https://declassified.library.utoronto.ca/files/original/6de20f3281ebc01fdedce50099331d46.pdf 1bbda3c0e1b619266389b4e4f1838c17 PDF Text Text ,' I ·/JO!.;. ,. , I· . J ., •· , ' ' FM WASH,DCAPRl 7/57 CONFD. TO EXTERNAL 923 OPIMMEDIATE FOR MINISTER AND UNDER-SECRETARY ONLY REF YOUR TEL DS96 Apl', 16 ·-- - FURTHER TESTIMONY CONCERNING A CANADIAN OFF"ICIAL -•-----•·"'t---- T = -- ...... - F"OLLOWING.OUR PHONE CONVERSATIONAT NOON TODAY,I CALLED ON ROSERT MURPHY,DEPUTYUNDERSECBETARY,PRIMARIL'l'.TO DEAL WITH THE SPECIFIC REQUEST IN THE DEPT'S TEL UNDER REF.LISTER 2.I OF BNA WAS ALSO PRESENT. TOLD MURPHY(AS WE HAD INDIC·ATED EARLIER TO LISTER)THAT WE HAD HEARD THROUGHINDIVIDUAL CANADIAN CORRESPONDENTSOF THE EXIST£NCE OF AN"INTERNAL"DOCUMFNTOF THE INTERNAL SECURITY SU'3COt'!:'1ITTEE;WHICH, IN ITS SECT IONS PEA LING CANADIAN OFFICIAL.SO wITH THE TSJJRU HEARINGs ,coNTA I NED REFS TO A FAR AS WE WERE AWARE;THESE FEFS HAD NOT BEfN MADE PUBLIC,BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF THEIR BEING PUBLISHED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE MADE IT NECESSARY FOR US TO INDICATE THAT WE WOULDEXPECT THAT THE SUBCOMMITTEEWDULD NOT PUBJ.,ISH THIS NAME.,ORTHE NAMES OF ANY OTHER CANA.DIANS,ANDTHAT IF THERt ARE ANY FURTHER NAMES WHICH HAVE NOT ALREADY BEEN MENTIONED'PUBLICLY,THE INFO A90UT THEM SHOULD BE PASSED IN CONFIDENCE TO THE CANADIAN GOVT TO BE DEALT WITH IN CANADA IN ACCORDANCEWITH THE REQUESTS .WHICH WE HAVE MADE REPEATEDLY.TH.IS WAS THE PROC_EDURER~FERRED iO MOST REC,!cNTLYIN PARAS 2 AND 3 OF OUR NOTE OF APR10. 3.IN MAKING THIS POINT WITH SPECIFIC REF TO THE NAME OF THE CANADIAN OFFICIAL MENT! ONfD IN THE TS URU TEST IMONY, I MADE IT CLEAR THAT THIS REQUEST DID NOT AFFECT THE VIEW PREVIOUSLY TRANS:1ITTED T-0 THE STATE DEPT THAT SO F~-.RAS YOUR OWNNAME IS CONCtRNED,YOU WOULDNOT WISH ME TO TAKE ANY ACTION TO SUGGEST THAT THE STATE DEPT SHOULD T(IKE ANY STEPS OR MAKEANY EFFORT TO SUPPRESS THESE OLD ALLEGATIONS.IN SO ' .... pOING,I ~- C.SEE PARA 4 OF MY TfL 835 A PR9): 4 .LISTER -- DREWATTENTION TO THE FAC't THAT l HAD MADETHIS POINT EARLIER ...- ! • ·,i; . - -- SA'ID THAT ON THE FIRST ASSURANCE REQUESTED IN OUR NOTE OF APRlO,CONCERNING THE GENERAL PROCE.'DURETO BE FOLLOWED IN FUTURE,THE MOMENTWAS NOT OPPORTUNE1'0 PRESS THE SUBC,.OMMITTEE,AND r!E THOUGHT THAT THE CHANCES OF OBTAINING A REASONABLYSATISFACTORY ASSURANCE ON THIS POINTCWHICHOF COURSE AFFECTS DIRECTLY THE STATE DEPT'S ••• 2 000561 . .., ~- • I :t �• ,,.,.' ~ • ' , ~ / . .(l ,. • PAGETWO923 REPLYTO OURNOTEOF APRlO)WOULD BE IMPROVED BY WAITINGA FEWDAYS, BOTHMURPHY ANDLISTER AGREED,HOWEVER,THAT OURREQUESTWITHREF TO THE SPECIFIC CASt ARISING OUT6F THE TSURUHEARING~WOULD BE BROUGHT BY THE STATEDEPT TO THE ATTENT-ION OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, 5,I ALSOTOOKTHE OCCASIONTO SUGGESTTHAT'T~E STATE.DEPT SHOULD SENDUS AS SOONAS POSSIBLE AT LEASTAN INTERIMREPLYTO OURNOTE OF APR10 IN AS FORTHCOMING TERMSAS POSSIBLE.MURPHY INDICATEDTHAT THIS WASIN THE MILL,ANDTHATHE HOPES.TO BE ABLETO GIVE US SOMETHING TODAYOR TOMORROW, 6,BOTH MURPHY ANDLrsn;R WERECONCERNED AT THE POSSIBILITY OF THE NORMAN CASE.AND ITS REPERCUSSIONS BECOMING AN ELECTORAL ISSUE IN CANADA,WITH THE CONSEQUENCE THATTHEFIR£S OF CONTROVERSY WOULD BE FED DOWN HERE.I TOLDTHEMFRANKLY THATIT WASALREADY A MATTER OF SERIOUSPUBLIC CONTROVERSY IN CANADA WHICHMADEIT ALL THE MORE IMPORTANT FOR THE USA ADMINISTRATION TO MOVEAS QUICKLYANDEFFECTIVELYAS POSS.iBLETO OBTAINA REASONABLE SOLUTION. OF THEIR PROBLEMSWITH.THE~ENATESUBCOMMITTEE, 7, SUBSEQUENTLY I• SAID TO MURPHY THAT,IF NECESSARY, YOUWISHEDTO BE IN A POSITION TO USE PUBLICLYALL MATERIAL MADEAVAILABLETo THE CANADIAN AUTH:ORITIE;S THROUGH SECURITYCHANNELS CONCERNING CANADIANS MENTIONED IN SUBCOMMITTEE PROCEEDINGS.YOU HADALREADY MADETHIS REQUESTTHROUGH THE USUALROUTEWITHRESPECTTO THE BENTLEYTESTIMONY.THERE MAYBE DIFFICULTYIN OBTAININGCOMPLIANCE WITHTHE \ s I \ .\ FORMER MOREGENERAL REQUEST HEENEY 000562 � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Espionage Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource US Investigation of Canadians / 17 APRIL 1957 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1957-04-17 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Language A language of the resource en Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CDTT00130 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Washington to External Affairs, ‘‘Further Testimony Concerning a Canadian Official,’’ 17 Apr. 1957, LAC, RG 25, vol. 8561, file no. 50303-40, part 1.1.