April 15, 1954

Reston repts leading scientists resent Adm security regulations as reflected in Oppenheimer case; says Oppenheimer resents having Strauss and Nichols put charges to him in light of their past mutual work on atomic projects and in view of fact that Strauss recommended Oppenheimer to be Advanced Studies Inst dir only a mo after AEC studied '47 FBI rept; says Oppenheimer resents Strauss Dec 21 alternative suggestion that he quit as AEC consultant to avoid study of charges; says Oppenheimer rejected alternative lest it appear he agreed he was unfit to serve Govt he had served for 12 yrs; repts scientists appalled to find that opposition to H-bomb is included in derogatory data against him; says most scientists opposed bomb

US revokes citizenship

Wagner answers Dewey, radio-TV; charges distortions and dishonesty; assails his statistics; gives figures to prove city is shortchanged

Army formally files charges with subcom; statement is stronger than original rept on Schine case; makes McCarthy principal in controversy; text not made pub pending subcom receipt of McCarthy statement; McCarthy asks Defense Dept to list number of Sens, Reprs and Exec branch officials who have requested special assignments and treatment for mil personnel, lr to Wilson; does not ask names; asks whether talks on this subject are recorded or monitored; subcom members rept little progress on probe 'ground rules'; Mundt says he discussed issue of McCarthy leaving subcom for probe with McCarthy; subcom approves S Horwitz as asst counsel, R Collier as investigator

Revolution Command Council bars pol leaders of '42-52 from exercising pol rights for next 10 yrs; order applies to any member of Wafd, Liberal Const or Saadist parties who held ministerial rank prior to July '52; Salem says those included would be barred from holding office, from ordinary pol rights and from membership in directing councils of orgns and unions; decree, if literally applied, would disqualify Amb to US Hussein and el Sanhoury; Salem says Hussein will be excepted