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Defense Witnesses / 93
Wednesday, December 14, 1949
Witness: Harry C. Hawkins
Direct Examination by the Defense
Hawkins was the head of the Trade Agreements Division, where Wadleigh worked. Hawkins examined Exhibit 50, a memo drawn up by his assistant Charles Darlington and sent to Sayre. This memo, in carbon, was photographed on microfilm. The defense set out to show that there were many carbons around for Wadleigh to steal and that he had ample opportunity to do so.
Q. Did you usually send carbons of memos to other departments?
A* No. We sent originals. But we made many carbons, which we kept in my outer file. Mr. Darlington got a carbon; my secretary got a carbon. The carbons were kept indefinitely. On important cases, we often sent an advance carbon to the division so they could start thinking about it before they got the original. Q. Were your files and Mr. Darlington's files available to anyone in the division? A. Yes.
Q. What was Mr. Hiss's reputation for truthfulness, loyalty, and integrity? A* Very good.
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