Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., area. Hearings, Part 3United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
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Investigation of Communist activities in Seattle, Wash., area. Hearings, Part 3
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities
Communism -- Washington (State) -- Seattle
“Mrs. MARKWARD. Because of her working with the UNRRA in
the State Department, I could not transfer her in our organization
as such. However, I talked to her. She seemed extremely capable and
a good Communist. So I spoke to Elizabeth Searle about seeing if
she could be picked up by some organization that did take members
working for the Government and Elizabeth Searle took the address
and how to get in touch with her and said she would see what could
be done.
“Question. Did you subsequently see Ruth Rifkin?
“Mrs. MARKWARD. Yes. She seemed disturbed by the manner in
which she had been contacted and she asked if this other person was
all right. I went to Elizabeth Searle about this and she said it
was all right because this other person was in a position that it
would be assumed she was calling about union business. Ruth Rifkin
and I had dinner together at the time we had this conversation.
Ruth Rifkin told me she was not in a position with UNRRA that she
wanted to seem identified with a union. Elizabeth Searle told me to
tell her not to call and talk to me over the telephone, so I had no
further contact with her.”
That is the testimony relating to her.
Mr. O’CONNELL. Now I want to clarify--was she with UNRRA?
Mr. TAVENNER. According to the testimony of Mrs. Markward she
was.
Mr. O’CONNELL. When?
Mr. TAVENNER. In the State Department.
Mr. O’CONNELL. I think UNRRA had been, I think it had actually
been discontinued by 1948.
Mr. TAVENNER. Suppose it was discontinued.
Mr. O’CONNELL. What I want to point out is that my
relationship with her is I brought her material to transcribe or to
mimeograph and so on. My recollection is she was running a secretarial
shop.
Mr. TAVENNER. Which of course was a period after UNRRA had
been disbanded.
Mr. O’CONNELL. What I wanted to make clear is I had no
connection with her while she was a Government employee.
Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. O’Connell, where did the committee have its
printing done?
Mr. O’CONNELL. I really couldn’t recollect.
Mr. TAVENNER. Was it the Superior Print Shop?
Mr. O’CONNELL. I am sure we have it in the report there.
Mr. TAVENNER. Your report so says.
Mr. O’CONNELL. Yes.
Mr. TAVENNER. Who was the owner of the Superior Print Shop?
Mr. O’CONNELL. I really don’t know.
Mr. TAVENNER. Who made the arrangements for the Superior Print
Shop to do the printing for your committee?
Mr. O’CONNELL. I just couldn’t recollect who actually did it.
I would imagine the stenographer in the office called them to come and
said we had certain printing to do or something of that kind. I wasn’t
acquainted, I wasn’t in Washington, D. C., with the various printing
houses and my actual work with the committee was largely on the Hill.
I was rarely in the office. I was out here contacting Members of the
House and Members of the Senate.
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