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4 COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
The Chairman. I am sorry. Just a minute.
I am very sorry, but we have a certain procedure to follow. You, as the former Attorney General in the State of California, know how important it is to follow the procedure. You also know the great necessity for order. It will probably be difficult to maintain order in these hearings. So you will just have to bear with us, Mr. Kenny. You may come back when you present your witnesses next week.
Mr. Kenny. Mr. Chairman
The Chairman. That is all.
Mr. Crum. May we ask if we have a right to cross-examine?
The Chairman. You may not ask one more thing at this time. Please be seated.
Mr. Crum. Certainly American.
The Chairman. Kaise your right hand, please.
Do 3^ou solemnly swear that the testimony you shall give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
Mr. Smith. I do.
The Chairman. Be seated, please.
TESTIMONY OF H. A. SMITH
Mr. Stripling. Mr. Smith, will you state your full name and present address.
Mr. Smith. My name is H. A. Smith. I reside at 1514 Bel Aire Drive, Glendale, Calif.
Mr. Stripling. When and where were you born ?
Mr. Smith. I was born in Dixon, 111., in October 1909.
Mr. Stripling. Mr. Smith, were you ever employed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation?
Mr. S]MiTH. I was. I was employed as a special agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation from 193.5 to and including 1942.
Mr. Stripling. Will you outline for the committee the various positions you have held in the Bureau, and the nature of your work?
Mr. Smith. During that period of time I worked in a number of various field offices, the last 5 years of which I was assigned to the Los Angeles office. While there I was what is called a No. 1 man, or assistant to the agent in charge.
The Chairman. Just a minute. We will have to have more order. We will particularly have to have more order from our friends, the photographers. We just can't hear the witness.
Go ahead.
The Witness. During that time I was in charge of the internal security investigations of the Los Angeles field division, which had to do with matters relating to the national defense, espionage, sabotage, and all of those related articles — fascism, nazism, and communism.
After resigning from the Federal Bui'oau of Investigation in 1942 I was manager of plant protection at Lockheed Aircraft in charge of security from 1942 until 1944, since which time I have returned to the practice of law and investigation at Los Angeles.
Mr. Stripling. Mr. Smith, were you appointed on July 18, 1947, as a special investigator to conduct investigations for the Committee on Un-American Activities into alleged Communist influences in the motion-picture industry ? ■