Mr. Moulder. Do you know whether you were a Communist at that time?
Mr. Stenhouse. Well, to be frank about it, I believe I signed a Communist Party card at some time.
I have a vague recollection of a card which had an American flag on it and some very patriotic phraseology about the war effort and the alliance between our country and the Soviet Union. It may have even had some words about the Communist Party on it. But it seemed to me entirely innocuous. In fact, again it appeared to be directed to the things I was interested in, in the war effort.
Mr. Moulder. Did you pay dues to the Communist Party after signing the Communist Party card?
Mr. Stenhouse. I believe there was some sort of dues structure, but I don’t remember now how it worked. There were these materials for sale at the meetings, and money changed hands. I don’t remember now how much of it was for books, how much of it was for dues.
Mr. Moulder. Over what period of time did you continue to participate in such meetings and in what you then considered to be Communist Party activity?
Mr. Stenhouse. Well, I find it hard to set the actual dates, but it was, I think, some time during the latter part of 1943 and 1944.
Mr. Moulder. And thereafter you have never in any way whatsoever participated in any Communist Party activity?
Mr. Stenhouse. That isn’t the truth, sir.
Mr. Moulder. What would you say?