congress-
man.
4. He is an avid reader of
magazines and books that
range from the far right to the
far left, and his own views
attested to by his commanding
officer, are militant anti
communism and pro-Ameri- {
caniSm." Il
5. His lectures have earned {
him high praise from Army {
inspectors and would earn him
another promotion If his en-
listment weren't running out.
The soldier-lecturer is Jerome '
Carter, son of former Repub- l
lican Representative Vincent {
Michael Carter of Wyoming, /
who served in the House from {
1929 to 1885.
Under the direction of Mai L
Laurence Lansing, Fort Belvoir !
information officer, Specialist {
Carter gives two weekly talks I
about world affairs and the l
Army to 400 Fort Belvoir en-
listed men.
Holds Three Degrees
Specialist Carter's education {
includes a cum laude degree |
from Catholic University in {
Washington and masters de- Ii
grees from Fordham University ,
and New York University. {
He has free access to all of
the troop information material
prepared by the Department of
Defense and the Army.
At one time, Specialist Car
ter said in an AT interview
yesterday, he told committee
investigators that he did not
have a security clearance. Maj.
Lansing told the investigators,
however, that Specialist Carter
had one even If he did not
know it.
The Investigators were told,
Maj. Lansing added, that Spe-
cialist Carter was given the
security clearance required for
his job by the Fort Belvoir
intelligence office and that he
also was given the standard
security check by the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation, Gen.
trail Intelligence Agency and
the Defense Department.
Specialist Carter has not been
asked to testify before the COM
mittee, but he said that he
would be happy to appear and
would be pleased also If the
committee came to Fort Belvoir
and sat in on some of his
classes.