Mr. O’CONNELL. Or was that a meeting here in Washington? I think that was just after the Japanese aggression in China. Mr. TAVENNER. Are you now aware that the American Friends of the Chinese People has been cited by this committee as a Communist-front organization? Mr. O’CONNELL. No; I am not aware of that even now. Mr. TAVENNER. It was so cited on March 29, 1944. Mr. O’CONNELL. I never got copies of the hearings or deliberations or decisions of the committee. Out there our press, unless it is specifically related to something out there, rarely carries any of this material. Mr. TAVENNER. The November 1948 issue of the Far East Spotlight reflects that you sent greetings to the Communist, Madame Sun Yat-Sen under auspices of the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy. Do you recall having done that? Mr. O’CONNELL. No; I really don’t recall having done it, but I don’t deny that I did. I have tremendous respect for Madame Sun Yat-Sen. I wouldn’t be a bit surprised. Mr. TAVENNER. Will you tell the committee whether or not you were affiliated with the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy? Mr. O’CONNELL. Affiliated with it? Mr. TAVENNER. In any way; yes. Mr. WILLIS. What is the name of that committee? Mr. TAVENNER. A Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy. Mr. O’CONNELL. I don’t remember---- Mr. TAVENNER. When you say you probably did join in such a greeting, can you recall the circumstances under which the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy obtained your assistance? Mr. O’CONNELL. No; I really don’t recall how it was done or who contacted me, or who asked me or anything. I am sure that if somebody asked me to send a greeting to Madame Sun Yat-Sen I might have done it. Mr. TAVENNER. The record should show at this point that the Committee for a Democratic Far Eastern Policy was cited as a Communist organization by Attorney General Tom Clark on April 27, 1949. Were you acquainted with Mother Bloor? Mr. O’CONNELL. Yes; I knew Mother Bloor. Mr. TAVENNER. What were the circumstances under which you knew her? Mr. O’CONNELL. I am pretty sure that she came here to Washington and I was introduced to her here in Washington when I was in Congress, or if not, I probably---- Mr. VELDE. Did you know her to be a member of the Communist Party? Mr. O’CONNELL. Yes. Mr. VELDE. How did you know she was a member of the Communist Party? Mr. O’CONNELL. I think she said she was and was an avowed Communist. I don’t think she hid it or anything of that kind. Mr. WILLIS. What is the name of that person? Mr. O’CONNELL. Mother Bloor. Mr. TAVENNER. B-l-o-o-r. Mr. O’CONNELL. As I recall, she came to see me in connection with my resolution in behalf of freedom for Tom Mooney. I am pretty sure that is how I met her. Mr. TAVENNER. Did you send her this greeting on her 75th birthday: