Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-01

member that IN the winter ne WoUld
stick 1t in his overcoat If he was
going back to the ONCE.
SENATOR FERGUSON - Now,
will you name the places where you
met Remington?
MISS BENTLEY-Yes. I met
him at the Whelans Drug Store I
have mentioned. I met him at
Pennsylvania and 4th, or at Con-
stitution and 4th, In front Of -,
the Mellon Museum, you call 1t?
That art gallery there.
Found Al Was Russian.
SENATOR O'CONOR-Have you
ever had any contact, direct or In.
direct, with the Russian Embassy?
MISS BENTLEY-No.
SENATOR FERGUSON-Or any.
body who worked In the Embassy?
MISS BENTLEY-Not that +
know of-unless you are referring
to the First Secretary Of the
Embassy.
SENATOR FERGUSON - Well,
would he not be connected with
the Embassy? The First Secretary?
MISS BENTLEY-I was thinking
of him as al" One contact that
I had towards the end, who had
been called in sort of on special
business, was gentleman I knew
only as "Al." But I understand that
later on he waS-I identified q
picture Of him, and the authorities
said that he was the First Secretary
OF the Russian Embassy.
SENATOR O'CONOR-What was
the nature of the information that
you supplied him?
MISS BENTLEY-He had come
in to try to settle what my future
destiny would be.
SENATOR FERGUSON - He is
the one who really put you on ice?
MISS BENTLEY-Yes, he is the
one who put me on ice"
SENATOR FERGUSON-Let me
put it this way: When did you de-
eide that you were through with
this spying, the collecting of this
material?
s~kPtu D1Vos
MISS BENTLEY-Well. 1t Is hard
to put an exact date on 1t. would
say was beginning to get disguised
with 1t in the summer OF 1914.
stopped paying dues to the Com
munist Party. And I then was OBJ
sessed with the idea as to how
could get myself and as many people
as possible outside OF the whole
business.
SENATOR FERGUSON - An
right. And then what did you dor
MISS BENTLEY-I went to the
Federal Bureau OF Investigation In
New Haven.
SENATOR FERGUSON - And
since then, you have contacted the
FBI from time to time?
MISS BENTLEY-Yes. quite fire.
quently.
SENATOR FERGUsoN-Did you
give them the same information
that you have given to us?
MISS BENTLEY-Yes.
MR.. ROGERS-Miss Bentley. I
wanted to ask you what your mo-
tives for finally going to the FBT
were. I gather that you had been
rather close to Golos during your
connection with the Communist
Party. Is that correct?
MISS BENTLEY-Yes, sir.
MIR. ROGERS-Were you In love
with him?
MISS BENTLEY-Yes.
MIR. ROGERS-And that was
one Of the reasons that you had .
very close tie with the Russians,
as such?
MISS BENTLEY-Oh, yes. def.
nitely.
MIR. ROGERS-In other words,
normally an American Communist
is not too trusted by the Russians?
Americans Distrusted.
MISS BENTLEY don't think
they trust any American whatso-
ever. Well, when 1t comes to that.
don't expect they trust their own
people either. but particularly
MR.. ROGERS-Now, was 1t
of those things that
motivated you in going to
the FBI and making this dis
closure?
MISS BENTLEY-Yes, it was the
effect of Mr.. Golos wearing off.
the effect of the Russians brutally
showing their hand to me as to
what they were, and suddenly COM
ing in contact with high function
aries of the Communist Party, like
and discovering that they
were just cheap little men pulled by
strings from Moscow. and I aban-
doned that way of life and went
back to being a good American.
MR.. ROGERS-And have you
feared for your personal safety
since that time?
MISS BENTLEY-You are always
afraid for your safety.