Evening star., 1954-04-13

munlSt Party and not to people
who had been members Of the
| party.
You stated further that you
knew several individuals then at
Los Alamos who had been mem
bers of the Communist Party.
You did not, however. identify
such former members of the
/ Communist Party to the appro-
pirate authorities.
It was also reported that dur
ing the period 1942-1945 you
were responsible for the employ
ment on the atom bomb project
Of individuals who were mem
bers of the Communist Party or
closely associated. with activities
of the Communist Party, includ-
ing Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz,
Joseph w. Weinberg, David
Bohm. Max Bernard Friedman,
and David Hawkins.
Urged A-W0rk on Ex-Red.
In the case of Giovanni Rossi
Lomanitz, you urged him to
work on the project, although
you stated that you knew he had
been very much of a Red" when
he first came to the University
of California and that you en-
phasized to him that he must
forego all political activity if he
came on to the project. In Au-
gust, 1943, you protested against
the termination of his deferment
and requested that he be re-
turned to the project after his
entry into the military service.
It was reported that you stated
to representatives of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation on Sept.
5. 1946, that you had attended a
meeting in the East Bay and q
meeting in San Francisco at
which there were present persons
definitely identified with the
Communist party. When asked
the purpose of the East Bay
meeting and the'identity Of those
in attendance. you declined to
answer on the ground that this
had no bearing on the matter of
interest being discussed.
It was reported that you at
tended a meeting at the home of
Frank Oppenheimer on January
l, 1946, with David Addison and
Paul Pinsky, both of whom were
members of the Communist
party. It was further reported
that you analyzed some material
which Pinsky hoped to take up
with the Legislative Convention
in Sacramento, Calf.
1t was reported in 1946 that
you were listed as Vice Chairman
on the letterhead of the Inde-
pendent Citizens Committee of
the Arts. Sciences. ,and Profess
sions, Inc, which has been cited
as a Communist-front by the
House Committee on Un-Ameri-
can Activities.
It was reported that prior to
March /, 1943, possibly three
months prior, Peter Iyanov, Sec
retary at the Soviet Consulate,
San Francisco, approached
George Charles Eltenton for the
purpose OF obtaining information
regarding work being done at the
Radiation Laboratory for the use
Of Soviet Scientists; that George
Charles Eltenton subsequently
requested Haakon Chevalier to
approach you concerning this
matter; that Haakon Chevalier
thereupon approached you,
either directly or through your
brother, Frank Friedman Open
heimer. in connection with this
matter; and that Haakon
Chevalier finally advised George
Charles Eltenton that there was
no chance whatsoever of obtain
ing the information.
Delay in Reporting Charged.
It was further reported that
you did not report this episode
to the appropriate authorities
until several months after it's oc-
currence: that when you initially
discussed the matter with the
appropriate authorities on Aug.
26, 1943, you did not identify
yourself as the person who had
been approached, and you re-
fused to identify Haakon Cheva-
lier as the individual who had
made the approach on behalf of
George Charles Eltenton; and
that it was not until several
months later. when you were or
dered by superior to do so, that
you so identified Haakon Cheva-
lier.
1t was further reported that
upon your return to Berkeley
following your separation from
the Los Alamos Project, you
were visited by the Chevaliers on
several occasions; and that your
wife was in contact with Haakon
and Barbara Chevalier in 1946
and 1947.
1t was reported that in 1945
you expressed the view that
there is a reasonable possibility
that 1t (the hydrogen bomb can
be made" but that the feasibility
OF the hydrogen bomb did not
appear, on theoretical grounds,
as certain as the fission bomb
appeared certain, on theoretical
grounds, when the Los Alamos
Laboratory was started; and that
in the autumn of 1949 the Cen
eral Advisory Committee ex-
pressed the view that IAN imag-
inative and concerted attack on
the problem has a better than
even chance of producing the
weapon within five years."
Urged H-Bomb Delay.
1t was further reported that in
the autumn Of 1949, and subse-
quently. you strongly opposed
the development of the hydrogen
bomb: Cd on moral grounds, (2)