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wouldsbe through and he would
wreck" the Army.
The testimony of Mr.. Cohn,
given under oath, directly con-
tradicted that of Army Coun-
Selor John G. Adams. who testi-
fled Mr.. Cohn voiced the threats
when informed that Pvt. Schine
might get an overseas assign
ment.
Under cross examination by
Ray H. jenkins. special counsel
for the investigation, Mr.. Cohn
also contradicted many other
details of the testimony given
previously by Mr.. Stevens and
Mr.. Adams. Among other things
he denied ever accusing the two
Pentagon officials of "a double
cross" in the Schine affair.
II never threatened the
Army" Mr.. Cohn testified. "He
(Mr. Adams) knows I couldn' t
wreck the Army. This whole
thing is just a little bit ridic-
ulous."
The 27-year-old MI Cohn
made the statements as Mr..
jenkins questioned him about
numerous instances in which Mr..
Adams said threats and i'm
proper pressure were used in ef-
forts to obtain special favors for
Pvt. Schine.
Pvt. Schine is the former un-
paid consultant of the investi-
eating subcommittee and a CEN
trail figure in the controversy. He
was drafted into the Army last
November 3 after efforts to OBJ
tain a commission had failed.
Mistaken" Cohn Says.
Mr.. Cohn testified that the
Army counselor was "inaccu-
rate" and mistaken" in the
story he gave of a January II
conversation during which the
alleged threats were voiced.
He acknowledged that the
Schine matter came up during
a discussion which also involved
Senator McCarthy's Fort Mon
mouth investigation and other
matters.
Mr.. Cohn testified that Mr..
Adams brought up the possi-
biity of sending Pvt. Schine
overseas in "a most unusual
statement" and added:
HE threw it in as an example
OF how he could get nasty"
Mr.. jenkins pressed Mr.. Cohn
repeatedly on the details of the
January IL conversation and
asked whether it was true that
he said at that time Mr.. Stevens
would be through if Pvt. Schine
received an overseas assignment.
mo, sir" Mr.. Cohn replied.
did you say anything like
that?" Mr.. Jenkins asked.
''No, sir" Mr.. Cohn said. He
added that he had talked with
Francis Carr. staff director of
Senator McCarthy'S Subcommit-
tee. who was present during the
discussion, and that Mr.. Carr
had no such recollection of any
such statement.
would you say it was a fig
ment of his (Mr. Adam's) imag-
ination?" Mr.. Jenkins asked.
"I'd say he was mistaken, :"
Mr.. Cohn replied.
Mr.. Cohn avoided saying Mr..
Adams had testified falsely. He
used the words mistaken" and
mot accurate" and explained
he did not want to say whether
the Adams testimony was "wil-
fully false" as that was for the
investigating subcommittee to
decide.
Disputes Blount Testimony.
Mr.. Cohn also disputed to
some extent the sworn testi-
mony given by 1t. John Blount,
aide to Maj. Gen. Cornelius
Ryan. commander at Fort Dix,
NJ. where Pvt. Schine took his
basic training.
1t. Blount testified earlier in
the hearings that Mr.. Cohn
telephoned him last December 8,
and said he had a long memory
and would not forget the way
Pvt Schine's regimental and
company communicated. Earl
L. Ringler and Capt. Joseph
Miller-had treated Pvt. Schine.
mo sir, it was not that way"
Mr.. Cohn testified.
He added that he would be