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. HALONEN. 1011 East Columbia Street.
Mr. TAVENNER. During what period of time did you live at that
address?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. From the middle of 1933, I would say; between the
15th of May and the last of June, somewhere in there, for approximately
a year, or a year and a half. I can’t remember.
Mr. TAVENNER. I hand you Dennett Exhibit No. 4, purporting to
be a test or an examination taken at the Young Pioneer camp at Pine
Lake in the State of Washington. Please examine the exhibit and state
whether or not the handwriting found thereon is your handwriting.
(Document handed to the witness.)
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. On advice of counsel, that the answer to that
question might tend to incriminate me, I must invoke the fifth
amendment of the Constitution of the United States.
Mr. TAVENNER. Will you examine, please, the name at the top of
the test paper and read what name you find there?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. I must invoke the fifth amendment again, for the
same reasons as stated before.
Mr. VELDE. Mr. Chairman, I notice the witness states that he
must invoke the fifth amendment.
The fifth amendment is a privilege that you have, and you are under no
compulsion to invoke the fifth amendment.
The only question is, do you?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. I do invoke the fifth amendment.
Mr. TAVENNER. Will you examine the exhibit again, please, and
state what you see on the line immediately under the name appearing at
the top of the page.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. Again, I do invoke the fifth amendment for the
reasons previously stated.
Mr. TAVENNER. I am not asking you, Witness, whether or not
that is your address. I am asking if you will read what appears on
the document? I am asking you no question other than what is it that
appears on the document.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. I respectfully give the same answer I gave
before, on advice of counsel.
Mr. TAVENNER. Do you see it before you?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. HALONEN. Yes; I see it.
Mr. TAVENNER. Rather than lose more time, I will read into the
record from this document that the address on the line under the name
Oiva Halonen is 1011 East Columbia, Seattle.
Mr. MOULDER. Is this the same document that you referred to as
an exhibit which was identified by Mr. Dennett?
Mr. TAVENNER. Yes, sir; and it is marked “Dennett Exhibit No.
4.” Was that your address in 1933?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. MOULDER. Did he state what his address was at the
beginning of his testimony when he first appeared on the stand?
Mr. TAVENNER. Yes, sir; I asked him where he lived when he
first came to Seattle, and it is the same address, if I recall the
testimony correctly.
So that there may be no uncertainty about it, what was your address in
1933 when you came to Seattle?
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