LETTER TO SHERMAN ADAMS FROM ALLEN W. DULLES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86B00269R000100130101-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 1, 2002
• Sequence Number: 101
• Publication Date: June 15, 1955
• Content Type: LETTER

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The *evocable Sherman Admme
Special Assistant to the President
The White Nouse
Washington, D. C.
Dear Governor Adams:
This is to acknowledge a list of names and certain elle
which your office received from the Nearer Commission and which you
turned over to this Agency on 2 awe 1955. (Tab A)
This list appears to be similmir to a list of names received
from Senator McCarthy on 17 March 1953 Crab 1), and a list received
from the Clark Committee on 25 March 1955 (50) C). Some at thole mimes
also appeared in a list received by this Agency from the Federal Bureau
of Investigation on 13 May 1955 (page 3, paragraph h), 'bleb hat in turn
received the list from General Clark. The list of 2 June 1955 (Mab A)
included, in part, definite allegations, and it is noted that the allege
tions concern security type informmtion in five instances, allegations
of "administrative conduct" in six instances, and eight noses without
any allegations or other descriptive data.
As I have advised you orally this Agency has made
attempts to Obtain definite information whenever *1 tions t*ve been
made against our employees and has expressed the desire to fully investi
gate and resolve any case in which the security or integrity of an employee
of this Agency is challenged.
The record in this regard is as follows:
a. On 17 March 1953 I received an informal list Crab B)
from Senator McCarthy. Six individuals named on this list were
mot employees of CIA.
Aciion tokens Security investigation and research
revealed no substance to the allegations pertaining
to employees of this Agency. Smmmary of the results
of the investigation are attached as Tab D.
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b. 4r1ne the hearings on the secer.ty ef tIze col/err:went
-rioting Office La Rove-cher 1953, !Aviator lecCerthy stated thnt
ku alleged r;triewilet tn the 3-(1% had assess to seeret rInta of
br virtue of acmes to Classified materisi of Clt_ nrinr
-rtoted in the stain 'Overnment rtittn Vrtiego Plant in fiseninetons
.11 12 Aurmet 193 e representative of tie Aermer Ldformod
the :Aaff trector of the fe*rthy f;e0mittee that no classified
materiel of ;;? vas processed in the mein fl plant, and that tne
only ;,-;ik printing performed there ves routine mmelssoified
aueb 44 telenk forms. :_vbeequeetly, on 22 k,,eteber I *Magill,
-Aonati7.r c--arthy oy letter of the above stated ::"mete (tab
4. '44ring taut diosimS day, of the Neerinio Of the ''oresonsist
".A.14-ogilsittee an Investigations of the ',.learite !7'everneent 0-pupation*
1;onmittess
.tor Ev7.-arthy eharged that he na4 infortetion tbat
2.7 Wes infiltrated 147 L;mennolete.
imt1c gis n 7 4t17 11,4 1 requested .eneter soCerth7
by letter that be immedisteXy mak, Move to thie 40ney
the substance of these ellegsticas in order th4t tbey
co414 .1 immediaLely inveetigated (let 1). Ro ronlY we
recelved from -*rioter reCarthy in respi..snee tr) ttts mquest.
A. -:.4% 7 Jnnuo+ry 1?5 the members of the aarx :;nersittAt vere
briefed by the Cffica of Security, ;.:14, and invited et triat time to
or*sent rtny nIzas of individeele on vhoe derogatory Lnformett.:* nicht
n-ve been furnilhed to the Committee.
i,etioeLta'itenl The ,Arestor of iesuritys oreliy briefed
tne insreatlon Front, of the Clerk f;semittee on the security
recorde w; the following iiidividuale whose names are in-
tIutied in te list Crab A)2
t. 4-,a 15 Junuery 1955s there ems a press announcement tf., the
errs.% that 'anetor CCr4b7 had tmraied over hi,. files ormAaining
:lore:440r: War-otter% en CIA employees to 3anerAl
,ctiqn L411'10,01 thmt same dates *0 Jailieery
l'spAtched a te-legras to Oenerti *me* aaric requesting
1:4t le nate 4,10.101# RAT inforNetion or vattirial
--rtaihin7, to furnished by ',40ematqr xeCartny in
'rir ti'r' .t an imosIdiete and thorns-1-h ine,..alFeevol
0: tet c.l.ripo.4 (Tab G).
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195), I wrote to Senator John L. McClellan
previous Sonleipaudeslee with Senator eteCarth40 and
le tied*. concerning CIA contained in the file. of
flee on Investigetioes be forwarded in order that
tion could be oonducted. My letter of 21 Januar:, 1Z5
i's reply thereto are attached as Tab I,
1955, I received a list of names from Gene
Committee. This list dit not contain any al
may file* fellaining
list. (Tab 1)
On 12 Me4 1955, the Federal Bureau or Inveatigation received
1 Clark a list of amuse with a request that an FBI investiga-
on each individual. A copY of this list wee mods available
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a: This Agency
Investigation that it
investigation the Bureau sit viaduct,
nfa allegations ware mede to the FBI egeinst the individuals
named in this list. The /VI specifieally requested General
Clerk to make available any allegation* in order that the
FBI Illagbt te justified in undertaking investigative action.
Inasmuch as no ouch allegations were furnished, the Federal
hdrimu of Investigation, 1 understand, informed Gesteral
of the technical difficulties involved" after which General
Clara is reported to have withdrawn hie request.
On 2 June 1955, the attached list (Bab A) wa* made available.
This ccemunication is predicated on that list.
Attached hereto as lib J is a summery of the current I toreattoaCIA
onoerniag eash employee in the list of 2 June 1955 (W. ). It vil/ be?
t certain of theme parsons have never been employed h4 this Ageac end
named have previQuely left our emgloyment.
am forwarding a copy at this entire 114100r$A4tat to the A
the Federal Bureau of Investigation with a moms% that
Os taken in any ease where the mature of the *novellas warren
action under the provisions of Seeeutive Order 10?50. The following
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are under current investigation by this Agency; and their eases are
or being turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation together with
native results of this Agouti for whatever action is appropriate:
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I will inform your office, the Attorney General and the Federal Bureau
of Inv.stition of the final results in each case where it has been determined
that investigative and other procedures under Executive Order 10450 are deemed
necessary. I am also specifically requesting that there be made available to
this Agency any allegations or derogatory information on any employee of this
Agency which may exist or which may come to their attention in the future.
Faithfully yours,
on W. Dulles
Director.
Attachments:
Tabs A -
cot U. 8. Attorney General
Director, FBI
Prepared 0/Security 14 June 1955
Rewritten:AWDulles:cIK
Distribution
Orig only - addressee
1 - Attorney General
1 - Director, FBI
1 - Security Office
L - Inspector General
- DCI files
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