Mr. CARLSON. Mr. Chairman, further, if I thought that they did believe in that, or ever believed in that, I certainly never would have had anything to do with them, and I would be most bitterly in opposition. Mr. MOULDER. Mr. Tavenner, proceed with the interrogation of the witness. Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Carlson, I understood you to say that in 1950 you were not a member of the Communist Party. Is that correct? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. CARLSON. To the best of my knowledge, that is right. Mr. TAVENNER. But in 1949 you withdrew from the Communist Party? Is that correct? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. CARLSON. There was no formal act of withdrawal. Mr. TAVENNER. You did not hand in a written resignation? Mr. CARLSON. That is right. Mr. TAVENNER. Did you notify any functionary in the Communist Party that you were withdrawing from the Communist Party? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. CARLSON. I failed to reregister. (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. TAVENNER. Did any member of the Communist Party ask you to reregister, and you refused to do it? Mr. CARLSON. That I believe, is correct. I did not reregister purposely; I did not intend to reregister. But just exactly if that is what happened I am not quite so sure about that. I mean whether somebody came and asked me to reregister; I don’t remember. I am not sure about that. Mr. TAVENNER. Was that in 1949? Mr. CARLSON. That was about that time. It was at the time of the---- (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. CARLSON. It was right in there, yes. Mr. TAVENNER. What was the date of the last meeting of the Communist Party you attended? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. CARLSON. I have to invoke the fifth amendment on that. Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Chairman, I am inclined to think that the witness, by the answers he has given, has opened the door for examination of what he knows about Communist Party activities during the period when he was a member. Therefore, I request that the chairman direct the witness to answer. Mr. MOULDER. The Chair directs the witness to answer the question. (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. CARLSON. Will you restate the question? Mr. TAVENNER. Will you read the question, please? (The pending question was read by the reporter.) (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. CARLSON. I invoke the fifth amendment, Mr. Chairman. Mr. TAVENNER. How many people composed the group or branch of the Communist Party to which you belonged? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. CARLSON. The answer is the same, Mr. Chairman, the fifth amendment. Mr. MOULDER. The Chair directs the witness to answer the question. (There was no response.) Mr. TAVENNER. What was the name of the unit or group of the Communist Party of which you were a member? Mr. CARLSON. I again invoke my rights under the fifth amendment, Mr. Chairman. Mr. MOULDER. The Chair directs the witness to answer the question.