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Mr U.S.S. WILLIAMSBURG U.S. Naval Gun Factory WASHINGTON 25, D.C. WHITE NR. 30 212231Z 22 MARCH 1950 Filed by MR. DAWSON FROM: SIGNAL CENTER, WASH., D.C. MAY 31 TO : MR. DAWSON: FOLLOWING IS A DRAFT OF A LETTER TO SENATOR TYDINGS, WHICH WAS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR CONFERENCE OF YESTERDAY WITH MR. SETH RICHARDSON. THE DRAFT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO MR. RICHARDSON AND HAS HIS APPROVAL. /S/ J. HOWARD MCGRATH, ATTORNEY GENERAL QUOTE HONORABLE MILLARD E. TYDINGS UNITED STATES SENATE WASHINGTON, D.C. DEAR SENATOR TYDINGS: SINCE THE TIME OF THE APPROVAL OF S.RES. 231 BY THE SENATE ON FEBRUARY 22, 1950, I HAVE BEEN GIVING CAREFUL CONSIDERATION TO AND HAVE BEEN GRAVELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUESTION OF THE PRODUCTION FOR YOUKSUBCOMMITTEE OF THE INVESTIGATIVE FILES RELATING TO THOSE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND AGAINST WHOM CHARGES OF DISLOYALTY HAVE BEEN MADE BEFORE YOUR SUBCOMMITTEE. I NOTE THAT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF S. RES. 231 HEARINGS WITH RESPECT TO ANY PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL ARE TO BE HELD ? ONLY UPON ACTUAL CHARGES MADE OF DISLOYALTY, AND I PRESUME, THEREFORE, THAT YOUR SUBCOMMITTEE IS NOT INTERESTED IN THE FILES RELATING TO