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CONFIDENTIAL
Organization and principles to govern the Department's
participation in the Committee inquiry.
The following steps should be taken to enable the Department to
effectively handle its relations and activities with the Hoey Com-
mittee.
1. The Deputy Under Secretary for Administration or his Deputy
should be named as the Department's spokesman for dealing with
the Senate Committee, with individual members of Congress
and with the press. All actions and pronouncements of the
Department relating to this subject should be exercised by
him or under his personal direction. The Secretary and Under
Secretary should be kept informed of all significant
developments and should be available for behind the scene
activities, when necessary.
2. There should be an Ad Hoe Committee at the immediate disposal
of the Deputy Under Secretary (or his Deputy) to serve as
his sounding board and to advise him on courses of action
under varying circumstances. This Committee should be composed
of Mr. Fisher (L), Mr. Boykin (CON), Mr. Martin (PER),
Mr. Player (P), and Mr. Horace Smith (H).
3. That the Department agree to provide the Committee with such
statistics as will be usefal to that Committee without
jeopardizing the Department's personnel and security programs.
4. The Department will resist any attempt of the Committee to
obtain names of individuals and files.
UNCLASSIFIED
NET-HU
5-10-22
Signature
Date
CONFIDENTIAL
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