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COMMUNISM IN MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY 521
Mr. Stripling. Just a moment. Is he the same person who was a Avriter in the fihn industry for several years ?
Mr. K,ussp:ll. I have no information concerning his occupation in tlie fihn industry.
Mr. Stripling. All right, proceed.
Mr. Russell. And requested him to find out what was being done at the radiation laboratory, particularly information regarding the highly destructive weapon which was being developed through researcli. Eltenton told Chevalier that he had a line of communication with an official of the Soviet Government who had advised him that since Russia and the United States were allies Soviet Russia should be entitled to any technical data which might be of assistance to that nation.
At the time of this particular conversation Chevalier advised Eltenton that he would contact a third person who was working in the radiation laboratory and attempt to secure information regarding the type of work conducted there or any information which he could regarding technical developments which might be of assistance to the Soviet Government.
Mr. Stripling. Mr. Russell, can you tell the committee whether or not Mr. Chevalier did contact a scientist employed in the radiation laboratory?
M'r. Russell. Yes; Chevalier approached this third person.
Mr. Stripling. Was that third person J. Robert Oppenheimer?
Mr. Russell. That is' right ; Chevalier approached this third person, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and told him that George Charles Eltenton was interested in obtaining information regarding technical developments under consideration by the United States and also that Eltenton was interested in obtaining information regarding the work being performed at the radiation laboratory at the University of California. This third person
Mr. Stripling. Just a moment. Did Chevalier tell J. Robert Oppenhiemr that he had the means of communication whereby he could transmit such information to the Soviet Union 'i
Mr. Russell. Yes; he did. He told J. Robert Oppenheimer that Eltenton had a source through which he could relay the information to the Soviet Government.
Mr. Stripling. What did Mr. Oppenheimer reply to this approach on the part of Mr. Chevalier ?
Mr. Russell. He said that he considered such attempts as this to secure information a treasonable act and that he certainly would not have anything to do with such a thing.
M'r. Stripling. Can you tell the committee whether or not J. Robert Oppenheimer subsequently worked on the atomic project at Los Alamos, N. Mex., in the development of the atomic bomb?
Mr. Russell. Yes ; he did. He was in charge of it.
Mr. Stripling. Mr. Chairman, there are further questions here regarding this matter which involve various individuals which I think that the committee should consider in executive session before w^e make their name's public.
The Chairman. Without objection, so ordered.
Mr. Stripling. Those are all the questions that I have at this time from Mr. Russell.
The Chairman. Mr. McDowell.