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Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]] stated that, "Both (John Stewart) [[John Stewart Service|Service]] and Davies spent considerable time in China as State Department officials. In their recommendations to Washington both followed the [[CPUSA|Communist Party]] line. For example, on November 7, 1944, Davies submitted a memorandum to the State Department outing that the [[CCP|Communist Party in China]] was 'a modern dynamic popular government.' At the same time he referred to the anti-Communists as 'feudal.' 'The Communists are in China to stay. And China's destiny is not Chiang's but theirs,' said Davies. On December 12, 1944 he urged that we supply the Chinese Communists with arms -- a proposal which [[Dean Acheson]] two years later requested Congress to approve." In 1944, Ambassador to China, [[Patrick J. Hurley]], accused Davies of working behind his back to support the Communists. According to Hurley, "Davies had one day flown off to Yenan to tell [[Mao Zedong|Mao TseTung]], the Communist leader, that Hurley, our Ambassador (an anti-Communist), did not represent the American viewpoint." According to ''The China Story'' by [[Freda Utley]], Davies was a great fan of Communist operative [[Agnes Smedley]] who operated in China. Utley states, "Davies was also a great admirer of Agnes Smedley, whom he called one of 'the pure in heart.' He used to invite us all to excellent dinners at the American consulate, at which he expressed both his admiration and affection for Agnes. Together with [[Edgar Snow]] and other journalists I knew in Hankow, he [Davies] became one of the most potent influences in the Department [of State] furthering the cause of the Chinese Communists."  

Senator [[Joseph McCarthy]] stated that, "Both (John Stewart) [[John Stewart Service|Service]] and Davies spent considerable time in China as State Department officials. In their recommendations to Washington both followed the [[CPUSA|Communist Party]] line. For example, on November 7, 1944, Davies submitted a memorandum to the State Department outing that the [[CCP|Communist Party in China]] was 'a modern dynamic popular government.' At the same time he referred to the anti-Communists as 'feudal.' 'The Communists are in China to stay. And China's destiny is not Chiang's but theirs,' said Davies. On December 12, 1944 he urged that we supply the Chinese Communists with arms -- a proposal which [[Dean Acheson]] two years later requested Congress to approve." In 1944, Ambassador to China, [[Patrick J. Hurley]], accused Davies of working behind his back to support the Communists. According to Hurley, "Davies had one day flown off to Yenan to tell [[Mao Zedong|Mao TseTung]], the Communist leader, that Hurley, our Ambassador (an anti-Communist), did not represent the American viewpoint." According to ''The China Story'' by [[Freda Utley]], Davies was a great fan of Communist operative [[Agnes Smedley]] who operated in China. Utley states, "Davies was also a great admirer of Agnes Smedley, whom he called one of 'the pure in heart.' He used to invite us all to excellent dinners at the American consulate, at which he expressed both his admiration and affection for Agnes. Together with [[Edgar Snow]] and other journalists I knew in Hankow, he [Davies] became one of the most potent influences in the Department [of State] furthering the cause of the Chinese Communists."  

The [[United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security|McCarran Committee]] had found that Davies had "testified falsely before the subcommittee in denying that he recommended the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] employ, utilize and rely upon certain individuals having Communist associations and connections. This matter was...substantial in import." Despite the enormous evidence of Davies' support of the Communists, the State Department cleared him of being a security/loyalty risk. Eventually, in 1954, under political pressure from McCarthy and Senator [[Patrick McCarran]], Secretary of State [[John Foster Dulles]] asked Davies to resign. When he refused, on 5 November, 1954, Dulles terminated his employment, stating that Davies had "demonstrated a lack of judgment, discretion and reliability."

The [[United States Senate Subcommittee on Internal Security|McCarran Committee]] had found that Davies had "testified falsely before the subcommittee in denying that he recommended the [[Central Intelligence Agency]] employ, utilize and rely upon certain individuals having Communist associations and connections. This matter was...substantial in import." Despite the enormous evidence of Davies' support of the Communists, the State Department cleared him of being a security/loyalty risk. Eventually, in 1954, under political pressure from McCarthy and Senator [[Patrick McCarran]], Secretary of State [[John Foster Dulles]] asked Davies to resign. When he refused, on 5 November 1954, Dulles terminated his employment, stating that Davies had "demonstrated a lack of judgment, discretion and reliability."

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  | last = Buckley, Jr., William F. and Bozell, L. Brent

  | last = Buckley, Jr., William F. and Bozell, L. Brent

  | title = McCarthy & His Enemies, The Record And It's Meaning

  | title = McCarthy & His Enemies, The Record And It's Meaning

  | publisher = Regnery Publishing Inc.

  | publisher = Regnery Publishing Inc.

  | id = ISBN 0-89526-472-2}}

  | isbn = 0-89526-472-2}}

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{{cite book

  | last = McCarthy

  | last = McCarthy

  | title = Major Speeches and Debates of Senator Joe McCarthy Delivered in the United States Senate, 1950-1951

  | title = Major Speeches and Debates of Senator Joe McCarthy Delivered in the United States Senate, 1950-1951

  | publisher = U. S. Government Printing Office

  | publisher = U. S. Government Printing Office

  | id = ISBN 0-87968-308-2}}

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  | last = Congressional Record,

  | last = Congressional Record,

  | year = June 14, 1951

  | date = June 14, 1951

  | title = Page 6574

  | title = Page 6574

  | publisher = U. S. Government Printing Office}}

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==References==

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