Mr. DENNETT. I have. Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Chairman, I desire to offer that particular examination paper in evidence, and ask that it be marked "Dennett Exhibit No. 4," and that it be incorporated in the transcript of the record. Mr. MOULDER. It will be admitted. Mr. TAVENNER. I would like to have the privilege of replacing the original exhibit by photostat. Mr. MOULDER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. TAVENNER. Inasmuch as reference has been made to this individual and the fact that he has been subpenaed, I believe the committee should hear him now. I ask that Mr. Dennett be excused until tomorrow morning, and that we proceed with the other witnesses. Mr. MOULDER. Mr. Dennett, you will be excused for the remainder of the afternoon, with the instruction to report tomorrow morning at 9 a. m. Mr. DENNETT. Thank you, sir. Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Halonen, will you come forward, please, sir. Mr. MOULDER. Will you hold up your right hand and be sworn? Do you solemnly swear that the testimony which you are about to give before this committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. HALONEN. I do. TESTIMONY OF OIVA R. HALONEN, ACCOMPANIED BY HIS COUNSEL, JAY G. SYKES Mr. TAVENNER. What is your full name, Mr. Halonen? Mr. HALONEN. Oiva R. Halonen. Mr. TAVENNER. Will you spell it, please. Mr. HALONEN. The first name is O-i-v-a; the initial is R; the last name is Halonen, H-a-l-o-n-e-n. Mr. TAVENNER. It is noted you are accompanied by counsel. Will counsel please identify himself for the record? Mr. SYKES. Jay, J-a-y, G. Sykes, S-y-k-e-s. Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Halonen, when and where were you born? Mr. HALONEN. In Minnesota, in 1912. Mr. TAVENNER. Where do you now reside? Mr. HALONEN. In Seattle. Mr. TAVENNER. What is your occupation? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I am a machinist. Mr. TAVENNER. How long have you worked as a machinist in Seattle? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. The last 12 years. Mr. TAVENNER. Will you tell the committee, please, briefly, what your educational training has been? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. Merely a high-school graduate. Mr. TAVENNER. What employment have you had in Seattle other than the employment beginning 12 years ago which you just described? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. Prior to the time that I became a machinist I knocked around in the apple orchards, harvest fields, did odd jobs this way and that way-no particular trade. Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Halonen, where did you live in 1932? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. In Minnesota. Mr. TAVENNER. What was your first address on arriving in Seattle? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. 1011 East Columbia Street. Mr. TAVENNER. During what period of time did you live at that address? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. From the middle of 1933, I would say; between the 15th of May and the last of June, somewhere in there, for approximately a year, or a year and a half. I can't remember. Mr. TAVENNER. I hand you Dennett Exhibit No. 4, purporting to be a test or an examination taken at the Young Pioneer camp at Pine Lake in the State of Washington. Please examine the exhibit and state whether or not the handwriting found thereon is your handwriting. (Document handed to the witness.) (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. On advice of counsel, that the answer to that question might tend to incriminate me, I must invoke the fifth amendment of the Constitution of the United States. Mr. TAVENNER. Will you examine, please, the name at the top of the test paper and read what name you find there? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I must invoke the fifth amendment again, for the same reasons as stated before. Mr. VELDE. Mr. Chairman, I notice the witness states that he must invoke the fifth amendment. The fifth amendment is a privilege that you have, and you are under no compulsion to invoke the fifth amendment. The only question is, do you? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I do invoke the fifth amendment. Mr. TAVENNER. Will you examine the exhibit again, please, and state what you see on the line immediately under the name appearing at the top of the page. (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. Again, I do invoke the fifth amendment for the reasons previously stated. Mr. TAVENNER. I am not asking you, Witness, whether or not that is your address. I am asking if you will read what appears on the document? I am asking you no question other than what is it that appears on the document. (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I respectfully give the same answer I gave before, on advice of counsel. Mr. TAVENNER. Do you see it before you? