Show f 0 I I OR W Old General Donovans Donovan's Interview few fewS S SENATOR MCCARTHY and Boy Howard of the Scripps Howard newspapers didn't know it but General Wild Bill nUl Donovan famed lamed wartime chief of OSS leithem let lei them down on the thc stolen documents case General Donovan a fellow Republican Republican Republican Re Re- publican was ballyhooed as backing backing backing back back- ing up the Scripps McCarthy ard charges When interviewed by a senate committee shortly be- be tore leaving for Europe however he talked much more like Sen Margaret 1 Chase Smith of Maine who decries McCarthy extremism In fact tact Gen Donovan inferentially inferentially inferentially ally criticized his own OSS investigator investigator investigator Frank Bielaski for illegally illegal illegal- ly y raiding the office and the FBI for illegally raiding Emmanuel Emmanuel Emmanuel Em Em- manuel Larsen's apartment As Asa a 3 result of these illegal raids the justice department could not pro pro- Here is exactly what the senate investigators tors reported to the committee committee committee com com- after atter their interview with Donovan at his New York apartment apart apart- ment General Donovan asked l if we had talked with Archbold Van VanBuren VanBuren VanBuren Buren his wartime deputy and when we replied in the thc affirmative he indicated that his information was no more than that which Van Buren probably gave us General Donovan discussed his belief at the time that John Doe Doc warrants should have been obtained and statements statements statements state state- ments under oath gotten from the principals the Investigators' Investigators tors' tors report continues He lie indicated in indicated indicated in- in that he felt that the matter was incorrectly handled handled handled hand hand- led because when any agency conducts an Investigation the matter docs does not remain confidential confidential confidential and opportunity to cover cover cover cov cov- er up arises General Donovan mentioned that in discussing the matter with withFred withFred withFred Fred Lyon of the state department department depart depart- ment menU he asked if the state department department department de de- de- de had any idea who might have been responsible for this material material material ma ma- secret documents emanating emanating ing from the state department When he pressed Mr Lyon for some suggestions or suspicions Mr Lyon Lyn Lyon Ly Ly- on n suggested that it might have been John Carter Vincent General General Gen Gen- eral Donovan then queried us as to whether Vincent did not have bave a wife who was a Communist Throughout the interview Donovan Donovan Dono Dono- van an made It clear he had no new evidence but that his attitude was that of a Margaret Chase Smith republican republican republican re re- re- re publican who didn't relish w unfair air accusations Continuing the investigators' investigators report report report re re- re- re port declares Donovan suggested suggest suggest- ed that we should see Pat Hurley former ambassador to China Shortly after the discovery of the case General Donovan went v to London and met Pat Hurley Hurley Hurley Hur Hur- ley at the airport there Hurley being being being be be- ing on his way to Moscow and China Donovan told Hurley what Fred Lyon had said about Vincent because he knew that Hurley thought Vincent was his boy That was about all Donovan had to say In fact he seemed in a hurry burry to get oft off to Europe TrYgve Lie and Truman Here is the inside story of what happened when U. 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N Secretary General Trygve Lie met with President President President Pre Pre- Truman and Secretary Acheson following Lies Lie's return from rom Moscow Lie first reported on the strong desire for peace which he found everywhere from Moscow to Washington Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington then asked the President to consider sending Acheson to a special meeting of the United Nations Nations Nations Na Na- security council in Geneva this summer a meeting which he said was imperative to keep the United Nations from collapsing Mr Truman's reaction was im im- mediate He promptly said he could do no such thing that it would be a cruel hoax to play on the American people when there is absolutely no chance of agreement with Russia The only thing Russia understands understands understands under under- stands the President argued Is force and the West Is going to build up its own force until Russia realizes the democracies democracies democracies cies mean business After Arter that perhaps a meeting with Russia might produce some good As it Is now Truman told the U.N. U.N. U.N. U. U N. N secretary general Russia Is la boycotting the United Nations because because because be be- cause it wont won't seat Communist China just China just like a n little boy who says he wont won't play in the game Unless unless unless un un- less he can be captain of the team Capital News Capsules Ambassador Kirk has cabled the state department that the Russian general who was suddenly recalled from Japan with his entire 52 man 52 man staff has suffered the same fate as Marshal Hes He's being demoted demoted demoted de de- de- de and disgraced disgraced because because he was too chummy with American and British personnel in Tokyo Kirk says General Kuzma Derev- Derev yanko committed what is the supreme supreme supreme sup sup- reme heresy heresy heresy-he he actually believed the east and west could get along |