COMMUNIST MATTERS-MCNUTT RUSSELL ALTON-REPORT GIVES RESULTS OF INTERVIEW WITH M

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echject attained Rradn school at Uachool,

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"BeWTT stotcd he hM had tS> Tollowlnii ewnloyraoitai

fto>ct AdMuiotrattonlav Tort56

ork SUta Civil Eerwlco for tie Poronehof9a an as sisi'.-.

"Me-jabllo Steel Coipontton, Port Scory. Kewo October ornnloyed-te^ablle Steel Corooratton,esided atndPort, Hoe Tort.)

'OVxImI Cocstrvctloaafcoldlery of .'cwricai Cjannid Corperatlen, froa Sot joet ecMacd that be waa

steal work and that ho

wis esoloyed at Bear Tork City for the greater period of tixa, Imt recalled that bo was assignedroJect at Caoctcs Ordnance at TXnaa, Texas for *pprojimAt*ly tltree aoutba.

ybaidlary ofroadway, few Tort City, froao Jiw* ori5. Sot in connection sits his work Tor Tha ICelJex Corporation, he perforeied structural a, f water8 at Oa<ecnoaeee. jW, hoMTor,for tho creator part of tiae haexplored in tie Sera Tork City offico.

oatrial PIsti-vts aai DoslExcrs, Inc. (JPScD, Inc.),

roadway, lies Tort City, frcnS to.

"tfcKUTT said Oat bo invested approilta toC0 InInc. at tho Um of iUthat hae PnaJdent of

" cooearn. advisedt Df Inc.nV* upcr-uup of arcaitocta,and draftawn oho aU Bad offlco ooaro at lolil Broathuy. ated that ho eonUaooj to boatockboluer In 1HD, loo. but that ba van

vod of aU ctertioe aM obHs*ttnoo of tbo oonceru art tha tlm ho tout

Jh7.

"WcTOTT explained that while, withe wa prVerily 'project at Torktoan HadtjhtS, Hear York,YorktowCorporation. KJTOTT etated that ho sndJUx'ilkrar, ahoa ho described

lte_rjit-thoitfoh/and an officerto foro tho Xorltlcaaa IXrmloiunQt CorooraUon. Ha

thatktoen rkiirelopncnt Corporation purrhasodOM* of

along the Taeonlo State Parkstiy at ToHrtoan ailghts. Be* Tor*.

o 3cHuTr, Uw project at Yorhtown Heighto poty during

sag ewly fall ofHe atated tha purpose vzs to develop thta propertya to nako It attractive to buyer0.

hat theyoter ropoly line. Installed

wtnwing pool, and added oUrrhst vould

LAm tho property corrtoctlvo to bottor living, ite abated that tho

- roject aoavoOMs bocaMe JjaajdUtoly after tte ur, building aM aoiplieo aa&ro scxroo and tho project proved too costly.

"lie added that the Yorktoxn neveloiwrnt Corporatlro ia atill mOTgM*iatlon, end that beo hold stock In the concern.

"SWim IdWaed that0a

;zr=rrfestod initially la Ue Torktom project. Ilo stated thatof thoin tbo forictoan Uvrolixucjat Corporation ware BIbbudI UUCMD

JjoWlValax SiHOS,(aloo an officwr of

RilUip SDnrother of Waxnd KJW aUttHD.

neaTHd0 In tha

"KcHOTT sUtod that bo doeo not reoioj. how Jullnj ZASlOliaai hecacuin tho Yorkevelopoent CoroaraUnn, but hfclioTcd ho aelwd "JKMrnm to pvrchaao stock ia the corporation.

"layiend Cwxrote Pile Coroony of venes-jsla fwn7 to April, lylry, at Carac**

tMt^iib^.tloj^ ho roe arnHration for

>ro'_V: Ust It possible WaIoo wen tbe

^ :io who took Rcoaauu to tbe fans for the first Use. KdVUTTtf A'.-at bta paronte' farn oa several other Oceanian*.

whan first questioned, atsted thet her vlnltcdZH:yxr> at Ms boae, and then stated thatossible that haat his how0 orwhen hetoCl to the fare at feddsa. Ho stetod he had never boonept on that ccca/don. Ita stated he dcas not recalliving at that tlao ant eld not rocsll whether be waa living at

"koTOCT said that aftor watlnc RKianftao, ha recalled that onUna shout or 1/ vinitcd at acXJTT'a office

off XTbD,Shl Broadway, Sow lark City. He said that tho purree atvlait on tha part of los&mxa waa to oollcit work forchine chop on the lower Kut Sine of *ts Tork City.

further advluu) that ho ooco accompanied IDSEWran to his shoo on ths lomr Vast Sido of Bow Tork City, at which tlsn he looked over hauchlno equlppoat,

aald that ho did not rMCahrr PSOtlsUG&KMUS& at tho of. i to hia shop, 'in dmloJ luring my 'j-xines* sonwrftitlon with UUUJU and staled thathe visited XftKvTRHQ,cirofl) was alone.

