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• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000400580011-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 19, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: October 1, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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who has an "in" with Senator McCarthte:
CPYRGHT
Tll DIRECT:
ins news story in the Times-lerald, 11 August 1953,
October 195
ard Edwards
"A government worker in an agency wnicn nad acceee at, ..,.at and co actin].
data was named as a communist party follower at a secret Senate hearing Monday....
"Four witnesses, including the alleged Communist, testified at the closed-door
session of the Senate permanent investigations subcommittee. Chairman McCarthy (1)
of Wisconsin, Senator Dirksen (R) of Illinois, and chief counsel Roy N. Cohn con-
ducted the questioning.
'Both rcCarthy and Dirksen agreed that the testimony, if substantiated by
further evidence, carried a grave threat to national security.
"This involves charges that an alleged Communist in the government today is
handling secret material of the military, atomic energy commission, and the Central
Intelligence Agency, I McCarthy said."
CPYRGHT
The Associated Press on 10 August 1253 under a Washington dateline said:
"Senator McCarthy (I., Wia.) said today new evidence before his investigati
subcommittee indicates a member of the Commanist party had access to secret data
of the atomic energy commission, and the Central Intelligence Agency."
Under the by-line of Murrey Marder, the Washington Post, on 12 August 3.953,
stated, in part:
"Questions arose yesterday about what 'secret' material is handled by GPO.
Dirksen said the subcommittee confirmed that it handles 'material transmitted by
the Central Intelligence Agency, the Atomic Energy Commission, the Defense Depart-
ment, and the State Department.'
"Deputy Public Printer Cole.. w n]...asked specifically about CIA, said:
I couldn't say positively that we handle CIA work. It is my belief that we could,
uc ion facilities as do man other a encies
mentioned tin sco 'urn is I norme. Mar. r an o
RGHT Post, when the story broke, that CIA would come off with clean skirts since we had
no aassified matter printed at the main GPO plant but we of coarse could not say
this for attribution. SJO)
CPYRGHT Millard Edwards, under his by-line on 12 August in the Times Herald, said:
"The CIA, a super secret branch dealing in overseas intelligence, was reported
to have hastily withdrawn all its work from the printing office when it discovered
that an alleged Communist had access to its material."
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MEcCarthy's charges by Philip L. Cole, Deputy Public Printer.
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Press stories referred to above are attached hereto, as well as two editorials,
one from a Virginia and one from an Ohio paper, on the charges*
Mt. Pforzheimer states that he is checking Mr. Cole's testi opy to see if any
correction was made to allegations re CIA; he, Mr. Pforzheimer, says he did inform
the subcommittee that CIA had no classified material printed at the main GPO plant.
Recommend withholding any action until Mr. Pforzheimer has opportunity to
check Colets and other testimony.
STANLEY J. MOGAN
Attachments:
Aug* 11, LONDON DAILY TIMES, Communists "Access to Secret Data"
Aug. 111 WASHINGTON TIM HERALD, Aid in Confidential U.S. Job Named as Red
Aug. 11, CHICAGO TRIBUNE:, McCarthy told Red Has Access to Top Secrets
Aug. 12, WASHINGTON POST, McCarthy Schedules a Hearing for Monday on Allegations
of Security Risk at GPO
Aug, 12, WASHINGTON: TIMES HERALD, Probers Bare Alleged Red's Access to Atonic Secrets
Aug, 12, NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, McCarthy Looks for Reds in U.S. Printing Office
Aug, 22, NEW YORK HERALD TRIBUNE, U,S. Printer Never Had Atom Secrets, Aid Saye
Aug. 12, PETFRSBURC (Va.) PROORESS-INDEX, Latest McCarthy Hearings
Aug. 124 CLEVELAND (0.) PLAIN DEALER, The New McCarthy Case
Memo to DCT from SJG
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