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...Lamont is a self-styled left-wing philosopher, an independent thinker, teacher, and author. He is probably not "American" in the American Legion or McCarran definition of the word. But he is not a Communist. He has supported the United Nations cause in Korea and strongly objects to the lack of civil liberties in Communist Russia. Two months ago, he wrote to the McCarran Subcommittee on Internal Security, "For the one-thousandth time, I completely and categorically deny that I am or ever have been a Communist...
This is not enough for the State Department, which is restricting Lamont on the ground that his "presence abroad at this time was deemed contrary to the interests of the United States...
...Lamont is not a security risk. Nor is he under arrest for any civil or criminal charges. He is an American citizen, who, like millions of others, pays his taxes and votes for his favorite political candidate. But he is different because he has asserted his constitutional right to criticize his government--without hiding behind any party standard. For this, he is judged "subversive...
...State Department, acting under last year's Internal Security Act, has turned down the application of Corliss Lamont '24 for a pasport to Europe on the grounds that his "presence abroad at this time was deemed contrary to the interests of the United States...
...Lamont, in a letter to President Truman asking for personal assistance in lifting the ban, says the primary reason for the rejection was that be had publicly voiced his disagreement with some of this country's foreign policies. "In truth," the letter said, "I make no secret of the fact that I do dissent, and vigorously...