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. Yes; I see it. Mr. TAVENNER. Rather than lose more time, I will read into the record from this document that the address on the line under the name Oiva Halonen is 1011 East Columbia, Seattle. Mr. MOULDER. Is this the same document that you referred to as an exhibit which was identified by Mr. Dennett? Mr. TAVENNER. Yes, sir; and it is marked "Dennett Exhibit No. 4." Was that your address in 1933? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. MOULDER. Did he state what his address was at the beginning of his testimony when he first appeared on the stand? Mr. TAVENNER. Yes, sir; I asked him where he lived when he first came to Seattle, and it is the same address, if I recall the testimony correctly. So that there may be no uncertainty about it, what was your address in 1933 when you came to Seattle? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. It was 1011 East Columbia. Mr. MOULDER. Is that the same address appearing on this exhibit? Mr. HALONEN. Yes. Mr. VELDE. May I inquire of counsel the year he attended the youth camp at Pinelake, as testified to by Mr. Dennett. Was that in 1932? Mr. TAVENNER. No, sir. The year was not specified. Are you acquainted with Mr. Dennett who just testified here a moment ago? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. Was the name Dennett or Bennett? Mr. TAVENNER. Mr. Dennett. Mr. HALONEN. On advice of counsel, on the grounds that the question might tend to incriminate me, I do invoke the fifth amendment and refuse to answer the question. Mr. VELDE. I can't possibly see how the admission that you were acquainted with any person would possibly tend to incriminate you. So I ask the chairman to direct the witness to answer the question. Mr. MOULDER. The witness is directed to answer the question. Mr. HALONEN. I do invoke the fifth amendment. Mr. MOULDER. I want you to answer this question. You say upon advice of counsel you are advised that the answer might tend to incriminate you. Now is it because of the advice of counsel or do you yourself feel that it will incriminate you? Mr. HALONEN. I do it on advice of counsel. Counsel advises me to invoke the fifth amendment. Mr. MOULDER. May I ask you this: Would your answer tend to incriminate you? (The witness confers with this counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. It might tend to incriminate me. Mr. MOULDER. Proceed, Mr. Tavenner. Mr. TAVENNER. Did you attend a Young Pioneers summer camp at Pine Lake in the State of Washington? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. Could we be more specific as to time? Mr. TAVENNER. Did you attend any "Pioneer" summer camp at any time? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. On advice of counsel, I do again invoke the fifth amendment on grounds of possible self-incrimination. Mr. TAVENNER. Are you acquainted with Barbara Hartle? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. Again on advice of counsel, I find myself in the position that I do invoke the fifth amendment on grounds of possible selfincrimination. (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. TAVENNER. Were you present in the hearing room at the time Mr. Dennett identified you as having been a member of the Communist Party? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. Yes; I was in the room. Mr. HALONEN. Yes. Mr. TAVENNER. Was he correct in stating that you became a member of the Communist Party? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I find myself in the situation of invoking the fifth amendment again on grounds of possible self-incrimination. Mr. TAVENNER. And you do so invoke? Mr. HALONEN. I do so invoke. Mr. MOULDER. Do you decline to answer the question for that reason? Mr. HALONEN. I decline to answer the question on grounds of possible self-incrimination under the fifth amendment. Mr. TAVENNER. Mrs. Barbara Hartle testified in June of 1954 before this committee as follows: Oiva Halonen was a member of the Communist Party in the central region; lived in that area; and was connected with the national group's work of the district. Do you desire to explain her testimony in any way or to deny it? Or do you confirm it as being true? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I decline under the grounds of the fifth amendment, on possible self-incrimination. Mr. TAVENNER. Are you now a member of the Communist Party? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I decline to answer that question under the fifth amendment for the reasons stated before. Mr. TAVENNER. Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I decline to answer that question for the same reasons. Mr. TAVENNER. Have you engaged in various activities of the Communist Party within mass organizations in the area of Seattle? (The witness confers with his counsel.) Mr. HALONEN. I decline to answer that question for the reasons stated previously, under the fifth amendment. Mr. TAVENNER. Were you at any time affiliated with the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee? (The witness confers with his counsel.) 62222-55-pt. 1- -5 |