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...Very Finest Brains." The prosecutor, lanky, beak-nosed Christmas Humphreys, at first sounded almost like a defense counsel. He told how Fuchs had fled Nazi Germany, had been interned by Britain in the early part of the war. In 1942 Fuchs had been permitted to take the oath of British citizenship, Humphreys said, because "the very finest brains available were needed to assist in research, and such brains as Dr. Fuchs possessed were very rare indeed. He was known and proved to be one of the finest theoretical physicists living ... It is only fair to say that he always impressed...
...Humphreys' voice sharpened as he added: "It is now clear that such an oath of allegiance meant nothing to a man whose mind was irrevocably wedded to Communist principles...
...Rather Up to Me." By Dec. 21, Fuchs had admitted that "he regarded the oath of allegiance taken in 1942 as a serious matter but . . . should circumstances . . . comparable to those which existed in 1932 and 1933 in Germany arise, then he would feel free to act on the loyalty which he owed to humanity generally." Skardon then accused Fuchs point-blank of spying for the Russians. Fuchs smiled, said, "I don't think so ... I don't understand. Perhaps you will tell me what the evidence...
Pledging continued opposition to all features of the NROTC loyalty certificate, the Young Progressives last night voted endorsement of the joint student organization resolution condemning the oath's "informer clause...
...Tuesday meeting, the Faculty had called up Captain Carroll T. Bonney to explain the interpretation and application of the oath at Harvard, and before the afternoon was over, the Faculty had instructed its NROTC head to tell the Navy in Washington that Harvard's teachers think the "informer clause" should be stricken from the certificate. Such an expression carries so much weight that a three month campaign of many groups and individuals toward the removal of the "informer clause" may soon be very successfully concluded...