He has been a source of friction. The Burmese contend that they have had to divert troops to contain him which they otherwise would use against the scattered Communist elements in northern Burma. I don't think he has behaved himself too well. On the other hand, the Burmese have attacked him on one or two occasions and he has beaten them off. The general situation is complicated by what I am afraid has not been very intelligent handling by the Burmese Government, of the Karen and Karshin tribes up there who, as most of you will recall, about a year and a half ago were willing to do almost anything to come to terms with the Burmese Government, and wanted to have some little representation in the Burmese Government, which I am afraid they largely have been denied. Off the record. [There was discussion off the record.] Senator HICKENLOOPER. I don't mean to take up too much time about that. I am familiar with their exportable rice, and all those things. That has been my impression anyway, that there has been an uncertain and unsatisfactory situation for some little time. SIAM Now, there are various allegations of unrest so far as our handling of the situation in Siam is concerned. I don't know the facts fully, but I have some allegations that we have actually-and this is off the record. [There was discussion off the record.] NATIONALIST CHINESE IN INDO-CHINA Senator FERGUSON. Just one question: The Nationalist Chinese in Indo-China, has anything been done, or is there anything being done to get them out of Indo-China? Mr. SMITH. Yes, we have had protracted negotiations with the French, and only yesterday I sent a telegram out to get aonther report up to date on what if anything should be accomplished. Now, there are about 25,000 or 30,000 and so far the French have agreed to allow those who were sick or had something wrong with them to come back. That would be a material contribution to the strength on Formosa. There are a couple of divisions, and the French are unwilling, they are afraid it will antagonize the Chinese Communists, and they have been reluctant to agree to a complete return, but I think so far they have agreed to let some certain ones who are ill or have no direct military potential, go back to Formosa and maybe they would agree to a lot more, at a later date. The CHAIRMAN. Are there any more questions? Senator HICKENLOOPER. There are a lot more questions, but if the general has to go, we will have to let him go. The CHAIRMAN. He has agreed to come up again any time we request him, so probably sometime later, we will ask him to return. Mr. SMITH. I hope this has been helpful. Senator FULBRIGHT. Very. Senator SMITH. Very, sir. [Whereupon, at 12:30 p.m., the committee recessed subject to the call of the Chair.] 72-194-77-vol. V-18 MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1953 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Washington, D.C. The committee met in executive session at 2 p.m. in the committee room. Present: Chairman Wiley, Senators Smith, Hickenlooper, Langer, Ferguson, Knowland, George, Green, Fulbright, Sparkman, Humphrey and Mansfield. The committee first considered a number of pending nominations. The first nomination considered was that of Mrs. Lorena B. Hahn of Nebraska, to be U.S. representative on the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Mrs. Hahn appeared personally before the committee and was accompanied by Senator Griswold. The next nomination was that of William McNear Rand of Massachusetts to be Deputy Director for Mutual Security. Mr. Rand appeared before the committee. Senator Saltonstall appeared in support of Mr. Rands' nomination. Following the appearance of the two nominees, the committee ordered their nominations reported. The committee voted also to report the nomination of Francis White of Maryland to be Ambassador to Mexico. Mr. White appeared before the committee. The committee voted also to report the nomination of Douglas MacArthur, 2d, of the District of Columbia, to be Counselor of the Department of State. The committee voted also to report the nomination of George V. Allen of North Carolina to be Ambassador to India. The nomination of Livingston T. Merchant of New Jersey to be an Assistant Secretary of State was ordered reported. The nomination of Charles E. Bohlen to be Ambassador to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, was postponed at the request of Senator Ferguson, but is expected to be taken up on Tuesday, March 17th. A motion was adopted to permit the Central Intelligence Agency to have a copy of the executive session transcript covering the nomination of Walter Bedell Smith as Under Secretary of State. This hearing was held on February 4, 1953. The committee reconsidered its action of March 3 when it ordered reported the resolution proposed by the President of the United States condemning Soviet enslavement of peoples. The committee agreed to put the resolution on the table without prejudice. The motion was agreed to without objection. For record of proceedings, see official transcript. MINUTES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1953 UNITED STATES SENATE, Washington, D.C. The committee met in executive session at 10 a.m. Present: Chairman Wiley, Senators Smith, Hickenlooper, Tobey, Taft, Langer, Ferguson, Knowland, George, Green, Fulbright, Sparkman, Gillette, Humphrey and Mansfield. