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A list of 324 names was made available to the public by the House Committee in its 1952 and '53 Annual Reports. Names of those cited as Communists by cooperative witnesses were listed alphabetically. Everyone cited was blacklisted in the studios. But methods varied from studio to studio and from person to person, perhaps to avoid the "illegal conspiracy" which Paul V. McNutt warned against in 1947. If the named people were under contract when they were identi- fied or called to testify, their contracts were cancelled, bought up, or simply not renewed. If they were free-lance workers, usually their agents told them they could no longer find work for them, and they stopped receiving "calls." Most were urged by their agents or studio executives to "clear" themselves of the charges made against them, either by testifying fully before the Committee or putting themselves in the hands of Roy Brewer or Martin Gang. Larry Parks was the first Hollywood witness who decided to admit he had been a Communist. Parks was under the impression that it would be possible for him to testify without being required to name others he had known as Communists. While he was on the stand, Committee Counsel Frank Tavenner read off a list of names and asked the actor to tell what he knew about them. Parks hesitated. Then Congressman Charles Potter of Michigan and Committee Chairman Wood took turns with Tavenner in ex- plaining to Parks why he had to involve others. Congressman Wood told Parks "... I for one am rather curious to understand just what the reasons are in your mind for declining to answer the question." Potter added, "Now, I assume you share the belief that we share that an active member of the Communist Party believes in principles that we don't believe in, in overthrowing our Government by force and violence. Now, you say you would readily give information concerning a man you have knowledge has committed murder. Wouldn't you also give information to the proper authorities of a man you knew or a 97