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questions outside the scope of
the subcommittee's investiga-
ton.
what you are saying" said
Representative Bennett. Re-
publican Of Michigan. "is that
he will make an explanation
and we will have to take his
word for it,"
Accounts Held Pertinent
The Michigan Republican
said Mr.. Goldfine's companies
which include textile mills in
New England are subject to
regulation by the Federal Trade
Commission and in some cases
by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. He added that
account books of these COM
panies, as they relate to the
handling of the. uncashed
checks ought to be produced.
Personally ! think they are
pertinent" Mr.. Bennett said.
Mr.. Robb replied that almost
all companies in the country
are subject to regulatory agen-
cies. He said it nevertheless
does not follow that all the af-
fairs of the Goldflne companies
would come within the author
lied scope of the subcommit-
tees inquiry to determine
whether there has been inn
proper interference with the in
dependence of six specified Fed
eral regulatory agencies.
The attorney explained that
he was telling the Subcommit-
tee only what he had heard
from Mr.. Goldfine. He said he
understood that none Of the
checks were used for purposes
which would fall within the
Eubcommittee's investigation.
Documents Undiscl0sed
Both Mr.. Harris and Mr.. Ben
nett disclosed that documents
promised two weeks ago to the
subcommittee by Miss Mildred
Paperman, a bookkeeper for the
Goldflne interests, have not yet
been produced. Mr.. Robb
promised to look into this mat
ter in conferences during the
day with Mr.. Goldf1ne and his
aides.
In that connection, Mr.. Ben
nett advised Mr.. Robb that it
would seem to be in Mr.. Gold
fines interest to submit any
and all documents that might
clear up what Mr.. Bennett de-
scribed as suspicious" that
have arisen about the checks.
There was an air Of tension
In the House caucus room when
Mr.. Harris raped the hearing
to order and asked:
''Is Mr.. Goldfine PRESENT."
mo sir. he is not" Mr.. Robb
answered.
why isn't he here. Mr..
Robb?" the chairman asked.
Exhaustion Stressed
Mr.. Robb then cited "the Sc
ries of events" in the last 48
hours which he said had left
Mr.. Goldfine lin a state of
physical and mental exhaus-
ton"
He referred to the micro
phone eavesdropping and the
alleged theft of some Goldfine
records from hotel rooms Of
Mr. .Goldflne's aides.
In the aftermath of the mi-
crophone incident. the commit
tee fired its chief investigator,
Baron I. Shacklette. who had
rigged electronic recording
equipment in a room next door
to a room occupied by Jack
Lotto. Mr.. Goldfine's press
agent.
Wide Probe Urged
Mr.. Shacklette denied any
connection with the reported
removal of the Goldflne papers.
Mr.. Robb called on the FBI
to investigate the ''bugging. "
and Mr.. Lotto complained to
United States Attorney Oliver
Gasch. Mr.. Lotto also was con-
sidering suing the Sheraton
Carlton for invasion Of my
privacy.
Mr.. Harris also had asked for
q full investigation by the FBI
and Metropolitan Police.
Mr.. Robb said the hidden mi-
crophone and recorder probably
could have picked up telephone
conversations in his room, as
well as conversations among
occupants.
Scofing at implications that
the Goldfine party trapped Mr..
Shacklette into using q hidden
microphone. Mr.. Robb de-
clared; I'VE trapped Shack
lette the same way Khrushclev
trapped Macy"
He said he had been sus-
picious Of the electronic caves
dropping from the very begin