Word: personnel
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...telegrams went to the Chief of Naval Personnel and the Navy Judge Advocate General last night when the Student Council threatened action on the Naval ROTC loyalty oath if the information requested in its first telegrams is not received by Monday night...
What did the word "others" mean? Other NROTC men? Other undergraduates? Wednesday night the Bureau of Naval Personnel wired the CRIMSON: "Word 'others' refers to all other persons, regardless of naval or academic affiliations, within the recollection of the individual, who are personally known by him and who are also personally known by him and who are also personally known by him to be or have been similarly associated or acting...
This is one of the most peculiar regulations in the history of national security. The Navy, supposedly insuring the loyalty of its own personnel, has now taken upon itself the task of checking on the entirely legal comings and goings of private citizens. Why does the Navy concern itself with the political activity of persons not in the Armed Services? How does the Navy--or possibly some other government agency--plan to use this information gathered at the expense of individual privacy...
...loyalty quiz was objectionable even before it was "clarified" by the Bureau of Naval Personnel. The questionnaire is based on a list drawn up by one man, the Attorney General; it asks questions based on the principle of guilt by association; and it is then sifted by loyalty boards, which in recently publicized instances have shown irresponsibility...
...telegram to the CRIMSON yesterday, the Bureau of Naval Personnel said, "No change is currently contemplated in the wording of the loyalty certificate...