"At thishotograph of BayecoioxhiMtod to

tfsjtt and he readily identified It. lie eald that bo first ant LOltZ whilewere warkVi? to^other at the Keller Corporation at Eew Tork City.dvised that VBU loft Keller,oob withefco, Inc. at Caracas, Vonosoela. hat in that connection,nlaced in tho construction of aa stpatdoot fur tho VcToauelaot at Caracas. dvised that UVB nextto thetca aono tlas durin? He saidfter re turn Uy; to tho -litcd States, called bin (VcStfTT) by tele chore Croa Tanpa, Florida. Ee -xtber advised that LOPEZater date can.ork City and -rmtacted Mo, at widch tiwo he fave bin 'gloiiot: accouats* of fcusinonain South larcrlea.

it waa brought to BCSCTT's attention that he had forsods'ort-ajrport fira, ho recalled thi* fact and advisedtruj bin of the VJowini; accounts* of laisiMss eopertuoitten inuries, and he enteredartnership to engage in tho itporbHixportcenstractionn South America. said that theyrade ras-'stratina for the flra of BcDJft andr LGPSZ and HeSOttM

r.Tork City at the tine of foradafi this parbership. lint

- .rsrytlelr businnas on orm oce**lon in tho 'ilow Tjrk'.

"MoSDTX said that in cconectinn with this partoariiiia, ha and ur3

business contacts, ho end LOPSZ had catoy parf erred actual work of an/ hind klMiaby thoyowwiafflon, salary or any rurtiaratlnn. I'o added that the fIra did not porfara any duties whatsoever.

"acOTTT was than anked If ho recalls visiting Jnltuo { by aayannd A. LOPbZ atoroaoy onXaat Side of Vow Tork. KcffuTT stated that he doea not recalltoigineerine, Ccrapanybyfarther stated thrt hn ooald not recall any aereec-ent to sharecoald not recall erer discussing withKS1

any plan tn export saterlal to Sorfh Awsriea, throcfihto

receive one-half or one-third of the profits or salary received by VeaVTTesult of tho export businessia on the part of hcZVTC and JCPSZ for thengineertas

this point sWTOT? woold neither af.lm nor deny

TjZTXim attoglneerlng Coopoay, srtatlnf that bo could not recallnst-mee.

stated that UBVt laployed as thief Engineer for tha Sales Dsparbar'at of tho Creole PcUulcua Corporation at Caracas, Veaesuala. Be said that USV2 travels suite often for tho Creole Petrolsun Corporation,that he aalatalne Ms rr.Mitoce at Caracaa.

will be farther nofed that ttrrfd OJrETCLlSS also advised that ha recall* that ho once wont to cm architect's office noar ColuabosStreet, Sow 'fork Cityitoajunnt ofCOO.CO on tho sharesandproposition at ToiktowninCounty, sow Tork on behalf of Julius

ahea (juoatluicd concerning tho above, atatnd that lie does cot recall Ha rid GHT-MKajSS or any one elso overontainingo the office of In biatrial" Plainer* cod ^BSiffjnca, Inc.

farther xdrtsod that he believed ho oocoetter iron Jalino RQ6OXB0 while ill South America. Be recalleduqueat for tho liqaidation of Ma lutereat in tho TorktoftuCorporation.

BInforoa*lon Coorernfnc Subject'soyaent with Tho seller Cenoration (Manhattan Engineering

advised thata performing drafting work on ei fl-jaaa ah) la employed by The lellex CorporaUon at Cek Pdfro Tensoasea fiDd Kaw Tork City.

