EISENHOWER ORDER BARRED U. S. DATA TO OPPENHEIMER; A. E. C. Says President Acted After Conference to Raise 'Blank Wall' on Secrets PANEL INQUIRY CONTINUES Bush and Dean to Testify -- 2 in Congress Act to Keep McCarthy Out of Case PRESIDENT BARRED DATA TO SCIENTIST
AEC repts Eisenhower last autumn asked it raise 'blank wall' between Oppenheimer and secret data, statement; says he acted after conf with Strauss, Wilson and Flemming following AEC routine check of Oppenheimer file in accordance with Adm new security regulations; says steps to remove secret data from Oppenheimer were started July 7 '53; says suspension of security clearance in Dec automatically removed Oppenheimer from ODM Science Advisory Com; hearing under way; Bush, Dean to testify for Oppenheimer; Holifield lauds him; Cole and Hickenlooper, at heads of Joint Cong Atomic Energy Com, issue statement implying they will keep McCarthy subcom out of probe; hold AEC proper agency; say Joint Com has studied case over the yrs; Sen Mundt says McCarthy subcom last May studied probe following article in Fortune mentioning Oppenheimer in connection with H-bomb; says subcom decided it was not proper agency for probe but concedes McCarthy and aides may have continued work on case
