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that would become public because he was operating as an undercover agent and secretly, and that it would ruin his effectiveness in the future if it was known that he gave evidence. He was willing to give this evidence privately, but to put it in an affidavit form he wasn't willing to do. I insisted upon some verification as to who Milner was, because all Bonham knew was what Milner told him he was, and that might be true, or not true. There was no earthly way of knowing whether he was representing himself properly or not.

According to Bonham he represented several organizations. One of the organizations that he represented was the American League Against War and Fascism, whatever that is. He was secretary of it. That organization was an organization which he said was Communist controlled and into which he had burrowed his way for the sake of getting information about the Communists. This was Bonham's description of him. I forget what organization was allegedly paying his expenses. He held a job at one time as a custodian of an armory. To this day what Milner did for a living is very vague to me. Bonham never did make it clear and I don't think it came out in the hearings.

At any rate, we told Bonham to go back and get