Mr. WHEELER. Was Mrs. Hartle correct when she identified you as a member of the Communist Party, a member of the youth committee?
Mr. KRAHL. I give the same answer, for the same reasons.
Mr. WHEELER. Are you a member of the Communist Party today?
Mr. KRAHL. I give the same answer, for the same reasons.
Mr. WHEELER. No further questions, Mr. Chairman.
Mr. MOULDER. Do you decline to answer as to whether or not you are a member of the Communist Party today, and, as the reason for your refusal, do you invoke the fifth amendment?
Mr. VELDE. Were you a member of the Communist Party during the time you were in the Army?
Mr. KRAHL. For the reasons previously stated, I must invoke the fifth amendment and refuse to answer.
Mr. VELDE. I take it that you will refuse to give this committee the benefit of your knowledge concerning the Communist Party activities, and rely on the fifth amendment whenever you are questioned about anything touching on communism. Is that correct?
Mr. KRAHL. I refuse to answer that question for the same reasons and the reasons I have previously stated.
Mr. MOULDER. How long were you in the service? I forgot the period of time. That is, in the armed services of the United States.
Mr. KRAHL. About a year. Just under a year.
Mr. MOULDER. Was that the full period of your enlistment, the time you served, or were you discharged prior to the termination of your period of enlistment?
Mr. KRAHL. Well, I was drafted. I didn’t enlist.
Mr. KRAHL. I decline to answer, reluctantly, because I am a little--I don’t really understand where this question of waiver comes in. So I decline to answer that question on the grounds of the fifth amendment, and for the reasons that I have previously stated.
Mr. MOULDER. Where were you stationed while in the service?
Mr. KRAHL. Well, I was stationed for a while at Fort Ord. I think it was a few days. And then I served the rest of my time at Camp Roberts.
Mr. MOULDER. Are you now or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party? I believe the question was asked in another form.
Mr. KRAHL. Mr. Chairman, I decline to answer that question on the grounds of the fifth amendment, and for the reasons I have previously stated.
Mr. VELDE. Did I understand you to say that you were given a general discharge under honorable conditions from the Army?