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1096 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES Were you informed or advised of the issuance of these instructions to department heads ? Mr. Rathvon". You say they were issued in our studio? You said they were issued when you started your statement. Mr. McCann. At the beginning of the paragraph and prior to the statement which I have read is this: Al Wriglit submitted the following, copies of which were distributed to each studio representative with instructions to keep in the hands of only one or two persons in the studio. Mr. Rathvon. If such a statement were issued to Mr. Goldberg, I am sure I saw it, because that statement he would undoubtedly show me and would simply tell me that is what counsel advised him was the procedure we should follow. Mr. McCann. In the minutes of the meeting of the Producers Labor Committee on September 17, 1946, Mr. Goldberg is shown as being present. Mr. Ratiivon. What is that date, sir? Mr. McCann. September 17, 1946. That statement commences, or the minutes commence, with this statement: Kahane advised that Brewer and Cooper Mr. Rathvon. Pardon me; I did not understand you. You are reading from what? Mr. McCann. I am reading from the purported minutes of the meeting of Producers Labor Committee with Brewer and Cooper, held in board room on Tuesday. September 17, 1946; and Mr. Goldberg was present representing RKO. I will ask you whether you have any recollection of some of the statements that are contained in here and whether you were advised with respect to these matters by Mr. Goldberg: Kahane advised that Brewer and Cooper had met with the actors and direc- tors representatives and that Brewer and Cooper would come in the meeting shortly to tell us what would transpire. Brewer and Cooper in at 12: 20 p. m. They stated they had a meeting with Montgomery, Cagney, Reagan, Ames, Somer- set, Dales, and McGowen. John Lerners also joined the meeting. Montgomery wanted everything shut down, including theaters. He stated the guild would have to decide on whether to go through a picket line or not. He said that about 80 percent were in favor of going through. This is Brewer supposed to be talking. Montgomery is not there, you understand. [Continues reading:] They will, however, follow any action of the PLC if they act. Brewer thinks Montgomery is influenced by his pet scheme of forcing the A. F. of L. to adopt a policy of adjusting jurisdictional disputes. Did you have any recollection of that at all? Did Mr. Goldberg tell you anything about that? Mr. Rathvon. I have no doubt at all that Mr. Goldberg reported what happened at that meeting to me. In fact, I have a faint recol- lection of it. That he reported any such exact wording from Mr. Brewer I would not say. because I cannot possibly recall that. Mr. Goldberg is a very accurate reporter. I do not know whether the gentleman who drew those minutes is an accurate reporter. The incident is too far back in history for me to attempt to compare my recollection of what Mr. Goldberg said with the detailed minute which you read me, putting words in the mouth of Mr. Brewer quoting Mr. Montgomery.