A-6 Los Angeles Herald & Express H

Thursday, July 2, 1953

State Dept. Fires 531 Perverts, Security Risks

By International News Service

WASHINGTON, July 2.-The State Department disclosed today that 531 persons have been fired as homosexa letter to Rep. Charles B.*Brownson, Republican of In-, conclude that their efforts diana, who requested the inforhave been unsuccessful. mation. "I believe that it goes withBrownson said the questions] out saying that no Commuarose during hearings before the uals or security risks since 1950 House Government Operations and no known Communists are Committee on President Eisenon the payroll at the present hower's plans for reorganizatime.

tion of the State Department. The report was made by R. He asked McLeod specifically W. Scott McLeod, the departwhether any Communists are ment's chief security officer, in currently employed in the State Department. McLeod replied:

nists, known to the security office as such, are on the rolls of the department at this time."

"As a security officer, I am reluctant to give the committee a categorical answer.... A breakdown of McLeod's figsince I must always presume ures showed these dismissals: that the Soviets are attempt1950-54 homosexuals, 12 seing to penetrate an agency as curity risks; 1951-119 homosexsensitive as the State Depart-uals, 35 security risks; 1952ment, and since I may never

134 homosexuals, 70 security risks; 1953 (January to July)74 homosexuals, 33 security risks.