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i od ~ + } re! contact with HEISSIG which he could recall was the one mentioned previously by him. We stated that contrary to other reports, HEISSIG had never offered him his library. LATTT‘ORE want on to point out that certain of his American friends who had been caucsht with HEISSIG in Peiking following the Pearl Harb disaster, had told LitTI‘ORE that MEISSIG had been most helpful to them, =. LATTEICRE named Professor senigteam of Stanford University a8 one of those] -— persons. LATIORE vent on to’state that he recalled writing a letter to Mr, LEDIETON SMUART, American 4nbassador ab Kanking at.the time, to see what could|- be done“about resolving the situation which involved HEISSIG. LATTINORE state: that he had never made what might be called an appeal in behalf of HEISSIG, LATTLI CRE also stated that he soon thereafter wrote to General THORPE and. | advised the General that HEISSIG had soma valuable information concerning matters in Ifenzolia and sugzested that the General refer this information to the proper channels, LATTINGRE also stated that he corresponded with Dr, HEISSIG through prison censorship while ESISSIG was imprisoned. He ‘advised that HEISSIG was permitted to contime his research work while in prison and sem LATTIUORE sane of his work for publication in this country. — ; Senator HICIEILCCPER then asked LATTIIORE as to his scqued rhance with ALSERATSS, LATTE CHE stated that he-had uet ALTER ISS late in the 1930's whe EISS wadsen>loved at the State Department in the office of Dr. HORNSECK, In | response to RICVALLCCPsRts question as to the occasion for his visit to the State Devarinent at that time, LATTEICRE stated that he had gone there to visit Dre HORBECK. He further stated that he could not recall anyone else wham he | had visited at tha: time at the State Department with the possible exception o Mr, MILTC CHUSTOK, former Minister to China, who was at that time Under | Secretary ‘of State. In response to HICKENLOOPER's question as to whether he had ever conferred with ALJER HISS concerning United States-China policy, LATTIUORE ansvered negatively. In response to HICKENLOOPER's question, LATTE TORE stated ! that he had never met DO)ALIYSL§S. . 4t this point, Senator HICKEMLOOPER r led to LATTDIORE the latter's. testimony to the effect that he had met EefA3ROWDER only on one occasion in ; 1936 EIOXSULOOPER asked LATTIUORE if he had ever seen BROWER to talk with or he ever met hin at any other time than the one occasion mentioned by LATTLUORE. LATTRVCRS replied that he had not. HICKEMLOOPER asked LATTIUONE if he had ever s: to BRC.DER, directly or indirectly, or had received from BROMWDER, directly or | indirectly, any communications. LATTDUORE replied, "No; never", ; At this point, Ur, EDWARD “'ORGAL, Comittee Counsel, pointed out to LATTEIORE that FREDS skomQeret nad testified that LATTOUORE and his wife had 1 visited his hane in New YoPkwon one occasion, LATTIUCRE stated that he may -have seen FIELD at one time or another between 192 and 19h6, and if so, that contact had been so casual thet he could not recall it at this moment. LATTIONE stated cee eee meer re ee ne ee me Tg oa Ve ea i