Evening star., 1949-12-06

dan claims that the diary cont
pened that makes me think !
know. I remember two or three
days later asking Col. Kotikov who
a Mr.. Mikoyan was. Col. KotikoV
told me he was one Of the three
most important men in Russia.
am sure I asked Col. Kotikov who
Mikoyan was because I had seen
the name and was trying to be
cagey with him. I had never heard
the name before.
Mr.. Walter-When were these
suitcases delivered to the field?
Mr.. Jordan-On a number OF
different dates.
Mr.. Walter-This particular in
cident, the ones you opened?
Mr.. Jordan-The ones opened.
can't tell you, because I opened
several 1oads%
Mr.. Harrison-You mentioned
no dates in your notes?
Mr.. Jordan-There is no date
here as to the suitcases I opened,
although I have dates Of arrival
Of planes.
Mr.. Harrison-You have that In
your diary?
Mr.. Jordan-Yes.
Mr.. Harrison-Why did you
note one thing In your diary and
not the other thing?
Opened Suitcases in 1S43.
Mr.. Jordan-Because I started
the diary in 1914 and opened
some S,1itcases In l943.
Mr.. Harrison-You9 opened suit
cases in 1943 and 1914?
Mr.. Jordan-Yes.
Mr.. Harrison-And you started
keeping your diary In 1914?
Mr.. Jordan-Yes. G
Mr.. Harrison-And you made
notes about suitcases-
Mr.. Jordan-There is no note
in here about suitcases. The
notes in here are plane arrivals
and the numbers Of the planes
and the pilots.
Mr.. Harrison-But you did not
note suitcases in your diary? .
Mr.. Jordan-There were about
a million pounds Of freight on
our field all the time. opened
so much different freight that I
did not make note Of suitcases
particularly.
Mr.. Harrison-Did the Russians
report you to your superior COM
mand for opening suitcases over
their protests?
| Mr.. Jordan-They said would
be removed Immediately.
Mr.. Harrison - Did you hear
anything from your superior Of
ncers?
Mr.. Jordan - Never. I don't
think the Russians reported it. .
Mr.. Wonderland when you
opened the suitcases the Russian
armed guards were there?
Mr.. Jordan-They were always
with them.
Mr.. Moulder-And this particu-
lar suitcase where you found the
note, you say the note was in a
folder?
Mr.. Jordan-Yes.
Mr.. Moulder-Loose in folder?
Mr.. Jordan-The entire suit
case was full Of folders.
Two Sheets on Note.
Mr.. Moulder-T am referring
to this one (folder) where you
found a note. You said 1t was ad-
dressed to some one whose name
you couldn't remember, but 1t
stated: "I had hell of a time get
ting this from Groves" Was there
more on the note?
Mr.. Jordan-There was q great
deal more.
Mr.. Moulder-Was 1t on one
sheet?
Mr.. Jordan-Two sheets. 1t
was attached to some maps.
Mr.. Moulder-Did you inspect
what it was attached to?
Mr.. Jordan-I have some notes
on that. I have q memo
randum to myself to look up words
on maps that are labeled "Oak
Ridge, Manhattan Engineering
IDena artment or District" I believe
it was.
Mr.. Wood-Had you ever heard
of the Manhattan Engineering
District before that time?
MIR. Jordan-Never. The words
I noted were Uranium 90; neu-
irons; protons, energy produced
by fssion: and I had a note te
look up the word cyclotron. I took
those words off a memorandum II
the suitcase.
! Mr.. Tavenner-Of Of which
particular memorandum In the
suitcase?
Mr.. Jordan-It is very difficult
to tell which Ole. took some o1
the words off the maps and some
of the letters in the suitcase. anc
some came off the backs. AS fal
as remember, I put down word!
so that I could identify them i
anybody asked me.
Mr.. Tavenner-Did you see an!
secret or confidential stamp, o.
: classified stamp, on them (th'
. maps?
Il Mr.. Jordan-A1l the place!