Mr. Jenner. And reporting your judgment to your superiors.
Mr. Oliver. That is right.
Mr. Jenner. Are you a member of the John Birch Society?
Mr. Oliver. I am a member of the council of John Birch Society.
Mr. Jenner. Would you explain to me what that is? I am frank to say to you I don’t know.
Mr. Oliver. The John Birch Society was founded by Mr. Robert Welch in Indianapolis, Ind., in December 1958. Very shortly after its foundation a council was organized. The council consists of persons whom the society regards as prominent, and has approximately 30 members. The number fluctuates, of course as a result of deaths, and so on. The council meets with Mr. Welch periodically.
Mr. Jenner. Is it in the nature of a board of managers or a board of governors of a bar association? I am not trying to be technical, but just trying to get a notion of what the council is.
Mr. Oliver. I am not sufficiently familiar with the board of governors of a bar association but I think as a general analogy that would stand, yes.
Mr. Jenner. That is all I wanted.
And you became a member in 1958, did you say?