Memorandum for the Hoey Subcommittee Sex Pervert Investigation File from Stephen Spingarn

Mr. Dawson Filed by RECEIVED July 5, 1950MR. DAWSON NOV 13 1952 JUL 6 1950 Memorandum for the Hoey Subcommittee Sex Pervert Investigation File DONALD S. DAWSON I went to the Capitol today to confer with Senator Hoey about this investigation. I told him that, as he had requested at our previous meeting of June 28 (at which Charlie Murphy and Jim Webb were present), we had considered the question of whether the entire Subcommittee hearings should be held in executive session, including the medical testimony, or whether the medical testi- mony might be given at public hearings with the rest in executive session. I told him that it was the unanimous opinion of the White House staff, including Matt Connelly, Charlie Murphy, Don Dawson, and others, as well 8.8 that of Surgeon General Scheele, that all of the hearings, including the medical testimony, should be in executive session. I went over the reasons for this briefly. The Senator said he was glad to get our views and indicated he would try to work it out that way, although there might be some opposition from the Repub- licans, particularly Senator Mundt. The Senator also told me that he proposed to get the records of the Washington Police on arrests and convictions in this field and then query the various agencies as to what, if anything, they had done about individual employees involved. This may present some problems on the disclosure of information, but I do not see how it can be avoided since these police records are public records and are not within the President's directives about non-diselosure of personnel files and information. The Senator said that Superintendent Barrett of the Metropolitan Police had called him this morning at Matt Connelly's suggestion and had offered to cooperate fully in connection with the investigation. I also made two further suggestions to Senator Hoey, both of which were made to me by Dr. Scheele. The first was that a Medical Staff Adviser be appointed by the Subcommittee for the purpose of its hearings. Scheele recommended for this purpose Dr. Tex Buxton, President of the Washington, D.C., Psychiatric Association. I know Dr. Duxton and think he would be e good man for this purpose and therefore gave his name to the Senator. UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED 5.10.12 5-10-12 He Signature Signature Date RESTRICTED