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The decision was reached. On August 15. Abba Schwartz. the State Departments Administrator of Securitya political appointee who has had some experience in immigration cases. but who does not have a single days training in security procedures or regulations--issued an order forbidding State Department employees to appear before the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee. or to have anything to do with the Senate subcommittee personnel. Reilly also gave the same order to his own personnel. The move was lashed in Congress as "an outrageous interference with the right of Congress A2594 to investigate. and an interference with the right of free speech." On September 23. 1963. as soon as the Senate was sewed up to approve the testban treaty. the State Department held charges of "misconduct" against Otepka for allegedly improperly turning over State Department documents. to J.