William L. Greene v. Neil H. McElroy Secretary of Defense

WASHINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This case challenges the revocation of a “security clearance” by the Secretary of the Navy. The Secretary’s act withdrew from appellant Greene, an employee of a private corporation holding Defense Department contracts, access to classified defense information. The instant appeal seeks reversal of an order of the District Court, 150 F.Supp. 958 (D.C.D.C.1957), dismissing appellant’s complaint for lack of a justiciable controversy between appellant Greene on the one hand, and the Secretary of Defense and his subordinate the Secretary of the Navy on the other.

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