Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 2United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
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Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., Area, Hearings, Part 2
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Communism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
And then I remembered that I had, along with several hundred or so
other people, gone to such a luncheon.
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Chairman, this being a matter about which we have no
knowledge at all, I believe we are getting into a field that should not
be explored in public without some investigation on our own part.
Mr. MOULDER. Mr. Tavenner, will you step up here, please?
(Mr. Tavenner confers with the chairman.)
Mr. STENHOUSE. May I make one concluding remark as to that last
testimony?
Mr. MOULDER. At this time the name you mentioned will be stricken
from the record until further investigation can be made of your last
testimony.
Mr. STENHOUSE. Well, this individual, I may say, addressed a large
group of people in what was substantially an open meeting, and reported
on----
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Chairman, in light of your ruling, I suggest we
not go into that matter at all until the committee staff has had an
opportunity to investigate the witness’ last testimony.
Mr. MOULDER. Yes.
Mr. STENHOUSE. Mr. Chairman, may I make one concluding statement in
regard to my last remarks?
When the man who was questioning me heard my report he then asked me
why I was changing jobs. And I said I had no intention to change a job.
And he said, “Did you apply for a job with the Treasury Department?”
And I said, “No.”
And he said, “Well, do you know another John Stenhouse?”
And I told him I did.
Mr. TAVENNER. Will you tell the committee, please, the purpose of the
project on which you were sent to China?
Mr. STENHOUSE. I think I have already stated that. Do you want me to
repeat it, sir?
Mr. TAVENNER. Yes.
Mr. STENHOUSE. It was to study and report on the rehabilitation of
trade in the Far East.
Mr. TAVENNER. And that necessitated your travel in what part of China?
Mr. STENHOUSE. The headquarters were in Shanghai.
Mr. TAVENNER. Did you spend all of your time in Shanghai?
Mr. STENHOUSE. No. I was in Nanking--well, while I was with that
particular commission I spent all of my time in Shanghai.
Mr. TAVENNER. When was it that you went to Nanking?
Mr. STENHOUSE. After 3 months with the Economic Commission I then
was with the Food and Agriculture Administration, and the Food and
Agriculture Administration had an office both in Shanghai and in
Nanking. And it was my duty, as administrative assistant, to supervise
both offices.
Mr. TAVENNER. Will you state the dates you were stationed in Shanghai,
and the dates you were in Nanking?
Mr. STENHOUSE. I can’t do it. I was back and forth.
Mr. TAVENNER. Will you state the dates which divided your time between
the two places?
Mr. STENHOUSE. I think maybe there is a mistake in my previous
testimony as to dates.
Could the recorder----
Mr. TAVENNER. Rather than to take the time to look that up, if you give
us what you consider to be the correct dates now, we will understand
if that is different from what you stated before that you are thereby
correcting the date.
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