156 IN~STIGATIONOF NAZI AND OTHBR PROPAGANDA INVESTIGATION OF NAZI AND OTHEB P~OPAGMLNDA la.7 the ofice from pilin up. These were simply nows letters. M&' thnwere destroye8 in a week or two. The CHAIRMAN.You say tlioy were simply ncws letters? Mr. CHRISTMAS.Yes, sir. nal of this letter of Tilo Clrr~~nnr~~. Tllnt is yoitr MCOIICC~~O~ of tllcnl? That looks familiar. hlr. CIIL~IB~PA~AI. 'l'llt~tis wllr~Cl sllo~tldcall tlici11. rl'lit~twollld my duuacbrixation of them. Mr. I~EMER. Dld you tell anybody you were going IRMAN. I oifq that in evidence. tlle~n? er referred to 1s as follows:) &.fr.C~rn~ssnras.No, sir. I run tlle ofice tl~ereand I am re IRMAN. Do you ren~anberreceiving n letter from lkn Mr. IC~t~hr~it.Did you peisonully destroy Llioul or did you ril 6, 1934, sddressod "My dear sir," in wluch it is one dso to do it for you? Mr. UH~~B~~MAS. Mmy of tlicm I personidly destroyed . ably I lianded many of theni to ono of niy secretaries and I to to tl~rowtllom away. Mr. Knsnr~n.You had no wastebasket in your room? Mr. CHRISTMAS.Yes, sir, I linve a wastebasket. Mr. I~EME~Z. YOUcould liave tlirown theln in tlw could you not? Mr. CIIIIISTMAS.Yes, sir, and very often I did. I believe, ho Mr. MacGuire-you sn 110 lim a file of tlio~n? I cm very identify them if you wisK Tlic CIXAIRMAN.We will coma to that in n minute. You uy sct~tllilu to Europe to study generd conditions over tliwe? Mr. Unn~e*rmr~a.Yes, sir. Tlle CHAIRMAN.HOWdid he make his reports to you? hair. Crm~s~nr~s. They were sometimes addressed to Mr. Cl& tl~roi~glithe oIIice came to me first. The CHAIRMAN.fIis dealings wcre wit11 you? Mr. CHRISTMAS.His dealings wcre with mc. Tlic CIXAIRMAN.Directly wltll you? Mr. CIIPISTMAS.Yes, sir. The CIIAIRMAN.Of whicll Mr. Clark was thoroug1:llly acquaiti r receiving another report under h fr. CHHISTMAS.According to tlre reports 1 gave him. as follows, and wllicll letter is The CIIAIRACAN.Mr. Clwlr was not spending a Iiundrd dollnrs or tllcreabouts without knowing wIlat oing on, f Mr. O~II~I~TMAS. ITc know tl~ercsults l rcportcc to liiin tliouglit \\.ere obtained. I did not give liim clctuils. Tlre C~~AI~~MAN. I-Ie knew the purpose of MacGuire's wtiviLy hLr. CIIRISTMAS.lie knew the parpose tiit~t1le directed and W I bclievc was carried out. The CHAIRMAN.Here is a letter from Paris dated April 9, 1 I~I~NC yo11 Llie origil~ttlin your filcs? h1 r. (!rritrs~aaas.I do not, bclicvc so, Tlic CIIAIRMAN.It is addressed to "Gentlemen." hlr. ClrsrsMjbot (talk)s. Many of his reports did corne in that way. Tile CIIAIRMAN.DOyou li~lowlie sllould t~ddressit to "Gontl if Iic wtiv muking; a report to you personally? hlr. (!H~~ISTMAS. No pnrticuhr reason. Tlic ('IIIAII~MAN. DOyou k110w wlltit countires 110 visited wlrilr ch he specifically praises the wes in Europe? &lr. CHRISTMAS.I think he went, to Xnglnntl and Irolm not know wlietlrer he wcnt to Scotland or not. Ho went to tion which Butler says ha Gorlnalry, cuid ltnly, and wlletl~oror not lie wont to uriy othor CO is country should be pat- -
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