Evening star., 1949-12-14
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it developed that it was a copy OF
the letter and not the original
which was being offered in evil
dence.
Chambers Answered.
The significance of this point,
the defense said, was that Mr..
Chambers has indicated in his
testimony that he helped arrange
for Mr.. Hiss assignment to the
State Department.
Repeatedly, Mr.. Sayre was pre-
vented from expressing his faith
in his former assistant in direct
language.
Once, Mr.. Cross brought out
that the Sayre Office was con-
cerned with negotiating CONNER
cial agreements with Russia, and
he asked Mr.. Sayre what Mr..
Hiss attitude" had been in dis
cussions on such problems invols =
ing the Soviet Union.
THE most pertinent thing !
can say" Mr.. Sayre replied, sis
that never once did I see
Mr.. Hiss veering toward ~
Mr.. Murphy objected, and the
witness was instructed to describe
actual conversations and not his
impressions.
Can't Remember Memoranda.
II don't remember specific con-
versations," Mr.. Sayre said. II dc
remember the general line of his
conversation"
Among the secret documents
produced by Mr.. Chambers as evil
dence against Mr.. Hiss are four
penciIed memoranda digesting
secret dispatches in Mr.. Hiss
handwriting. The defense wants
to show that these actually were
notes made by Mr.. Hiss in his
job of keeping Mr.. Sayre in
formed on important dispatches
which the former Assistant Sec
retary did not have time to read
in full.
Mr.. Cross pressed the witness
about these notes and Mr.. Sayre
declared: II have a distinct rec
objection of his reporting to me or
many occasions, but I have nc
specific recollection of any par
ticular memoranda that he used
on such occasions"
The witness added that he "pre-
sumed" there may have been such
notes in Mr.. Hiss possession, but
Mr.. Murphy sharply quashed any
testimony as to Mr.. Sayre's pre-
sumptions.
Identifies Book.
Mr.. Sayre identified copy Of
his 1889 book, 1.-THE Way For.
ward" discussion Of the State
Departments trade agreements
program, which he had inscribed
to MIR. Hiss in recognition of the
Ilatter's aid in producing the work
HE helped me not so much witt
the actual dictation. but with th'
whole thought that I tried to EN-.
body in that book" Mir. Sayrt
said.
II used MIR. Hiss as my righ
hand" the official explained.
The Catletts of Georgetown, 6
colored family to which Mr.. His
says he gave the Woodstock type
writer he owned in the 1930s, art
waiting to testify for the defense.
The Government contends, anc
the defense does not deny, thai
copies of secret State Department
documents allegedly received from
Mr.. Hiss by Mr.. Chambers wer'
typed on this machine.
At Mr.. Hiss first trial. the de-
fendant tried to show that he hat
turned the typewriter over to th'
Catletts before March, 1888, whel
the last of the secret documents IL
. question were produced or receives
at the State Department. The evi
dence supporting this contention
was not conclusive.
Important Testimony.
i The testimony of the Catlett
lis expected to assume an ever
more important position in tn
defense case at this trial than i
did at the first. For Mr.. Cros
indicated in his opening statemen
November II, that he hoped II
prove the Woodstock could hav'
lbeen traced down by Mr.. Cham
lbers after it went to the Catletts
land subsequently used for copying
the secret material in Mr.. Cham
bers' possession.
Members of the Catlett famil.
who testified about the typewrite
at the first trial. and presumabl.
will be called again. include Mrs
Claudia (Clytie) Catlett. forme
.lmaid of the Kisses, and her tw'
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