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    "ocrText": "- 2 -\nAs far as the sampling look at the files is concerned,\nI suggested only as my personal opinion the possibility that\nthe agencies might furnish memoranda summarizing individual files\nwithout mentioning any names. This would give the Subcommittee\nthe necessary information as to how the determination of homo-\nsexualism had been made and what had been done about the matter.\nFlanagan said that would probably satisfy him, but he seemed\ndoubtful that it would satisfy Senator Mundt. He suggested\nthat Mundt might say that the agencies had not given an accurate\naccount of what was in the files (which is, of course, what\nSenator McCarthy said about the loyalty files).\nFlanagan said he would keep in touch with me in con-\nnection with the investigation. I have the impression that we\nmay have some difficulties from his direction because he seems\nto have pre- judged one of the central issues that the Subcommittee\nhas to decide, namely, how serious the threat is of the homosexual\nemployees, particularly in relationship to other types of security\nthreats. Flanagan seems strongly committed to the position that\nthe homosexual is the most serious security threat of all, and\nhe seems to regard the fact that there is scant documentation of\nthis as an unfortunate accident. On the basis of my experience\nas a counter espionage and security officer during the war, I\npersonally am of the opinion (I believe I can cite chapter and\nverse to support it) that other types of security threats are\nmore dangerous than the homosexual, although no doubt he repre-\nsents one type.\nS.J.S.\nS.J.S.\nCc: murphy\nDawson\nmalety\nElsey Beer Leoya- Heckler\nThenstant"
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