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2180 COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES EST THE PEACE MOVEMENT Mr. NiTTLE. I assume that you are no longer chairman of that committee? Dr. Obrinsky. The same answer, sir. Mr. NiTTLE. Following the hearings of May and October 1960 of the Senate Internal Seciu-ity Subcommittee inquiry into Communist infiltration in the nuclear test ban movement, Henry Abrams, a leader in the Greater New York Committee of SANE, revealed as a Communist, was expelled from membership in that organization in January 1961. Did you continue to hold your position as chairman of the Staten Island Committee of SANE after January 1961? Dr. Obrinsky. Sir, I give you the same identical answer. Mr. NiTTLE. Did you not organize the Staten Island Community Peace Group following your termination of membership in SANE? Dr. Obrinsky. The same answer applies. Mr. NiTTLE. Dr. Obrinsky, on February 15, 1957, Dr. William Sorum, a doctor and psychiatrist in private practice, residing then at 2267 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, La., testified in hearings before this committee that he had been a member of the Communist Party from 1945 until 1952 and that he was a member of the State Committee of the Communist Party of the State of Louisiana during the years 1946 and 1947. Did you know Dr. WiUiam Sorum during the course of your residence in New Orleans, La.? Dr. Obrinsky. I reply the same answer, sir, to this question. Mr. NiTTLE. You were, were you not, a resident formerly of New Orleans, La.? Dr. Obrinsky. I give you the same answer, sir. Mr. NiTTLE. Dr. Sorum testified further that, in the course of his membership there, he was assigned to the Professional Branch of the Communist Party in New Orleans and that WLUiam Obrinsky was likewise a member of that branch. Are you not the William Obrinsky to whom Dr. Sorum referred in his testimony? Dr. Obrinsky. The same answer, sir. Mr. NiTTLE. Were you a member of the Professional Branch of the Communist Party in New Orleans, La.? Dr. Obrinsky. Once again the same answer. Mr. NiTTLE. Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party? Dr. Obrinsky. I must give you the same answer, sir. Mr. NiTTLE. Are you not now a member of the Communist Party? Dr. Obrinsky. I give you again the same answer. Mr. Doyle. I instruct you to answer that question. Witness. (Witness conferred with counsel.) Dr. Obrestsky. I decHne to answer the question on the grounds previously stated. Mr. Nittle. Dr. Obrinsky, I hand yo\i a copy of a news item, marked for identification as Obrinsky Exhibit No. 2, which appeared in the Staten Island Advance December 20, 1961, titled "Panel Splits on Fallout Shelters." The item reports a debate which took place the previous evening in the Town Forum series, with you appearing as a speaker, pointing out the hazards of faUout or bomb shelters. Did you appear as a debater on the panel as reported? Dr. Obrinsky. I give you the same answer, sir.
COMMUNIST ACTIVITIES IN THE PEACE MOVEMENT 2181 (Document marked "Obrinsky Exhibit No. 2" and retained in committee files.) Mr. NiTTLE. The account of the position you took in the debate indicates that you were strongly opposed to the creation of any shelter program. Is that correct? Dr. Obrinsky. I give you the same answer. Mr. NiTTLE. How did you secure for yourself a place on the panel of debaters? (Witness conferred with counsel.) Dr. Obrinsky. I give you the same answer, sir. Mr. NiTTLE. I assume that you do not hold yourself out as a specialist on civil defense, do you? Dr. Obrinsky. Same answer, sir. Mr. NiTTLE. Did you engage in that activity for the purpose of carrying out Communist directives to infiltrate the peace movement? Dr. Obrinsky. I give you the same answer as previously, sir. Mr. NiTTLE. Did you seek a position on the Town Forum upon specific instructions of any person known to you to be in a position of leadership in the Communist Party? Dr. Obrinsky. I give you the same answer. Mr. NiTTLE. I now hand you a copy of a document marked for identification as Obrinsky Exhibit No. 3. That particular document was issued by the National Education Department of the Communist Party, United States of America, dated March 1961, and titled "DISCUSSION OUTLINE on the STATEMENT OF THE 81 COMMUNIST AND WORKERS PARTIES and on THE UNITED STATES IN TODAY'S WORLD (Report by Gus HaU to the National Committee, CPUSA)." Mr. Doyle. May the record show that the witness and his counsel are inspecting the exhibit. Mr. Ross. First page, Mr. Chairman. Mr. NiTTLE. In the statement and report referred to in that exhibit. Communists were directed to engage in peace agitation within non-Communist societies. Have you at any time personally received a copy of that document? Dr. Obrinsky. I decline to answer on the same grounds, sir, (Document marked "Obrinsky Exhibit No. 3" and retained in committee files.) Mr. NiTTLE. On the cover page of Exhibit 3 it is stated that: This outline is designed for four classes or seminars. It may also be used in the preparation of group discussions or of lectures on specific points, or as an aid in reading or self-study. Did you create the Staten Island Community Peace Group so that you may lead a group to participate in the activity suggested by this statement? Dr. Obrinsky. Same response. Counsel. Mr. NiTTLE. Were you under the discipline of the Communist Party at the time you engaged in activities as chairman of the Staten Island Committee of the National Committee for a Sane Nuclear PoHcy, as an organizer or member of the Staten Island Community Peace Group, and as a participant in the Town Forum discussions? Dr. Obrinsky. Same answer. Mr. NiTTLE. No further questions, Mr. Chairman.
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