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Excerpt from Investigation of Communist Activities in the New England Area Part I: Hearings Before the Committee on Un-American Activities, House of Representatives
Yet Paul Mann attempted to use the testimony of this witness to give new and wider circulation to the tale that this committee had investigated Shirley Temple, a fable that has been repeatedly used by Communists and their sympathizers in their efforts to discredit committees of the Congress investigating communism.
Mann tried to portray himself as a person who was interested only in the preservation of the American theater and free artistic endeavor. The committee has been reliably informed, however, that he obtained his United States citizenship and, later, a United States passport, by falsely denying affiliation with the Communist Party.
Several witnesses expected to testify in these hearings did not appear because they were hospitalized on the day of their scheduled appearance or shortly before. One such witness, Louis Solomon, also known as Louis Salaman, had been interrogated on May 8, His testimony of that date is released and made a part of this volume.
In connection with a previous investigation in the entertainment field, testimony was taken from Lee Grant, an actress. Her testimony is likewise released and made a part of this volume.
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