February 19, 1955

Dulles leaves for conf; sees it spurring world security; lauds Pres Magsaysay's, Prince Wan Waithayakon's leadership; illus with Asst Sec Robertson; Philippine and Thai delegations to urge econ aid channeled through defense orgn; Western nations hold present aid agencies adequate; Thailand to urge permanent secretariat in Bangkok; Wan comment

London sources see USSR encouraging Chinese Communist bellicosity up to a point short of war to strain US resources, weaken Anglo-Amer accord

leaves for SE Asia pact powers conf, Bangkok

FBI and Dist Atty Hogan begin probe of possible Fed and NYS law violations; no equipment seizures or arrests reptd; Comr Adams repts wiretap equipment still in apt; Anti-Crime Com counsel Keating says 2 men and 2 women operated taps; charges police cover-up to protect Co employes; Keating holds taps used for extortion and to enable big business execs to take advantage of competitors; Sen Ives urges Fed probe; Hogan aide A Seidler says operations were local; case revd

int; repts Poland paid him $50,000 as indemnity for unjust imprisonment and paid convalescent fees at Swiss sanatorium; says he was never Communist, that Poland admitted error in jailing him; describes questioning and imprisonment; confirms J Swiatlo acct of meeting him; repts he and cellmate wrote 2 books; plans to return to US but will not interrupt sons' schooling; US Internal Revenue Service says part of $50,000 may be taxable