Communist infiltration of Hollywood motion-picture industry : hearing before the Committee on Un-American activities, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, first session (1951)

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2110 COMMUNISM IN HOLLYWOOD MOTION-PICTURE INDUSTRY Dr. Krieger. Oh, for probably—I would judge pretty close to a year, and then after that, why, we gradually drifted apart. I would see him occasionally, and that was all. Mr. Wheeler. Now, what type of business was lie going in when he requested office space from you ? Dr. Krieger. Nothing. I perhaps didn't make myself clear. What it was that he wanted was to have me set up an optometric office and he would keep an office in the back of my office, back of the store, whatever you want to call it, where he would receive, I guess, or give out letters or information, whatever it was that he wanted to do. He never divulged exactly what it was going to be. Mr. Wheeler. Where was your office at that time ? Dr. Krieger. I was in Hollywood; on Hollywood Boulevard. Mr. Wheeler. Did you ever receive any communications from any source which later were turned over to Mr. Witczak ? Dr. Krieger. No, sir; I didn't. Mr. Wheeler. I have no further questions. Mr. Jackson. Have you seen, during the intervening years, any of the people with whom you were associated in the Communist Party i Dr. Krieger. You mean after I withdrew? Mr. Jackson. After you withdrew from the party. Dr. Krieger. Yes, sir. Mr. Jackson. Has that been recently I Dr. Krieger. Yes, sir. Mr. Jackson. Have you seen some of the people recently \ Dr. Krieger. Yes; I have. Mr. Jackson. Which individuals have you seen ? Dr. Krieger. Well, Dr. Rosenblum is my wife's obstetrician and— well, literally, the last time I saw him was about a year ago when our baby was born. Mr. Jackson. Who else? Dr. Krieger. Well, Murray Abowitz, who I saw for—oh, three or four times professionally shortly after I withdrew from the party. That was all. Mr. Jackson. That is all ? Dr. Krieger. That is all. Mr. Jackson. Do you have any knowledge of the present where- abouts of any of the other people with whom you were associated \ Dr. Krieger. Other than Dr. Davis, who practices downtown. His office is on Broadway. Mr. Jackson. Were there any attorneys who were members of the organization which you were in? Dr. Krieger. Yes; there was an attorney. I can't recall his name. I can picture him in my mind, but I can't recall his name. I know that he was an attorney. Mr. Wheeler. What is his physical description ? Dr. Krieger. Well, I believe, as I recall, he was sort of reddish- haired. He wore an Adolphe Menjou-type mustache, and he wore pince-nez glasses on occasion, and his build was a medium build—prob- ably about—well, around, I would imagine, 5 feet 10 or thereabouts, to the best of my knowledge. I knew he was an attorney. Mr. Jackson. Have you personally known—I assume that you have told, generally, the course of proceedings before this committee in Washington hearings ?