Show Solon Charges Leaks in Fats Fals Program WASHINGTON March 23 UPI liP UP Rep Andresen R R. Minn said Tuesday highly secret Information leaked from the agriculture department department department de de- last September and as a result certain persons made tre tre- tre- tre sums Bums of money moneys speculating speculating speculating lating in fats and oils Andresen Andr made the statement when a n house committee opened hearings on speculating He said the committee which he heads would develop the story George A. A Parks an official of the department of agricultures agriculture's fats and oils division was in the witness chair He testified that there was a leal leak of information shortly before the department made a n public announcement Sept 10 of oC a huge increase in the allocation allocation allocation alloca alloca- tion of fats and oils for export Export allocations of lard forthe for forthe forthe the last quarter of 1947 were Increased in increased Increased In- In creased from to pounds The market price of lard jumped up to Bc a pound Parks said the department investigated Investigated investigated in In- rumors of oC a leak and made a report t a on its findings But he said the report did not reveal the source of the leak leah The house committee is making a general inquiry into speculation on commodity markets with particular particular particular par par- emphasis on the question whether anyone has profited from I inside government information Parks Park's testimony came after atter An- An Andresen Andresen dresen introduced a market letter sent out by G G. C C. Lusk of Greenville Green Green- yule ville Miss last Sept one D-one 9 one day ahead o of the departments department's public announcement that export quotas would be raised The Lusk letter cited rumors of leaks th that t the departments department's secret allocations would amount to pounds of fats and oils Parks said the actual figure was pounds The letter letter letter let let- ter quoted probable lard allocations allocations allocations alloca alloca- of pounds compared compared compared com com- pared with the official figure of pounds The letter said It Is understood understood under under- stood the leak occurred through h the tho departments department's production tion and marketing administration |