Jurisdictional disputes in the motion-picture Industry : hearings before a special subcommittee of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, Eightieth Congress, first-session, pursuant to H. Res. 111 (1948)

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MOTION-PICTURE JURISDICTIONAL DISPUTES 2403 in front of the book is a perforated blue page which has on it the identical printed matter that appears on the one bearing the signature of Herbert Stuart. By Mr. Combs : Q. May I have this for the purpose of introducing it in evidence? A. Yes. Mr. Combs. I offer this, then, as exhibit 4 in connection with the testimony of Captain Hynes. The Chairman. It is so received. By Mr. Combs : Q. Captain Hynes, what is the significance, if you know, of the printed language at the bottom of the sheet, "Be sure to sign and return to membership director"? A. Well, that is for the membership director to have a record, whether it is in the true or party name, to have a complete record of the membership. Q. In other words, the party name is the fictitious name used by the member? A. They were instructed that they could adopt a fictitious name, and that was referred to in those 1938 registration directives. Q. So the membershii^ director would have to have this slip to have a true record of the true name and the party name of the member? A. Yes, it was taken off the 1938 registration — the true name would be taken off the 1938 registration. Q. Then the substance of your testimony, summarizing it briefly. Captain Hynes, is that these two photostats which have already been introduced in evidence in connection with the testimony of the handwriting expert, Mr. Clark Sellers, are photostats of original documents in your possession which were obtained by you from members of the Communist Party, working imdercover for you at the time, and that they are positively a receipt for a Communist Party membership book and a control card in the Communist Party for the first half of 1937? A. That is right. Well, some documents I have — I don't know particularly about all of them, some were obtained after the Intelligence Bureau had been dissolved. Q. But they were obtained from Communist Party sources? A. Yes ; they were obtained from Communist Party sources. Q. And your testimony is that these originals of which these are photostats are authentic Communist Party receipts and documents? A. Y"es ; they are authentic. Q. Receipt No. G0622 being a receipt for Communist Party membei'ship boon, showing the members in the Communist Party? A. Yes : that is right. Q. And the control card signifying what? A. Shows the dues for the 6 months of 1937 was paid up. Q. I show you a photostatic copy of what is entitled "1938 Registration Blank," and ask you if you have the original of which that is a copy? A. I do. Q. How was it obtained? A. This was obtained through undercover sources. Q. Members of the Communist Party? A. Yes ; members of the Communist Party. Q. Is it an official Communist Party document? A. Yes. 'They were issued to all the party members and functionaries who had charge of the registration for 1938, a group of them, particularly the membership directors, and each member was required to fill out one of these in accordance with the directives issued for the method of taking the registration that you have. It refers to the party, althougli it doesn't say Communist Party, but it refers to the party and would have to be considered in conjunction with the 1938 registration directives. The connection between this and the other is that it does give the information, the real name of the party and his party name, and the particular bonk numbpr which bears the receipt card of which bis signature is a part — the name Herb Stuart. Q. These registration blanks are hardly ever made out by the member, are they? They are made out by somebody in the office? A. The member is not required to fill them out. They are made by the office and sent in, but he is supposed to sign his receipt card for his book. Q. I see. Of course, that is an official record taken out of the office of the Communist Party, isn't it?