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was present and testified on the nomination of Charles E. Bohlen, appointed as Ambassador to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Following the testimony of Secretary Dulles, Mr. Bohlen testified and replied to inquiries made by committee members. Before the appearance of Secretary Dulles the chairman had consulted with the committee regarding the question of whether the meeting would be open or closed. It was decided to have it an executive session. The nomination of Mr. Bohlen was ordered reported to the Senate by a vote of 15 to 0. Senator Hickenlooper who was not in the room when the vote was taken, later in the day notified the chairman that he joined with the other members in approving the reporting of Mr. Bohlen's nomination. The committee agreed to have a printed record of the Bohlen nomination. The hearings will be available early next week. The committee also considered the nomination of Robert D. Murphy of Wisconsin to be Assistant Secretary of State. This was approved by a voice vote. The chairman advised the committee of letters of thanks received from Mrs. Elbert D. Thomas and Mrs. Robert M. LaFollette, Jr. upon the death of Senators Thomas and La Follette. The chairman also presented for the record of the committee an audit of expenditure of committee funds during the 82d Congress, made by the Senate Disbursing Office. This statement will be found in the original transcript of today's meeting. For record of proceedings on the Bohlen nomination, see the printed hearings. For other proceedings, see official transcript. The committee adjourned at 2:30 p.m. (267) MINUTES TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1953 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Washington, D.C. The committee met in executive session at 10 a.m. in the committee room. Present: Chairman Wiley, Senators Smith, Hickenlooper, Tobey, Ferguson, Knowland, Green, Fulbright, Sparkman, Gillette and Mansfield. The chairman discussed a request that a portrait be painted of former Chairman Connally, to be hung in the committee room. Upon a motion of Senator Green, the matter was referred to a subcommittee of the Committee on Rules and Administration. The committee discussed S. Res. 81, by Senator Langer, relating to Palestinian refugees. It was agreed to refer the matter to the Near East consultative subcommittee with the request that they report their findings at the next meeting of the full committee. The committee considered a request of Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, Ambassador to Italy, that she be permitted to have a copy of the executive session transcript of the committee for the day her nomination was considered. It was agreed that this would be done. The committee agreed to meet with the American Legion's Committee on Foreign Relations during the month of April. The committee considered the nomination of Walter S. Robertson of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State. Mr. Robertson appeared before the committee. It was not possible to report the nomination due to lack of a quorum at the time it was reached. The situation on the Senate floor in connection with the nomination of Charles E. Bohlen as Ambassador to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics was considered next. At the chairman's suggestion it was agreed that Senators Taft and Sparkman visit the Department of State to review the file on Mr. Bohlen, and to report to the Senate when it meets tomorrow to consider the nomination further. For record of proceedings, see official transcript. The committee adjourned at 11:45 a.m. 1 NOMINATIONS (BOHLEN)—Continued 1 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1953 UNITED STATES SENATE, COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS, Washington, D.C. The committee met, pursuant to notice, at 11:00 a.m., in the Foreign Relations Committee room, U.S. Capitol Building, Senator Alexander Wiley [chairman] presiding. Present: Senators Wiley [chairman], Smith of New Jersey, Hickenlooper, Tobey, Taft, Ferguson, Knowland, Green, Fulbright, Sparkman, Gillette, and Mansfield. Also present: Dr. Wilcox, Dr. Kalijarvi, Mr. Marcy, Mr. Cahn, and Mr. Holt, of the committee staff. The CHAIRMAN. Gentlemen, can we come to order, please? This is a special meeting called, as I understand, at the request of the designees who have a report to give us. Carry on, gentlemen, follow through as you desire. Senator TAFT. Mr. Chairman, we went to the State Department yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, and left there at 5. THE FBI SUMMARY Mr. Dulles gave us to read the summary prepared by the FBI of the FBI files. That document is a single-spaced typewritten document of about 30 pages. I think Mr. Dulles said here that it had 16 pages of so-called derogatory information. Senator Sparkman and I each read every word of that statement. I requested from Mr. Dulles that we look at the raw files. He demurred somewhat although he indicated the objection was not his, but that of Mr. Hoover and the Attorney General. I spoke to the Attorney General on the telephone two or three times and I spoke to Mr. Hoover on the telephone. Mr. Hoover assured me that this summary was complete, it contained all derogatory information. He said he had seen that great care was taken in preparing it, and that he would give me his word that it had everything in it that was in any way bearing on the questions in which we are interested. I said, "Well, we will read this summary and come back and discuss the matter later as to the files." We read the summary. Now, I may say when I talked to Mr. Hoover, I asked him the direct question whether this investigation of Mr. Bohlen was a complete and full field investigation. He said, "Yes, 1 See note, p. 203. |