Mr. Carlson. I believe that answer also holds there. I was not, to the best of my recollection.
Mr. Moulder. In the year of 1949 were you a member of the Communist Party?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Carlson. That is the time, I am quite sure, that I dropped the party.
Mr. Moulder. That you left the party?
Mr. Carlson. Yes.
Mr. Moulder. Will you tell us the circumstances as to why you left the Communist Party and severed your connections with them?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Carlson. Well, to take a certain date or specific period, it is quite impossible.
Mr. Moulder. We don’t expect you to be specific as to the exact date. That is immaterial.