Mr. DENNETT. Lee Pressman. I did try to do that, but my experience with Lee Pressman was highly unsatisfactory, and I came back to one of the district bureau meetings and reported the unsatisfactory nature of my relations with him, and the district organizer instructed me to destroy the report which I had brought back. I had brought back a somewhat detailed report of my unsatisfactory experiences with him, and the bureau listened with considerable astonishment at my impressions of how unsatisfactory this situation was. That was from the first convention. And after that, after they had instructed me to destroy the records, they also instructed me to not talk about it with anyone because they feared it might undermine the prestige of such an important person as Mr. Lee Pressman. Mr. VELDE. During what period of time did you know Mr. Pressman? Mr. DENNETT. That was in 1938. Mr. VELDE. At that time he was in the CIO. He had left the Government, as I understand it. Mr. DENNETT. He was the general counsel of the CIO, and was John L. Lewis’ righthand man. Mr. VELDE. I do not recall the date of Mr. Pressman’s testimony. Was it in 1949? Mr. TAVENNER. Yes; in 1949 or early 1950 we had him as a witness before our committee and interrogated him on his connection with the CIO at that particular time. Mr. VELDE. Did you know Lee Pressman as a member of the Communist Party? Mr. DENNETT. I didn’t know that personally. I was just under the instruction--I asked Roy Hudson who I should see in the event I got crossed up and didn’t know what policy to pursue or anything, and he said, “See Lee Pressman. Do what he says.” Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Chairman, this is a matter which we should follow through. But, not knowing the character of the experience this witness had with Mr. Pressman, I believe it is a matter we should investigate fully before attempting to further examine the witness on the subject. Mr. MOULDER. Very well. Mr. TAVENNER. Do you have documentary evidence of any character on that incident? Mr. DENNETT. I can’t be sure whether I have or not. I don’t recall all the things that I have in my files. Mr. TAVENNER. Proceed, please. Mr. DENNETT. Well, I came in contact with many other leaders in the national CIO. I used to have the habit of attending the national CIO executive board meetings whenever the convention was over. There had been an election of new officials at the close of the convention, and I was usually there in company with the president of the Inlandboatmen’s Union of the Pacific, who became a member of the executive board. And he usually asked me to come along with him.