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}Jo . 4 -- 1756 WO RI( S PRO - --- - GRAU THE *** - - Works Progr oss Administration-- For Rol cn.s c· to Morn i ng Nev/Sp(.,por s , Fr iday , Soptombc r 2, 1S38 . DIES ASKED WHY NO :!!'EDER.AL TH:sAT::IB OFFICIALS F~VE BEEi'I CALLED TO TESTIFY Hallie Flc1.n.<:1.gan , Di r e cto::.- of the Fed,:, r al Theatre Pro ,icct, t ode.y c:1lJ. e d a t tent i on t o ina c cur ate a nd mis l eading charg0s conc e rning tho conduct of the pro j ec t and t o the f a ct tha t th o Di e s Hous 0 Commi ttr,o ha s no t CQllocl any o f ficial of tho p r ojoct a s n, witness in its inve stigati on of un- .\me ricn,n f.'. ctivities . In a l etter to Rep . Mn.rtin Di os , Chairm11n 0f the Co "lrd tt co , the Fc dPro.l Theatr e Dire ctor point e d out that she h?.d offe r e d to tnstify whon the first c.ccusatio;1s wero mo,ct.e against th.:: Fe d e r a l Theatr e Proj e ct and had advised. tho Committ ee thnt cll officials conne ct ed 17ith the pr oje ct v:c r e: av'.lilctlll o a s • J. wivncsso s . Tho l o t to r follows : rt i n tho Nev: Yc r k Frcss of Soptot1bor · 1, I agai n road an accusati on made by Mr . Thomus of your Committe e c once rning tho adni n i stration of the Fed.er e.l Thontr o Project . May I call to your a tt r:n:t i on th o feet tho. t on August 5 nhen I r ond tho f irst of such st atom•::m ts , I nroto i 1:imcdi ato l;y to your Cor.ini t tce , s ay i ng tr.o.t I ,7ould ho l d myse7.f in readiness to tcstif;r. I f u rther stnt c d that tho Nntion~1.l Policy Board of th0 F·:,d0rnl Thnat r o Pro j oct r,ould b e in session d.uring August and that dir e ct ors of the Fe d e ral Tht~atre Pro,iect.s a ll over th -: United St etes i7o'J.ld. 'be availo.ble to [~s sist your Cor:inHtoo . "In the c our se of th o nont h s i n c e I uroto t o y ou ~o p e r son conc e r ned. '.7i th tho d.iroct i un 0 f the F(?.do r a l The::i,tr.:1 Pro j e ct has b e e n cn.ll od to testify . 11 As an exampl e of tho inaccurate and n islcadi ng st a t enent s J:10..do c onc e rnir..g the p r o j e ct, I -:i sh t o cit e the chD.r g( s attribut ed t o Congressno.n Thomas of your Conni ttoc i n ner1spn.pers of Septenb o r 1 . Regulat i ons duly is su.cd p:1rsuant t o l ,:,.x, prohibi t payr.1ont for any ti □ o not a ctua lly spe nt at ~7o r k on a p r o j e ct , thor :.:: f or o ne cotld not :pay p r oj e ct o:ipl o;yos f o r tine sp ent in Vb.shingto;-1 a s \7i tnossos . As evidence of the f ac t that ,10 h2..d no desire t o p enaliz G then f o r tl:s tif~•ing, .::i.s Ur . 1Ihonas i :,plies , v,o had arrnn,;ed t l1nt tl'rny c ould nake up tho tine l ost on tho pro.j c ct as a r e sult of their t ost inony . This is tho r egular p r oc edur e i n all such casos . 11 1 ----- 0000-- - - Digitized by Original from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
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