Foreign Relations of the United States, 1952–1954, General: Economic and Political Matters, Volume I, Part 2

USIA files, lot 56 D 581, “McCarthy Committee”: Circular telegram

The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic and Consular Offices¹

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Washington, April 2, 1953—5:29 p.m.

997. Codel. Department informed Roy Cohn, Chief Counsel; David Schine, Chief Consultant, U.S. Senate Permanent Sub-Committee on Investigations planning next twelve days visit Paris, Frankfurt, Berlin, Bonn, Munich, Vienna, probably that order. Arriving Orly Field 1330 local time April 4, MAT Flight A1–23, approximately three days have expressed desire consult top staffs SRE Information Division and REGPA, also USIS Paris, others.

Visitors plan consultations April 4, 5. Dennis and Hulten² should contact on arrival and arrange make selves and top staffs available.

Request Paris Embassy provide airport transportation and reserve two single rooms Crillon. Posts requested extend all possible courtesies, including notification to next post of arrival.

In Bonn, consultation top PUB staff and other HICOG officials. Berlin and Munich, PUB operations, USIS centers and other IIA activities, especially VOA, Munich. If time allows interested in Frankfurt PUB program as well as Army Information activities.

Since visitors interest may extend beyond those expressed, posts should be prepared render assistance. Department has provided brief background materials re REGPA also USIS in countries concerned.

Chairman Senate Government Operations Committee has requested use MSA counterpart under Section 527 MSA Act. SRE and Posts authorized advance local currency upon request for official expenses.

Since plane uncertainties might alter schedule, Posts other than those to which visits planned being informed.

Dulles

1. Drafted by Earl McChesney of the Office of Congressional and Public Information, U.S. Information Agency. Approved for transmission by the Director of the office, Ben G. Crosby. Cleared by a number of bureaus and offices in the Department of State and by the Department of Defense. Sent to six Embassies and three Consulates as well as to HICOG Bonn, Frankfurt, and Berlin. Telegram 6603 sent priority to London, Apr. 4, 1953, reads: “ReDeptcirtel 997 Apr. 2. Revised itinerary includes London following Paris. No information available exact date arrival.” (USIA files, lot 56 D 581, “McCarthy Committee”) A handwritten notation on telegram 6603 reads: “Our boys?” Another below it reads: “yes.”
2. Frank L. Dennis was Director of the Information Office in the Office of the U.S. Special Representative for Europe. Charles Morris Hulten was U.S. Information Service Regional Representative at the Embassy in Paris.