Mr. SOURWINE. You called the attention of the committee to this fact in the executive session this morning, didn't you? And you said that you would like to have it put on the record? Mr. GAILMOR. That is right, that I wanted it on the record because if there was any question about my loyalty or my membership in the Communist Party that would come up through the State Department long before this. Mr. SOURWINE. Mr. Chairman, I ask that this may be offered for the record. Senator HRUSKA. It may be received for the record and placed in an appropriate place in the record. (The passport application referred to was marked "Exhibit No. 18" and reads as follows:) EXHIBIT No. 18 This document is machine-stamped: "780184 Passport issued Feb 19 '58". Only pertinent sections of the application and a reproduction of the photograph appearing thereon are printed below: DEPARTMENT OF STATE PASSPORT APPLICATION I, William S. Gailmor, a citizen of the United States (by birth), do hereby apply to the Department of State for a passport. Permanent residence: 1401 Surrey Lane, Philadelphia 31, Pa. Date of birth: April 28, 1910. Place of birth: Passaic, N.J., U.S.A. I have resided outside the U.S. during the past 5 years at the following places for the periods stated: Never. Father's name: Abraham Margolis. Father's place of birth: Lithuania; American citizen. Father's date of birth: (About) 1885; Father deceased. Father resided in U.S. from (about) 1908 to 1937. Mother's name: Esther Margolis. Mother's place of birth: Russia; American citizen. Mother's date of birth: (About) 1890; Mother deceased. Mother resided in U.S. from (about) 1907 to 1927. Date of marriage: I was last married on Sept. 8, 1940. Present full legal name of spouse: Elaine Gailmor. Spouse's place of birth: New York City. Spouse's date of birth: June 6, 1916. Spouse is American citizen. Spouse now residing at 1401 Surrey Lane, Phila, 31, Pa. Marriage not terminated. DESCRIPTION OF APPLICANT Height, 5 ft. 8 in.; hair, black; eyes, brown. Visible distinguishing marks or features: None. Place of birth: Passaic, N.J. Date of birth: Apr. 28, 1910. Occupation: Executive. My last American passport was obtained from: Washington, D.C., July 8, 1949. Number: Extension denied (1950). Mail passport to: William S. Gailmor, 1401 Surrey Lane, Philadelphia 31, Pa. TRAVEL PLANS Traveling by organized tour? No. Port of departure: Philadelphia or New York. Purpose of trip: Assist physician-employer at scientific meeting; gather data on medical progress for possible publication. Proposed length of stay: 2 months. Approximate date of departure: May 5, 1958. Number of previous trips abroad within last 12 months: None. Would you please indicate whether you expect to take another trip abroad in the next: 2 years. List each country to be visited: U.S.S.R., Poland, Lithuania, Roumania, Czechoslovakia, France, England. Are you now a member of the Communist Party? (Answer "Yes" or "No"): No. Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party? (Answer "Yes" or "No"): No. I have not (and my wife and/or my children have not), since acquiring American citizenship, been naturalized as a citizen or as citizens of a foreign state; taken an oath or made an affirmation or other formal declaration of allegiance to a foreign state; entered or served in the armed services of a foreign state; accepted or performed the duties of any office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state or political subdivision thereof; voted in a political election in a foreign state or participated in an election or plebiscite to determine the sovereignty over foreign territory; made a formal renunciation of nationality either in the United States or before a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States in a foreign state; ever sought or claimed benefits of the nationality of any foreign state; been convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of deserting the armed services of the United States in time of war, or of committing any act of treason against, or of attempting by force to overthrow, or of bearing arms against the United States; departed from or remained outside of the jurisdiction of the United States for the purpose of evading or avoiding training and service in the armed services of the United States. [If any of the above-mentioned acts or conditions have been performed by or apply to the applicant, or to his wife or his children (when included in this application), the portion which applies should be struck out, and a supplementary explanatory statement under oath should be attached and made a part hereof.] I solemnly swear that the statements made on all the pages of this application are true and that the photograph attached hereto is a likeness of me and of those people to be included in my passport. OATH OF ALLEGIANCE Further, I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservations, or purpose of evasion: So help me God. WILLIAM S. GAILMOR. (To be signed by applicant in presence of a clerk of court or passport agent) Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23d day of December 1957. [SEAL OF COURT] L. G. KANALY, Deputy Clerk, United States District Court, AFFIDAVIT OF IDENTIFYING WITNESS I, the undersigned, solemnly swear that I am a citizen of the United States; that I reside at