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...Earl letter to MacLeish said "very few people understand why an oath is necessary...and it seems...that you are one of them...I am not again (sic) civil rights, but I do feel that when a too avid pursuit of it imperils our national security, someone should speak...
Invidious Oath...
MacLeish replied that "I feel as you do about the oath (of allegiance)...I think it is when the oath is used in what appears to be an invidious way that my back hair begins to go up...If an oath of the kind you advocate is desirable in the case of certain professions, why not in the case of all citizens...
Earl replied to MacLeish last night with a letter which stated that "Frankly I do advocate an oath for all citizens," and which suggested a national identity registration similar to that used in Britain during the last...
...group, which has already passed the physical test and taken the required loyalty oath, will serve a maximum of 21 months unless enlistments are extended. They are scheduled now to report to Quantico, Virginia, for an initial assignment of five months...