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MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 1221 Mv. Kearxs. That is wliat you sioned last Aiicnst ? Mr. ZoRN. No, sir. Let nie clear that up. Our basic contract with the lATSE is a contract of a number of years' standing, sigiied long before the passage of the Taft-Hartley x4ct, and which by its terms contains a closed-shop provision. Mr. OwExs. But you do not expect it to operate until 1949. Mr. ZoRN. It runs until 1949, and which, of course, the act could not affect, because it was a preexisting contract in operation for that period of time. That is our lATSE situation. ]\Ir. OwExs. That is your interpretation of it ? ]\lr. ZoRN. That is correct. That is a contract signed a number of years prior to the act, and the contract exists until 1949. ISIr. Owens. What about the other unions? Mr. Kearxs. AVait just a minute right there. AVhat about the other unions ? We will cross that off for j ust a minute. I want to take this other gentleman, Mr. O'Connor, and then we will bring you right back on the stand. (Mr. O Connor was duly sworn as a witness.) Mr. Kearxs. Mr. McCann, will you identify the witness? TESTIMONY OF JOHN O'CONNOR, VICE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, INC.. NEW YORK, N. Y. Mr. McCax^x. Mr. O'Connor, will you please state your full name, your address, and your telephone number ? Mr. O'CoxxoR. My name is John O'Connor. I live at No. 7 Strat- ford Road, Larchmont, N. Y. My telephone number is Larchmont 2-4249; city telephone number is Plaza 9-8000. I am vice president and assistant to the president of Universal Pictures, Inc., 445 Park Avenue, New York City. Mr. McCax-^x^. Who is the president of your organization? Mr. O'CoxxoR. Mr. N. J. Blumberg. Mr. McCaxx'. Where is he today, sir ? Mr O'CoxxoR. Mr. Blumberg is today in London, England. Mr. McCaxx^. Was jMr. Blumberg present on September 12, 1946, at a meeting of the presidents in New York City? Mr. O'Cox^xoR. He was. Mr. McCaxx. Were you present ? Mr. O'CoxxoR. I was. Mr. McCaxx. You are here, I believe, to take the place of Mr. Blumberg and tell us what took place at that presidents' meeting? Mr. O'Cox'xoR, Yes, sir. Mr. McCaxx. Will you tell us in your own words just what occurred ? Mr. O'Cox'xoR. The meeting of September 12 was called as the resultof the ultimatum of the carpenters to consider what action should be taken. It was called at the offices of the Motion Picture Producers Association of America, 28 West Forty-fourth Street. It took place around noon on September 12. It was presided over by Mr. Eric Johnston, i3resideut of the Motion Picture Producers Association. As I recall, Mr. Schenck was present, Mr. Balaban, Mr. Michel, Mr. Blumberg, and, naturally, myself. I do not recall who else was there.