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s. - SERVICK 145 April 24, 1952. WHITE HOUSE DICTATION Item No. 1. DEPARTMENT SPEAKERS AT POLITICAL MERTINGS I discussed with the President thé memorandum relating to Department speakers at political meetings. He approved the recommendation in Mr. Sargeant's memorandum of April 1, which was that the Department should allow only persons not subject to the Hatch Act to appear before political groups. The President stressed that he did not want the State Department in politics. He felt that political meetings of either party which wished to have explained to them our foreign policies were entitled to have this done. He thought that there was much Cagnorance about them and that it would be useful to have the facts known. DECLASSIFIED En O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and S(D) a Dapr. of State letter, Bay N.g. HC . NARS Date 2-15-76 S :D.Acheson: be