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1156 MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES Mr. Levt. That would be my understanding. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Kearns. Thank you. Mr. Balaban. Mr. McCann. Mr. Balaban, will you please give your name, will you please give your full name, your residence, your telephone number ? TESTIMONY OF BARNEY BALABAN, PRESIDENT, PARAMOUNT PICTURES Mr. Balaban. Barney Balaban, 315 Brevort Lane, Rye, N. Y.; Bryant 9-8700 is my business telephone number. Mr. McCann. What position do you hold in the motion-picture industry ? Mr. Kearns. Pardon me, Mr. McCann. I am going to excuse the witness, now that you have given your identification, because Mr. Doherty just came in, and I would like to have him on the stand before we go ahead with you, if you have no objection. Mr. Doherty, would you mind bringing the directive and come to the stand, please? I just called your office and they said you were at lunch. I did not expect you here so quickly. Will you raise your right hand and be sworn ? (Mr. Doherty was duly sworn as a witness.) Mr. Kearns. I want it clear for the record here that Mr. Doherty, who was a member of the three-man committee that handed down this directive, acted as secretary, I understand, of the committee. While he is before us, I would like to have him read the original directive you handed down, which was to be the agreement of understanding, be- cause I think we have had conflicting testimony as to the interpreta- tion of the original directive. I also would like to have you take liberty as you read it, to explain any phases of it which might have been controversial and which have led to misunderstandings. TESTIMONY OF WILLIAM C. DOHERTY, PRESIDENT, NATIONAL ASSO- CIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS; VICE PRESIDENT, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR—Recalled Mr. Doherty. For the record, Mr. Chairman, my name is William C. Doherty. I am president of the National Association of Letter Carriers. My office is in the American Federation of Labor Building at Ninth and Massachusetts Avenue, and my telephone number is Executive 4696. I am also a member of the executive council of the American Fed- eration of Labor. Prior to the American Federation of Labor convention held in San Francisco. Calif., last October, I was a vice president of the American Federation of Labor. I am now a member of the executive council. Because of the Taft-Hartley law, it became necessary to change our A. F. of L. constitution. I would be very happv to comply with the request of the distin- guished chairman of this subcommittee by repeating the directive which was handed to three vice presidents of the A. F. of L. at the