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1146 . MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES Mr. McCann. Let us say at the time of the 1946 strike. I assume that is what he means, in September 1946. Mr. Kahane. I think that is a legal question. We did have closed- shop contracts with the carpenters. In the March 1945 strike those contracts were terminated. I think it is a question for the lawyers to determine whether those contracts ever came into effect again, sir. Mr. McCann. May I ask the rest of the questions, and if you cannot answer them just say so. Was a closed-shop agreement made in New York on or about De- cember 8,1935 ? Mr. Kahane. I do not know. Mr. McCann. Then I will not ask you to produce it. We will find out from others who may know. Was notice of such a closed-shop agreement posted in the studios on or about January 2, 1936 ? Mr. Kahane. I do not know. Mr. McCann. Who negotiated the Beverly Hills agreement ? Mr. Kahane. Well, that is a peculiar question but let me state this: That was a strike which was called and lasted for a couple of days. I presided at a meeting at which all of the representatives of all of the crafts in Hollywood, all the unions and guilds in Hollywood attended. At that meeting we settled the strike; got everybody to agree to go back to work; got everybody to agree to set up arbitration machinery to prevent the recurrence of these jurisdictional disputes; got every- body to agree there would be no further work stoppages in the meantime. We called it the treaty of Beverly Hills. Mr. McCann. Was not that on July 2, 1946 ? Mr. Kahane. Yes, it was, sir. Mr. McCann. I notice you presided there. Mr. Kahane. We thought we had settled all our problems that day. Mr. McCann. I will proceed with these questions. That agreement contained a provision that it was for 2 years, did it not? Mr. Kahane. That is right. Mr. McCann. Was it understood by all parties that the Beverly Hills agreement was to run for 2 years? Mr. Kahane. Well, it was not an agreement. I do not know what you mean by an agreement. It was more or less of a peace pact. There was nothing signed and nothing agreed to formally. Mr. McCann. It has been referred to as the Beverly Hills treaty, has it not ? Mr. Kahane. That is right. Mr. McCann. And it was understood that it was to run for 2 years ? Mr. I^4hane. It was understood that the wage adjustment which was made was to run for 2 years subject to the right on the part of the unions involved, to reopen at the end of the first year, if there was a rise in the cost of living of 5 percent or more, as established by the standards of the Government Bureau of Labor Statistics. Mr. McCann. Did you and the other companies put the carpenters back to work with the understanding that the contract was for 2 years, after the signing of the Beverly Hills treaty ?