The Key West Citizen Newspaper, June 17, 1954, Page 8

Security Review Of Atomic Scientist Was Aimed At Heading Off Possible Congressional Probe, Reliable Sources Reveal — By RUSSELL BRIN' administration decided to @ security review of atomic tist J. Robert Oppenheimer head off a possible congre: probe. William L. Borden wrote Nov. 7, 1953, after resigning ecutive director of the House Atomic Energy Com: that his study convinced him Op- penheimer “more probably than not . . . is an agent of the Soviet Union.” The letter was made pob- lic Tuesday night in the tra of the Oppenheimer hearin, - fore a special three-man vi board. Many scientists who testi- fied called Oppenheimer, a prinei- developer of the atomic » Bots loyal and an excellent security risk. ; Informed congressional sources who declined to be quoted by name said copies of Borden’s letter came into possession of investigating committees headed by. Senators McCarthy (R-Wis) and Jenner (R- Ind), McCarthy has spoken of look- ing into Oppenheimer’s past record ‘and, before the security review was gressmen feared any Capitol Hill probe might throw the case into public “partisan politics” and that they led a backstage move to place it before a special board. The Atomic Energy Commission set up a three-man panel headed by Gordon Gray, president of the University of North Carolina, which held extensive hearings. It voted 2-1 not to lift Oppenheimer’s pres- ent denial of access to secret ma- terial, while holding unanimously that he is loyal and discreet. The board’s findings are subject to a final review by the five-man AEC, which has promised to rule sometime this month. The apparently unprecedented publication of the full security pan- el hearings, meanwhile, showed that atomic scientist I. I. Rabi of Columbia University voiced fear that controversy over the Oppen- heime= case may result in free tips to the Russians on how to perfect the H-bomb. Dr. Rabi, chairman of the AEC’s General Advisory Committee—a post Oppenheimer held in the post- war years—made it plain he does not think the Russians have per- fected an H-bomb. ‘announced, mentioned an 18-month} AEC Chairman Lewis L. Strauss “delay” in development of the hy-jhas said the Russians have explod- drogen bomb. Partisan Politics Fecred ed “‘a weapon or device” involving fusion, the hydrogen bomb process. ‘The informants said some con-|His use of the word “device” sug- Ptoke” & © registered trode-mork? gested it might be only a labora- tory-type model. H-Bomb Speculation Rabi testified in the Oppenheim- er hearings he was “pretty certain” the Russians would perfect the H-. bomb “‘in time,” and he added: “What I am afraid of is this controversy over this case may hasten the day because of the sort of attrition of the security of tech- nical information—all sorts of stuff appearing in the newspapers and magazines and so on that sort of skirts around it (the H-bomb). “You know you have a filter sys- tem for information. You put bits and pieces together. They (the Russians) already know some- thing...” ‘ When Borden, now with Westing- house Electric Corp., sent his let- ter about Oppenheimer to the FBI, members of the congressional ato- mic committee were informed of it. Those who could be reached de- clined comment today. “It represented his own think- ing,” said Rep. Price (D-Ill). Meanwhile, Rep. Hinshaw (R- Calif) said the committee was in- formed officially that AEC Com- missioner Eugene M. Zuckert had lost_a semisecret 100-page sum- mary of the Oppenheimer testi- mony and that this was one reason for releasing the full transcript. Hinshaw said Zuckert took the summary with him Friday to Stam- ford, Conn., then noticed it was missing when he left the train. He said the summary was located Sun- day in the lost-and-found depart- ment of an unspecified railroad station. It. contained excerpts from the then unpublished Oppenheimer tes- timony and some FBI documents that still have not been released, Hinshaw said in an interview. The congressman said the AEC then voted 4-1 to release the tran- script, on grounds that its secrecy might already be compromised and after learning that Oppenheimer’s pigs intended releasing part it. Zuckert was not available for comment. : Sen. Hickenlooper (R - Iowa), committee vice chairman, said the group probably “‘would take a look into this (Zuckert) matter.” REALLY SCARED KENMORE, N.Y. —Whitey, a 9-year-old collie, started running when a thunderstorm began yes- terday. A woman caught him 45 minutes later — nine miles away in downtown Buffalo. Whitey’s address was on his col- lar. The SPCA returned him to owner Daniel Gruber. READ THE CITIZEN DAILY Pago & Guatemala THE KEY WEST Citizen Thursday, June 17, 1954 ware Calls On Honduras ToStop Massing Of Anti-Red Exiles For Guzman Assault By SAM SUMMERLIN TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras w#— Guatemala called on Honduras last night to stop