(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Delaney. Yes; that is correct.
Mr. Wheeler. Mrs. Hartle has advised the committee that you were a functionary of the Queen Anne section of the Communist Party during the years 1943-45. Is she correct in that statement?
Mr. Delaney. May I again confer?
Mr. Wheeler. Yes.
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. Delaney. For reasons previously given, I decline to answer this question.
Mr. Wheeler. Our investigation has also developed information that you were chairman of the Hilltop Club of the Communist Party in the year 1948. Is that correct?
Mr. Velde. What was the name of the club?
Mr. Wheeler. Hilltop, H-i-l-l-t-o-p.