Investigation of Communist Activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 1United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
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Investigation of Communist Activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 1
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Communism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
Mr. DENNETT. That is when I was shanghaied on to a boat here
on the waterfront in Seattle.
Mr. TAVENNER. Now I think, Mr. Chairman, that is a subject
that we will reserve discussion for until later. But I would like to
ask at this time, if the chairman will issue a subpena duces tecum
requiring the witness to present to the staff all of the documents
which he now has in his possession. By that I do not mean the committee
is going to remove them in such a way that the witness will not have
access to them, but in order that we may keep those documents intact
until the committee staff has been able to fully examine them.
Mr. MOULDER. The subpena will be issued.
Mr. TAVENNER. Is there any objection to that on your part?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. DENNETT. I have just conferred with my counsel, and we
wondered whether or not you included books.
Mr. TAVENNER. There may be some books which the committee
would like to have included. However, the committee would not be
interested in those books which it already has in its possession.
Mr. MOULDER. Whatever counsel will require will be set forth
in the subpena.
Mr. TAVENNER. I wanted to be certain that the witness is
agreeable to it. We could do it without his agreement, but I prefer to
find out if he is agreeable.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. DENNETT. I have conferred with my counsel, and he has
raised the question with me: Can I provide adequate protection for the
documents which seem to have such importance. And, frankly, I have some
misgivings as to whether I can furnish as good protection for them as
perhaps the committee can. So I am agreeable to whatever the committee
wishes to do.
Mr. TAVENNER. Thank you, sir.
Mr. MOULDER. The committee will stand in recess. However, I
wish to announce that immediately after the recess Mr. Johnston and Mr.
Carlson should make themselves available for recall appearances before
the committee.
The committee will stand in recess for a period of 10 minutes.
(Whereupon, a short recess was taken.)
Mr. MOULDER. The committee will be in order.
The committee is informed that the witness Jerry O’Connell has counsel
appearing for him.
Mr. HATTEN. Yes.
Mr. MOULDER. Please come forward.
STATEMENT OF C. T. HATTEN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, SEATTLE, WASH.
Mr. HATTEN. I was in attendance all day yesterday. However,
I was not authorized to speak for Mr. O’Connell. I understood that
he had wired and otherwise contacted the chairman of this committee,
Representative Walter, and had expected to receive word from him.
The reason for Mr. O’Connell’s not appearing here is the fact that he
has had an acute heart attack, and has had a heart condition for a
considerable period of time.
I have with me a letter from Dr. Harry McGregor, Great Falls, Mont.,
which gives the results of an examination made on March 15, and which
concludes that----
Mr. MOULDER. Will you read the letter into the record?
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