the address written below my signature hereto affixed; that I know the applicant who executed the affidavit hereinbefore set forth to be a citizen of the United States; that the statements made in the applicant's affidavit are true to the best of my knowledge and belief; further, I solemnly swear that I have known the applicant for 6 years. LILLIAN K. BRONSTEIN. (To be signed by witness in presence of a clerk of court or passport agent) Not related. (Relationship to applicant, if not related, so state) 1624 E. Johnson St. (Residence address of witness) Subscribed and sworn to before me this 23d day of December 1957. L. G. KANALY, Mr. SOURWINE. Now, just so this record may be perfectly clear I have one or two more questions. When you went to Geneva did you go from there into Russia or any other Iron Curtain country? Mr. GAILMOR. I went into Berlin. I visited both East and West Berlin on the way home, just to get a feeling of the atmosphere and be able to report and I did a subsequent broadcast on my impressions there. Mr. SOURWINE. Are you presently an instructor in a night school in Philadelphia? Mr. GAILMOR. Yes. I am an instructor in adult education. Mr. SOURWINE. In what? Mr. GAILMOR. It is known as the Junto, an old adult education school, originally founded by Benjamin Franklin, I understand. Mr. SOURWINE. This school, if you know, does it have any connection of any kind with the Communist Party, as far as you know? Mr. GAILMOR. Oh, no, sir. Mr. SOURWINE. Or any Communist-front organization? Mr. GAILMOR. No, sir; it is one of the most respected adult education schools in the country. Mr. SOURWINE. And, finally, you are not a member of the Communist Party? Mr. GAILMOR. I am not. Mr. SOURWINE. And you have never been a member of the Communist Party? Mr. GAILMOR. I have never been a member. Mr. SOURWINE. I have no more questions of this witness. Mr. GAILMOR. Thank you. I would like to thank the committee for the opportunity after all of these years of hounding and smearing that I suffered at the hands of irresponsible people, I am glad of this opportunity to clarify this subject and to point out, by the way, that in addition to the kind of organizations mentioned here for which I spoke, I also spoke for the Red Cross, the U.S. Treasury, and for Israel and for many other interests for which I received citations. Of course, my speaking for those groups was not relevant to this investigation but I would like to make that known to the committee; and I appreciate this opportunity. Mr. SOURWINE. I might say for the record, Mr. Gailmor, the committee is not and never has been interested in smearing anybody and it is our experience that a man who is not a Communist and never was a Communist never has any difficulty in saying so. Mr. GAILMOR. Thank you very much. Senator HRUSKA. That will conclude the hearings for today. The members of the subcommittee have other commitments which must be kept in the very next few minutes. I should like to announce that tomorrow, commencing at 9:30 a.m. we will continue the hearings which will include as witnesses Matthew Snyder, Thomas Nabried, and Daniel Rubin. The acting chairman would also like to say that we tried to place under subpena one Joseph North of New York City. The subpena was issued and a search was made for Mr. North. The marshal was unable to find him. The date or the term having expired it will be necessary to issue a new one, a new date will be set for that purpose. The committee will stand adjourned until 9:30 a.m. in this same courtroom. (Whereupon, at 4:35 p.m., the subcommittee recessed, to reconvene at 9:30 a.m., Friday, October 30, 1959.) REVITALIZING OF COMMUNIST PARTY IN PHILADELPHIA AREA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1959 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE THE ADMINISTRATION Philadelphia, Pa. The subcommittee met, pursuant to recess, at 9:45 a.m., in courtroom No. 1, Federal courthouse, Ninth and Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pa., Senator Roman L. Hruska presiding. Also present: J. G. Sourwine, chief counsel; Benjamin Mandel, director of research; Frank W. Schroeder, chief investigator. Senator HRUSKA. The subcommittee will come to order. We will continue the hearings which were commenced yesterday. The first witness this morning will be Mr. Thomas Nabried. Mr. Nabried, have you counsel this morning? Mr. NABRIED. Yes, sir. Senator HRUSKA. Is he present? Mr. NABRIED. He just stepped outside. Senator HRUSKA. All right, we will wait for just a moment until he comes in. (Pause.) Senator HRUSKA. Let the record show that Mr. Nabried is in the hearing room and is accompanied by his counsel, John Roger Carroll, attorney of Philadelphia. Mr. Nabried, will you please rise, sir, and be sworn? Do you solemnly swear that the testimony which you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? Mr. NABRIED. I do. Senator HRUSKA. Mr. Sourwine, you may proceed with your questions. TESTIMONY OF THOMAS NABRIED Mr. SOURWINE. Mr. Nabried, you live at 2031 West Oxford Street? Mr. NABRIED. No, sir. Mr. SOURWINE. You do not live at 2031 West Oxford Street, Philadelphia, Pa.? Mr. NABRIED. No. Mr. SOURWINE. What is your present address? Mr. NABRIED. 1345 Susquehanna Avenue. Mr. SOURWINE. Have you lived at the Oxford Street address? Mr. NABRIED. Yes. |