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. TAVENNER. Mr. Dennett, I have asked you to produce the
original examination paper of the young man to whom we referred, Oiva
Halonen. Do you have it before you?
[Illustration: DENNETT EXHIBIT NO. 4]
Mr. DENNETT. I have.
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Chairman, I desire to offer that particular
examination paper in evidence, and ask that it be marked “Dennett
Exhibit No. 4,” and that it be incorporated in the transcript of the
record.
Mr. MOULDER. It will be admitted.
Mr. TAVENNER. I would like to have the privilege of replacing
the original exhibit by photostat.
Mr. MOULDER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. TAVENNER. Inasmuch as reference has been made to this
individual and the fact that he has been subpenaed, I believe the
committee should hear him now. I ask that Mr. Dennett be excused until
tomorrow morning, and that we proceed with the other witnesses.
Mr. MOULDER. Mr. Dennett, you will be excused for the
remainder of the afternoon, with the instruction to report tomorrow
morning at 9 a. m.
Mr. DENNETT. Thank you, sir.
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Halonen, will you come forward, please, sir.
Mr. MOULDER. Will you hold up your right hand and be sworn?
Do you solemnly swear that the testimony which you are about to give
before this committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, so help you God?
Mr. HALONEN. I do.
TESTIMONY OF OIVA R. HALONEN, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS COUNSEL, JAY G. SYKES
Mr. TAVENNER. What is your full name, Mr. Halonen?
Mr. HALONEN. Oiva R. Halonen.
Mr. TAVENNER. Will you spell it, please.
Mr. HALONEN. The first name is O-i-v-a; the initial is R; the
last name is Halonen, H-a-l-o-n-e-n.
Mr. TAVENNER. It is noted you are accompanied by counsel. Will
counsel please identify himself for the record?
Mr. SYKES. Jay, J-a-y, G. Sykes, S-y-k-e-s.
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Halonen, when and where were you born?
Mr. HALONEN. In Minnesota, in 1912.
Mr. TAVENNER. Where do you now reside?
Mr. HALONEN. In Seattle.
Mr. TAVENNER. What is your occupation?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. I am a machinist.
Mr. TAVENNER. How long have you worked as a machinist in
Seattle?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. The last 12 years.
Mr. TAVENNER. Will you tell the committee, please, briefly,
what your educational training has been?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. Merely a high-school graduate.
Mr. TAVENNER. What employment have you had in Seattle other
than the employment beginning 12 years ago which you just described?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. Prior to the time that I became a machinist I
knocked around in the apple orchards, harvest fields, did odd jobs this
way and that way--no particular trade.
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Halonen, where did you live in 1932?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. In Minnesota.
Mr. TAVENNER. What was your first address on arriving in
Seattle?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
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