anti-Red Guatemalan exiles reported massing on the bor- der for an assault against Presi- dent Jacobo Arbenz Guzman’s Communist-influenced regime. ‘The appeal was made by Guate- malan Ambassador Amadeo Chin- chilla to Honduran Foreign Minis- ter J. Edgardo Valenzuela as re- ports here and in other Central American nations indicated a show- down might be imminent between the Arbenz government and its an- ti-Communist opposition at home and abroad. “We Pe Teports that well- equipped iers carrying guns are being flown and driven by car to points near our border,” Chin- chilla newsmen. “They are being flown in chartered planes.” The Guatemalan envoy said Val- enzuela hid given him assurances that Honduras “will prevent any incidents at the border and has given ordets for seizure of any arms there.” Reports here and abroad indicat- ed the anti-Arbenz forces were Pushing their preparations for a try at unseating the Guatemalan tegime. Among these were: 1. Dispatches from Belize, Brit- ish Honduras, quoted Guatemalan exile sources there as saying anti- Communist parachute troops al- Teady have been dropped into Gua- temala. The sources gave no de- tails. 2. Usually reliable sources here said Guatemalan exiles are being airlifted to points near the bor- der. Several planeloads of men dressed in khaki reportedly were flown out of Tegucigalpa yesterday and an unknown number earlier, The sources also said a well-armed boat left the Honduran port of La Ceiba yesterday, apparently for a strike at Puerto Barrios in Guate- mala, 3. A close aide to Carlos Castillo Armas, head of the Guatemalan ex- ile movement ‘here, claimed 5,000 anti-Arbenz men stand ready along the frontiers of El Salvador and Honduras and ‘“‘at least 50,000 sip- porters inside Guatemala will rise up to fight with us when the mo- ment comes.” 4. Castillo Armas, in a message to his Guatemalan “compatriots,” said he would be with them “very shortly.” The exile leader called on the Guatemalan people to pre- vent Arbenz and his aides from fleeing. Chinchilla told newsmen it was rumored the Castillo Armas forces would “‘start fighting Friday.” A dispatch from Associated Press Correspondent Jack Rutledge in ‘| Guatemala, delayed five hours by the new strict censorship, reported last night that the capital city was ‘| quiet and international airlines had See the display of “Coke & Food” at food stores—loaded with suggéstions of good ice-cold Coca-Cola 6 Bottle Carton 25c Plus Deposit Pleasing people isn’t hard—you serve things they like . «. und flavors'that go together. That’s why so many home-makers are choosing sparkling, ice-cold Coca-Cola to accompany good things to eat. The unique flavor of Coke gives a wonderful lift to the meal. And you serve it in a jiffy, right in the bottle. Try it—serve Coke tonight, BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY OF KEY WEST COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY / resumed normal service after a temporary government - ordered halt. The dispatch said authorities were pushing plans for massive demonstrations tomorrow to show the solidarity of the people behind the Arbenz regime. Rutledge said 100,000 persons were expected to throng Guatemala City’s narrow streets. The Guatemalan general staff and the presidential office earlier yesterday denied a report that the army had given Arbenz 24 hours to resign. A joint statement said the army “is giving all its support to Citizen President Arbenz.” El Salvador’s embassy in Guate- mala City was reported bulging with 24 refugees who sought asylum there from the government round- up. Exile sources say 600 or more opponents of Arbenz and the Com- munists already are under arrest. The govemment reportedly has granted safe conduct for 18 of those in the Salvadorean Embassy to leave the country. Several other oppositionists already have made their escape via this route, Guatemalan exiles in Tegucigal- pa made no secret of their military preparations. Men dressed in fresh khaki but wearing no insignia walked the streets and gathered at the city’s airport. They wére seen boarding planes without any ap- parent effort to hide their move- ments, - CONGRESS HIGHLIGHTS WASHINGTON (# — The curtain may drop in this 36th day of tele- vised Senate hearings on the row between Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) and high Army officials. McCarthy is due back on the stand. Defense — The Senate continues debate on a bill carrying more than 29 billion dollars for national de- fense during the fiscal year that starts July 1. Passage may come during the day. During discussion yesterday, Sen. Gore (D-Tenn) said the pared-down Eisenhower administration defense budget was a “terrible gamble” with the security of the United States and the free world. At least one Democratic move is in the works aimed at adding millions of dollars to the bill’s total. 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