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492 COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
Mr. Strii'I^ini;. Would you identify yourself for the record, please, sir?
Mr. Baumgardt. David Baumgardt.
Mr. Stripltng. Where are you eniplo3'ed, Mr. Baumgardt?
Mr. Baumgardt. In the Libiary of Congress.
Mr. Bkkciit. Mr. Chairman, may 1 read a statement in English?
The Chaii;max. Yes; but has the chief investigator (•omi)leted his investigation of both the interpreter and the witness ?
Mr. Striplix(j. No, sir; I have not.
Now, would you speak into the microphone, Mr. Bauuigardt ?
Are you employed in the Congressional Library ?
Mr. Baum(jakdt. I am employed in the Congressional Library, yes.
Mr. Strii'ling. AVhat is your position in the Congressional Library ?
Mr. Baumgardt. Consultant of philosophy of the Library of Congress.
Mr. Stripling. Now, Mr. Brecht, will you state to the ccnnmittee whether or not you are a citizen of the United States?
Mr. Brecht. I am not a citizen of the United States; I have only my first ])apers.
Mr. Stripling. When did you acquire your first papers?
Mr. Brecht. In 1041 when I came to the coiintry.
Mr. Stripling. When did yon arrive in the United States?
Mr. Brecht. May I find out exactly? I arrived Jvdy 21 at San Pedro.
Mr. Stripling. July 21, 1941 ?
Mr. Brecht. That is right.
Mr. Strpling. At San Pedro. Calif.?
Mr. Brecht. Yes.
Mr. Stripling. You were born in Augsburg, Bavaria, (iernmny. on February 10. 18S8; is that correct?
Mr. Brecht. Yes.
Mr. Striplinc;. I am reading from the immigration records
Mr. Crum. I think, Mr. Stripling, it was 1898.
Mr. Brecht. 1898.
Mr. Stripling. I beg your i)ardon. •
Mr. Cri':m. I think the witness tried to say 1898.
Mr. Stripi>in(;. I want to know whether the innnigration records are correct on that. Is it '88 or '98?
Mr. Bre(tit. '98.
Mr. Stripling. Were you issued a quota immigration visa by the American vice consul on May 8, 1941, at Helsinki, Finland?
Mr. Brecht. That is correct.
Mr. Stripling. And you entered this country on that visa?
Mr. Brecht. Yes.
Mr. Stripling. Where had 3^ou resided prior to going to Helsinki, Finland?
Mr. Brecht. May I read my statement? In that statement
The Chairman. First, Mr. Brecht, we are trying to identify you. The identification won't be very long.
Mr. Brecht. I had to leave Germany in 1933, in February, when Hitler took power. Then I went to Denmark but when war seemed imminent in '39 I had to leave for Sweden, Stockholm. I remained