Defense Witnesses
Monday, December 12, 1949
Witness: Francis B. Sayre
Direct Examination by the Defense
Sayre had been Hiss's boss from 1936 to 1939- The defense wanted to show how much Sayre had trusted and relied on Hiss.
Q. Please describe your relationship with Hiss. A* He was my right-hand man. I saw him intimately for two and a half years, day in and day out. He came and went into my office every day. We ate lunch together frequently. He familiarized me with the contents of hundreds of cables. Sometimes we got copies
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