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procurement of the B-36 super
bomber.
Mr.. Hanson, who was in the
Bureau of Aeronautics here fol
several years before last February
and Wave Chief Yeoman Virginia
Charles, %, of Easton, Pa, were
the first witnesses. Miss Charles
was Mr.. Worth's secretary when
he was assistant to the Under
secretary Of the Navy. Mr.. Worth
was suspended by Secretary OF
Navy Matthews August Is after
he testified at a House Armed
Services Committee inquiry that
he had written the document.
Miss Charles said she typed the
document after it was dictated
by Mr.. Worth. She said she did
not recall having seen any one
else in the Office or having heard
Mr.. Worth telephone any one in
the course of the dictation.
Under questioning by Capt
Sanford B. D. Wood. Judge advo-
cate of the court OF inquiry, she
admitted visiting Mr.. WORTH
home several days ago. That was
the same day she had been inter-
viewed by Capt. Wood. she said
She denied. however. that there
had been any discussion Of the
unsigned document at the Worth
home. although she had told Mr.
Worth that she had talked with
Capt. Wood that day.
The witness also testified that
Mr.. Worth on June IA. 1948, die
tated a memorandum to her after
talking with Mr.. Hanson. That
memorandum was put in evidence
but its contents will not be made
public, Capt. Wood announced.
Denies Reference to Truman.
The same memorandum, how
ever, was shown to Mr.. Hanson
when he took the stand. He said
it was substantially what he had
discussed with Mr.. Worth at that
time except that it contained a
reference to President Truman's
attitude about discharging Secre-
tary Symington. MIR. Hanson de-
clared he did not recall that the
President was mentioned at all" in
that conversation,
Mr.. Hanson was permitted to
read a part Of one sentence which
began: Mr.. Forrestal indicated
in conversation that he had with
difficulty persuaded the President
not to ask for Symington's resig-
nation"
In the anonymous document
which set of the House committee
hearing last month, substantially
the same sentence was used. There
was a further comment that For
restal's reason was to avoid max
ing Symington popular martyr
Mr.. Hanson disclosed that he
frequently visited Mr.. Worth.
Office and on that particular oc.
casion had been called there be.
cause 'Mr. Worth knew I hac
seen Mr.. Forrestal and he was
interested"
As for the document, admit
tedly written by Mr.. Worth, Mr.
Hanson said he knew nothing
about it until the House committee
investigation disclosed it.
Did Not Know Purpose.
did you have any idea what
purpose Mr.. Worth wanted the
information for when you talked
to him in June, 194s?" Capt. Wood
asked.
mo, SIR" the witness answered,
II presumed that any informa-
ton he got would be such as he
would convey to Mr.. John Mich
olas Brown in the regular course
of Navy business.
Mr.. Brown at that time was
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
for Air. MIR. Worth was his spe-
cial assistant and later took a
similar position with Undersecre-
tary Of the Navy Kimball.
/ Did you ever discuss with Mr.
Worth the advisability of brin>-.
ing before Congress the Nays
side of the B-36 matter?" Capt
Wood inquired.
Il may have" MIR. Hanson re-
sponded, "but I, do not recall any
instance Of that kind" =
do you have any knowledge
whatever Of the source of any OF
the other portions of the anony-
nous document in addition to part
that Mr.. Worth obtained from
you?" Capt. Wood asked.
IT do not. the witness an
swered.
i Denies Amy Connection.
4 When he conc 'uded his testi-
mony and was asked by Admira'
!; Thomas C.. Kinkaid. president o1
the Court Of Inquiry, whether hs
wished to say anything else. Mr.
Hanson declared:
| I'm view Of the fact that thil
unsigned document was made re.
Gently. several months after I lef1
! Washington. I.see no connection
4 between me and 1t. / emphati.
cally deny that had any connec'
ton"