Voss also charged that the report's description of a conversation between him and Dowling about politics was misleading. Voss has alleged that Dowling told him pointedly that he would vote for David Duke for president. The report said that Voss "elicited Dowling's views on the subject." Voss said he had merely asked, in a casual way, who Dowling might vote for in the 1992 presidential race.

Voss disputed the report's statement that Voss "did not point to any instance in which Dowling had taken any discriminatory or retaliatory action against him." Voss said he had mentioned several specific instances in his interview, adding that he believed Dowling was sanctioning the way Behenna acted towards him.

The report also casts doubt on Voss's attachment to his racial identity. It cites a 1991 Cambridge police traffic citation given to Voss, who is light-skinned, which lists him as Caucasian. The report also notes that Voss's hair is blond and his eyes are green.

"My mother is Black--from Jamaica," Voss said. "If I put down that I'm Black, that's what I am."

Stephen McCombe

Citing the advice of his attorney, Stephen G. McCombe, who is accused in the report of pursuing complaints of discrimination as a union steward to serve a "personal agenda," said he had not received a copy of the report and would not comment.

The report said that Dowling and McCombe had a friendship which Dowling ended in 1980 before McCombe was hired by Harvard nine years ago. The report suggests that McCombe bore a grudge because Dowling would not lend him $800 in money after Dowling had given him money before. McCombe has said he never asked for the $800.

McCombe has also said Dowling recommended him for his job as a Harvard guard. Dowling has denied that. The report calls the "McCombe-Dowling animosity" central to creating a perception of discrimination among the guards.

But Peter Skillman, a 20-year veteran of the unit, said yesterday that Dowling and McCombe were friendly up until the time McCombe became a union steward. Skillman said that, when he briefly served as a supervisor in 1982, Dowling tried to get McCombe a job in the unit, but Police Capt. George Walsh rejected the request.

Charles Crockett

The report also tells the story of Charles Crockett, a Black guard who retired from the guard unit in 1990. Crockett said he was not contacted for an interview, and alleged that the part of the report dealing with his story is in error.

Crockett, who had not publicly charged discrimination before yesterday, charged that, like Thompson, he was given a far harsher punishment than a white guard was when both fell asleep on the job. Documents obtained by The Crimson show that Crockett received a five-day suspension while the white guard, who was training Crockett in how to do a new job at the Kennedy School, got a three-day suspension. The report said Crockett received a longer suspension because he was a more experienced guard.

Crockett said yesterday he believed the discrepancy in discipline was racially motivated because there was no other difference between the two guards. He also said security supervisor Donald P. Behenna gave him "a hard time" when he worked at Widener Library.

Rolando Diaz

The report found that the termination of Rolando Diaz, a Hispanic guard who was fired in 1989, was justified because of his lack of proficiency in English. Diaz had charged that the firing was discriminatory in part because of a comment both he and his ex-wife allege Dowling made when he decided to fire Diaz.