Mr. WESTMAN. Through naturalization. Mr. VELDE. Did you file your petition for naturalization on your own? Mr. WESTMAN. It was by petition. Mr. TAVENNER. What was the date of your naturalization? Mr. WESTMAN. It was July 1936. Mr. TAVENNER. Was it July 27, 1936? Mr. WESTMAN. Yes; I think that was the exact date. Mr. TAVENNER. Where were you naturalized? Mr. WESTMAN. Here in Seattle in the Federal court. Mr. TAVENNER. Were you a member of the Communist Party at the time you were naturalized? Mr. WESTMAN. I decline to answer that question under the fifth amendment. Mr. TAVENNER. Are you a member of the Communist Party now? Mr. WESTMAN. I decline to answer that question for the same reasons that I have given. Mr. TAVENNER. Have you been a member of the Communist Party at any time between 1936 and the present date? Mr. WESTMAN. I decline to answer that question for the same reason that I have given. Mr. VELDE. Were you a member of the Communist Party at the time you were naturalized? Mr. WESTMAN. I decline to answer that question also, and for the same reason. Mr. VELDE. Mr. Chairman, it appears to me there is some evidence that should be referred to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service for future consideration, possibly with a view to denaturalization and deportation. Mr. TAVENNER. Were you elected to the Senate of the State of Washington in the election of 1940? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. WESTMAN. Yes; I was. Mr. TAVENNER. Did you serve? That is, were you seated? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. WESTMAN. I decline to answer that question, sir, under the fifth amendment. Mr. TAVENNER. I have no further questions, Mr. Chairman. Mr. VELDE. I want to go a little further. When did you file your petition for naturalization? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. WESTMAN. Well, at the moment I don’t recall exactly when I filed the petition, but it is a matter of public record. Mr. VELDE. Would it have been approximately 5 years before the date of your naturalization in 1936? Mr. WESTMAN. Yes. Mr. VELDE. Probably in 1931? Mr. WESTMAN. It would be approximately in that period. Mr. VELDE. How old were you at that time? Mr. WESTMAN. I was 29, I believe, at that time. Mr. VELDE. Then during the 5 years following your filing of a petition for naturalization did you engage in any type of Communist activity? Mr. WESTMAN. I decline to answer that question for the reasons that I have given before. Mr. VELDE. Did you know what the Communist Party was at that time? Mr. WESTMAN. I decline to answer that question for the same reasons that I have given. Mr. VELDE. Where, and in what court did you receive your citizenship? Mr. WESTMAN. It was at the Federal courthouse here, but I am not sure at the present time which court it was.