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not apply to MIR. Remington. Ap-
parently anticipating his reaction.
they questioned her about this pos
sibility and her replies were that
he had been "jittery", about giving
her the wartime secrets" and pro-
gressively had grown reluctant.
Il think he knew the informa-
ton was for the Communist Party,
she testified. But I can't say If he
knew it was going to Russia"
Names Several Agencies.
Miss Bentley said that before her
withdrawal from the movement, she
had obtained data from many
persons from numerous wartime
agencies, including the Treasury and
State Departments, the Army Air
Force, the Office of Strategic Serv-
ices, War Manpower Commission
War Production Board, the Army
and the Rockefeller Committee.
She said she had obtained official
papers, copies of secret" documents
and formulate and other data, in
GLIDING figures on the production OF
American aircraft.
Miss Bentley estimated she per-
sonaEy met and obtained informa-
ton from 20 Government employees
and that at least 20 or 80 more de-
livered material to her through devil
Gus sources.
Miss Bentley said Mr.. Remington
while employed with the WPB had
given her some information about
American plane production. Also
she said, she obtained data on a
reported plan to make synthetic
rubber out of garbage She said
she thought this garbage thing
report was his own idea
Miss Bentley, who said she is 9
VaSsar College graduate of 1880
appeared before the Senate inquiry
in a simple black garb. She told her
amazing story calmly!
She showed emotion only when
she answered questions to say she
had gotten into the spy ring through
her association with Jacob Golos
now dead, a Russian-born Ameri-
can, who acted as go-between fol
mail from Communist agents.
Answering committee questions
she said she had been in love with
Go4os.
At the time she met Golos in 1888
Miss Bentley was working in the
Italian Library of Information. Hel
access to Fascist material rated hel
a special contact with the Com
munists and she was told to give ur
her party card, "go underground
and not associate with other Com
munists, she said.
One of her duties was to receive
mail from Canada and Mexico fol
Golos. The mail from Mexico
stopped coming abruptly at the time
Leon Trotsky's chauffeur was shot
there, the witness said.
Did Library Research.
"What did that have to do with
it?" Senator Ferguson asked.
Because one of the people writ
ing letters was one of the men who
shot him." Miss Bentley responded
Later she did research work fol
Golos at the library. one of then
a long study of Herbert Hoover
During the Russian-Finnish Wal
she obtained information on the
Finnish Relief Committee. Another
time she prepared research on Gov
Dewey of New York, she said.
1t was through Golos that sht
began contracting Government EN-.
ployes in what she described as 6
growing group or corporation.
Senator Ferguson asked the witnes!
what kind of information she OBJ
tanned.
THE information ranged all thu
way from what we call political in
formation, Senator, to military in
formation; it started out modestl.
by being political and as time wen
on we started taking on military
too"
Information Microfilmed.
When Communists in the Govern
ment were working in inactive
agencies, efforts were made to NOV
them to a more fertile source o
information, she said. The informa
ton rolled in so freely that it wa
necessary to microfilm it at times
and she would carry it from on
point to another in her knitting bal
or shopping bag.
During this time Miss Bentley sal
she came to Washington from Me-
York about every two weeks. O
: her tours she not only collected Sc
. cret information, but Communis
Party dues and distributed part
literature to- her sources.
She said many preferred gettin
the literature from her, becaus
otherwise they would have to 60 t
the Washington Book Shop an
"endanper the whole Setup." Sh