Mr. Weissman.

Yes; I did, as a matter of fact, I got pretty mad.

Representative Boggs.

When you were in Germany, did you find sometimes, particularly in Munich, as long as you opened this line of replies, that some of the Nazi-alleged anticommunism was also associated with their racist policies?

Mr. Weissman.

In what vein are you using Nazi?

Representative Boggs.

Well, of course, you know they exterminated quite a few members of your religion in Germany.

Mr. Weissman.

Yes.

Representative Boggs.

That is a fact; is it not?

Mr. Weissman.

Yes; it is.

Representative Boggs.

I am using Nazi in the normal term of state dictatorship, with all that it implies. I am sure you have worked on foreign policy, you understand what I mean.

Mr. Weissman.

I think you are giving me a little too much credit. But I think I can answer your question.

Representative Boggs.

I would like for you to.

Mr. Weissman.

At no time did I, and to my knowledge, in Germany, did we consider ourselves fascists or Nazis. As a matter of fact, in my every conversation, and everything I had written----

Representative Boggs.

I didn't ask you whether you had considered yourself as a fascist----

Mr. Weissman.

Or any of my associates, sir.

Representative Boggs.

Or any of your associates. I asked you if in your study of events in Germany, having been stationed there, that you didn't soon associate, or that you didn't see some association in your mind of the alleged so-called extreme right with naziism.

Mr. Weissman.

No. In fact, I never thought--I thought of the extremists as superpatriots. I had never really defined the term fascist or Nazi in my own mind----

Representative Boggs.

Of course, you realize that members of your religion in Germany were described as traitors, treasonable, and Communists. And I presume that on the other side of the coin those making the accusation classified themselves as superpatriots.

Mr. Weissman.

This is quite true. But you are getting into a field right now that at the time----

Representative Boggs.

Were you surprised when you discovered this anti-Jewish feeling? You must have been somewhat, shah I say, disappointed when one of your associates asked you to change your name. I would think that was
right insulting.

Mr. Weissman.

It was downright insulting, as a matter of fact. No, I wasn't surprised. Now----

Mr. Dulles.

Did you have something on this in your letter? I noticed you looking through that letter a minute ago. I thought maybe you had something on this very point in your letter.

Mr. Weissman.

Yes. I received a letter from Larrie, while I was in Germany.

Mr. Jenner.

Is this another document to which no reference has been made?

Mr. Weissman.

I am not sure whether this is the one I want to read from. But this letter is an answer that I wrote Larrie.

Mr. Jenner.

Excuse me, sir. I want to put an exhibit number on that. This will be exhibit--Commission Exhibit No. 1035.
(The document referred to was marked Commission Exhibit No. 1035 for identification.)

Representative Boggs.

I would like for a moment to pursue this a bit. This gentleman is telling us something that I think is very significant. You have a letter there about changing your name?

Mr. Weissman.

This is my answer. I would like to read just this one paragraph.

Representative Boggs.

Who was this addressed to?

Mr. Weissman.

This was addressed to Larrie Schmidt.

Representative Boggs.

Did he ask you to change your name?

Mr. Weissman.

Yes.

Representative Boggs.

He was your associate?