Doreen Rappaport, The Alger Hiss Trial,
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Doreen Rappaport, The Alger Hiss Trial,
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Prosecution W^itnesses / 81 twelve years ago, so I find it impossible to be absolutely certain. The impact of forty-seven "No"s was not lost on the jury. Q. Did you ever take any documents from desks or wastebaskets other than your own? A. No. Q« Did you take these four memos in Hiss's handwriting? A. No. Q« The fourth handwritten note was dated March 11, 1938. Where were you on that date? A* Sailing for Turkey from New York City. Q* Did you ever pass any typewritten documents? A. No. Wadleigh examined Exhibit 10 and said that he was "quite sure" he had not taken it. He said that Cable 33 might have come across his desk, but he had no recollection of it. He pointed out that the cables on the microfilm were sent to Sayre's office and not to his division. Q« Were you in Hiss's or Sayre's office often? A* No. But I occasionally went there for a conference or to get a telegram initialed. Wadleigh admitted that sometime in 1937