First. his conduct of security and personnel programs within the Department of State brousht the leadership of the Department into disrepute with important segments of public opinion at home and abroad. and lowered to a significant extent the morale of members of the Department of the Foreign Service. Second. the extent to which he engaged In partisan politics while holding an office requiring political impartiality in its conduct cast grave doubts as to the maturity of his judgment. Third. in his administration of the Refugee Relief Act he further brought himself into disrepute by clear evidence of a lack. of sympathy with the legislation he was duty bound to implement. In addition. he evidenced such a lack of administrative ability that in the end the control of the program was turned over to others who eventually saved it from the disaster. toward which it was headed while Mr. McLeod remained in charge.