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did they separate the man from the Government. They did in a few cases. And they talked with us about it very completely, very plainly--what they regarded as evidence. Well, there was real evidence that this man was acting very badly, and he was undoubtedly giving things to the Russians. “Of course, there's no doubt, we can't keep him in our employ,” and they separated him.

But they were a handful of cases. No public fuss about it. The other cases, of course, were cases where they removed them from the office where they might have access to hazardous material, or where they might have some influence upon the Government's decisions.

You see, actually most of the cases that have been shown to be Communist, and have been separated from the Government, are people holding the most inconspicuous jobs--just nobodies. And they aren't doing a thing. But they'll tell you, you see, that even the cleaning woman is a hazard.





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