For a while, it was almost moribund, very inactive.
Mr. Dulles. Which committee was that, the committee to stimulate letters between Russia and the United States?
Mr. Paine. Yes; to find names and addresses on each side to connect people together.
Mr. Liebeler. Did you yourself ever take part in any activity of that group?
Mr. Paine. No; I didn't.
Mr. Liebeler. You spoke of the East-West contacts committee as being active in trying to bring a group of Russians to the United States. Did they engage in any activities other than this attempt to bring Russians to the United States that you know of?
Mr. Paine. That is the only one I know of, yes.
Mr. Liebeler. Did they succeed in bringing some Russians to the United States?
Mr. Paine. Yes; they did. They brought three Russians, and then the Russians reciprocated by taking a group of Quakers who knew Russian on a tour of Russia.
Mr. Liebeler. Were you married to Ruth Hyde Paine at the time these Russian people came to the United States under the auspices of the East-West contacts committee?