Mr. MILLER. To the best of my knowledge, sir.
Mr. VELDE. What prompted you to get out of the Communist Party when you
did?
Mr. MILLER. To the best of my knowledge, the party dropped me for
inactivity, sir.
Mr. VELDE. You never wrote a letter disavowing membership in the
Communist Party then?
Mr. MILLER. No, sir, I never did.
Mr. VELDE. Or any other formal withdrawal from the Communist Party?
Mr. MILLER. Not to my knowledge, sir.
Mr. VELDE. Are you a Communist Party member today?
Mr. MILLER. No, sir, I am not. And again I have to testify to the best
of my knowledge. I hope and trust that no one has me on the rolls
unbeknownst to me. To my knowledge, I am not a member, no, sir.
Mr. VELDE. I certainly do appreciate your coming forward. It is rather
refreshing.
It appears to me that with a little searching of your memory you might
be able to recall some of the incidents more clearly than you have.
I am sorry to say you are vague in your testimony about activities
of the Communist Party in this area. So I will be in favor of the
recommendation of Mr. Wheeler that you be retained under subpena so
that you might check. If you want any assistance from our files, I
am sure Mr. Wheeler will be able to give that to you. Next time you
testify you may testify a little more definitely.
Mr. MOULDER. For your own benefit and for your own interest, I will ask
you this question:
You say, as far as you know, you are no longer a member of the
Communist Party.
Mr. MILLER. Yes, sir.
Mr. MOULDER. That is with the fear that some organization or someone
might still be carrying your name on the rolls.
Mr. MILLER. It is a possibility.
Mr. MOULDER. Do you publicly, and here and now before this committee,
disavow any belief in the Communist Party and refute all of the
principles and policies for which it stands? Do you now take that
stand, and do you now so testify?
(The witness confers with his counsel.)
Mr. MILLER. The question, as I understand it, is--I mean the question
of my avowal of a belief.