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1492 COMMUNISM IN MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY witness:] You have the right to confer with your counsel, likewise. Mr. Horowitz. Thank you. TESTIMONY OF PERCY S0L0T0Y, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS COUNSEL, FRED HOROWITZ Mr. Tavenner. What is your name, please, sir ? Mr. Solotoy. Percy Solotoy. Mr. Tavenner. When and where were you born, Mr. Solotoy ? Mr. Solotoy. I was born in Winnipeg, Canada, August 30, 1910. Mr. Tavenner. Are you a naturalized American citizen ? Mr. Solotoy. Yes, I am. Mr. Tavenner. When were you naturalized? Mr. Solotoy. In 1933. I don't remember the month. Mr. Tavenner. Were you a member of the Communist Party at the time you were naturalized an American citizen ? Mr. Solotot. No. Mr. Tavenner. Did you become a member of the Communist Party at a later time ? Mr. Solotoy. I shall decline to answer that question upon the grounds stated in the fifth amendment for fear of self-incrimination. Mr. Wood. Can you hear the witness, Mr. Counsel ? Mr. Tavenner. Very faintly. Mr. Wood. We can barely hear you up here. Mr. Solotoy. I am sorry, sir. Mr. Wood. I wonder if you could elevate your voice a little louder. I understand you to say you declined to answer that question last asked you on the ground of the fifth amendment \ Mr. Solotoy. And for fear of self-incrimination. Mr. Wood. And for fear of self-incrimination. Mr. Tavenner. Are you a member of the Communist Party at this time ? Mr. Solotoy. I shall decline to answer that question for the reasons before stated. Mr. Tavenner. When did you come to the United States, Mr. Solotov ? Mr. Solotoy. In 1924. Mr. Tavenner. At the age of about 14 ? Mr. Solotoy. I would have to figure that out. About the age of 14. Mr. Tavenner. Then the major part of your education was received in the United States? Mr. Solotoy. In California. Mr. Tavenner. Well, that is in the United States. Mr. Solotoy. I am a- California booster, as you say. Mr. Tavenner. What has your education consisted of, Mr. Solotoy? Mr. Solotoy. I went through high school in Los Angeles at the Roosevelt High School. 1 secured an A. B. degree at the University of California at Los Angeles. Mr. Tavenner. When did you attend the University of California? Mr. Solotoy. At Los Angeles? Mr. Tavenner. Yes. Mr. Solotoy. Between the years of 19:20—1920 and 1930. Then I attended law school at the Boalt Hall of Law.