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166 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Mr. Hatden. I heard he was, subsequently. Mr. Velde. Did you ever meet Steve Murin? Mr. Hatden. Not by that name. Mr. Velde. Did you ever meet Dwight Freeman ? Mr. Hatden. I know that name. Did he have another first name?' I know a man named Freeman. Mr. Velde. I think he is also" known as James Freeman. This was- brought out in the prior Hawaiian hearings. Do you feel that the Freeman you met in San Francisco, or knew, was a member of the Communist Party ? Mr. Hatden. I really don't have any idea. Tompkins got me to see a man named Freeman who, I think, was a lithographer, or en- gaged in printing of some kind, in some way. It seems to me his first name was Bud, but I have no opinion at all on the question which you ask. Mr. Velde. Did you meet Freeman's wife Pearl? Mr. Hatden. Not to my knowledge. Mr. Velde. I believe you said you came in to New York and then came to Washington ? Mr. Hatden. Yes. Mr. Velde. Did you contact any member of the Communist Party r or did any member of the Communist Party contact you, here in Washington ? Mr. Hatden. Not at all that I know of. Mr. Velde. How long were you here ? Mr. Hatden. I think the total leave was 5 weeks. Mr. Velde. I mean here in Washington. Mr. Hatden. I suppose half of .that time, 2% weeks. Mr. Velde. You spent some time in Los Angeles, too, didn't you ? Mr. Hatden. I came through Los Angeles and made a couple phone- calls. I called Mr. Freeman at Paramount, just to say hello. I never- left the airport, as I remember it. Mr. Velde. Going back to the Yugoslavia operations as a member of the OSS, what do you feel was the general attitude of the OSS to- ward the Partisan movement? Mr. Hatden. That is an involved matter. Mr. Velde. I realize that. Mr. Hatden. The feeling was high and strong. I was only as- sociated with the Partisans. One man, named Gov Muslin, I met him on leave, and he was pro-Mihailovitch. There was every shade of opinion. Mr. Velde. Did OSS members, including yourself, have any con- tact with the Chetniks? Mr. Hatden. Yes. Mr. Velde. What was the attitude of the OSS toward the Chetniks ? Mr. Hatden. Until Tito merged, I think we were following the British dictate, which was to support Mihailovitch and the Chetniks. Mr. Velde. Wasn't the attitude of the OSS members at that time to belittle the efforts of the Chetniks? Mr. Hatden. No. There was a certain element of OSS officers who, I believe were pro-Mihailovitch and stayed that way. Others- started that way and swung to Tito. Mr. Velde. Have you ever met a man named Eric Cogill ? Mr. Hatden. I have never heard the name.