Mr. TAVENNER. Were any of the persons from whom you collected union dues members of the group of the Communist Party to which you referred? Mr. STENHOUSE. No. No; I don’t think they were. Mr. TAVENNER. Was this a mixed group, men and women? Mr. STENHOUSE. In the discussion group? Mr. TAVENNER. Yes. Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes; I think it was only men. Mr. TAVENNER. How many? Mr. STENHOUSE. Four or five. Mr. TAVENNER. Will you give us the names, if you can, of any of the members of the group? Mr. STENHOUSE. No, sir, I can’t. Mr. MOULDER. You have referred several times to the discussion group. Can you tell us what you discussed? Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, we discussed international affairs, domestic problems; we discussed articles, as I indicated before, in Communist and other publications. Mr. MOULDER. In any of these groups were you ever addressed by prominent Communist officials or leaders? Mr. STENHOUSE. In those discussion groups? Mr. MOULDER. Yes. Mr. STENHOUSE. Not that I know of. They were all people, as far as I could determine, just like myself, maybe temporarily off on a wrong track. There was never any use of fictitious names as far as I know. I didn’t use a fictitious name. Mr. MOULDER. Will you repeat over what period of time did you attend discussion groups when you were in Washington? Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, it was some time between the latter part of 1945 and 1946. Mr. VELDE. Mr. Chairman, it seems unusual to me that the witness cannot remember anybody’s name, or the name of any person who attended these meetings. This occurred less than 10 years ago, did it not? Mr. STENHOUSE. About 10 years. Mr. VELDE. And you cannot remember the name of a single person who attended those discussion groups? Mr. STENHOUSE. No. And I have tried to do it, and I have offered to cooperate to the best of my ability with the staff of your committee, sir. It is, as you say, 10 years ago. I have moved out into a different part of the world, an entirely different environment, new thoughts. Since I have been out here I have been working hard to establish myself economically, and I haven’t had association within that time to remind me. Mr. VELDE. Have you conscientiously tried to search your memory, to review the history of that period to determine whether you could name any persons who attended these meetings? Mr. STENHOUSE. I have, sir. Mr. VELDE. Did you say you have consulted with our staff to determine whether or not they can refresh your memory? Mr. STENHOUSE. Yes. Mr. VELDE. Of course, it still seems odd to me that you cannot remember one single person. Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, as a matter of fact, I can’t remember the names of people whom I was in much more direct contact with in those days. Mr. VELDE. You are a very intelligent person. There is no question about that. It does seem to me that you could remember someone that you went with. But can’t you remember the occasion of your first visit to one of these discussion groups?