"lie otatod that in comeetiouthe Joikt Keller, he did not know what ha was working on. Ea was asVxl what ho Uxpsght hov^rkiaf on and ha replied that ho did not know. In anower to the question

aswhat ha and Ms fhllow-workars thought the/ vera working on, he :that he and Ms fellow-en^lne^rethey vera working on aoctane gasoline rc-flnery orynthetic ratter plant- Ho stated-t eoaldyathetle rabhor plant becenao thereot of talk and newpajer articles about ubier at that<.

was asked what ooceMtity thora vaa for eonerobo coolingnigh ectanei gasolino or synthntto rubber plant, and he atatod ho did not know. Boaakodnow about tho wsaufActurlng preceeoOH ofoctane cmsthcUc rubber today and be atatod ho did not know.

ointed oat to bin Ma epecolatlon aa to tho work he vaa doing did not appear logical ond bo Bflottted that this was possible, and ho farther Puaitted that tho slw> of tho concrete flnNOO ho was working on t a ntvrtt that tho Installation in which thoy vote to be nfied was ooo which would generate trcraondoos pweaatltleo of heat. Rowewr, ha still rofnood to adalt that ho knew what ho Was doing.

stated that bo had noreris work alto HUH Ktwiiss3 cr re if one eleo, and that not even bin *lfo knew ahat ho was he Stated thst hu and allnploycas of thn XellaXX CoiporaUon wore arned not totheir work with auy raw.

said that ho never tare any lnforaatian creorolar. his woifc at taOtai to Joiino HKKI BOO, ond thatOatloned bin exxernlng Ms arl.

"laforwatlon Concerningof Indian lakeLbVo, 3ew York

ed If ho over had any interest other than tftflaVJ prerieoaly xwntdoned, adrioed that be could not recall any other scch interest. *han it was brought toattention, ha adalt ted that hoaken the MlrondackofeOJfiCSEUKSB fyrIneprli^ of Ba said that Ms wife Eoea aM Sail/ MSrabaperated the lodgeho nwn (raraarstated that"at the tino of buying Indian Lalo lodge, be waa ecolo/odellex Corporation in Bow fork City, and that be would go to tho looker on weekends to assist with tbo operation of it.

stated that ho and ESXESR redo purchase of the lodgea reel estate arcats Palls, Sew fork. Bo soldayaent wasami that be and HS1KER each0 aa his rtore of tbo pgyafint. HcHUTT stated thst at the tlmrchaiw ha hart0 end itthin necessary for Ma to0 froa Ms vlfo'a parento.

"ShflBR explained that thead ccco^coditlcms forICO people and that thoy obtainedby advertiainc Inns of Inviting associates to the lodcey

nald that In the fall of Yjlf> he aodecided too and roooivedO for It. Bo advised that they -ore re pre sm todawyer rurcd Itj COW, vho hadroedwiy, Sew York City at tbo ttao of tho'MMulliW. Boiedeuiist nanMlwxs (ph) purehaetVl this lodco.

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-said JMt to the heat of hta knowledge, Joltusnowr visitedake Lod^e. MRU further advised he could not recall ever invitine JfjiRSSBn to vlelt this lodco.

"IV-itoroMp inration

statedemefcer of tho Federal ofChtidsta and Techniciansaving Joined theSow York Ciiy in apprcaiwitely Bo edvUod that ho couldtha Mnntlty of tha lndivM.ini who solicited hla rjewborship lio colli that ha attondnd meetings of tbo PAXCfeetlngdowntono Gov fork City, and coold not recall which branchof tho or&miaaMaa ho belonged to. ScJJbTf said that haaaher of the YlZCT,

"Concerubc the HICt, tho following is noted. Onf Un book rati tied 'A Story Of Tbo CIO1 by Penja-da BNUUM1 appears the following!

four CIO nniooa ara under corploto control of Stalinist

"According to.isted anons these focr anions is thoof Architects, Sngineers, Cfre&Uts end Technicians.

"Tbo following inforaationUri KAOT appears on,f tho above sectioned book by Mr. STOJSaCt

"'Tho Federation of Arcbitocta, RnsJnrtfira,echnicians was or^aoiiedh Roioly fron the technical staff in tlo works Piojeet. ftou tho wry be.riroiruj tho Vederatien haa been under Stalinistand its isnk and file are chiefly Casrajoiat Party followers.'

Sqaipscnt Oroed

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"leSUVr was asked vfcat typo of photo eq.-Vront ho ovoed and adriocd that in about? hon ma ondo-FLax earwra mt anotion picture cetera. Hethat when he first took up :hotoj;rapby, ho purchaijudef.uinaont

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