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@ en fone ef les. 6 Lo, =. yoke roe a. ; “yO A FOR RELEASE IN §. S OF MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1. 3° FROM THE SENATE INTERNAL SECURITY SUBCOMMITTEE WASHINGTON, D, C.--A New York publisher whose book lists are dominated by earthy novels, sex-technique manuals, and pro- Castro works, gives testimony about his connection with the Fair Play for Cuba Committee in a previously closed hearing released Vy today by Chairman James 0. East land (D-Miss.) of the Senate Internal a) Security Subcommittee. thas oe it VQ N= S The; ‘witness, Lyle Stuart, said he is no longer a member of ~~ s met e Fair Play for Cuba Committee, but maintained that while he was ee YS Al >a member his presence was the main reason ‘that Communists were not Nets) Able to get control of the organization. ANSI ZS | \Z Ee Subcommittee Counsel J. G. Sourwine asked Stuart if his zz Swithdraves from Fair Play “permitted it to become Communist controlled since you left?" Stuart replied, “I am not that ALL INE HERE] DATE. egotistical that my walking out would have done it, but I would assume this had something to do with it, yes." However, he said he had no present knowledge which would enable him to determine if the FPCC is Communist -dominated. Senater Thomas J. Dodd (D-Conn. ); Vice-Chairman of the Subcommittee, presided over the hearing. _ Stuart published three widely-known books on Latin America: "History Will Absolve Me," by’ Fidel Castro; "M-26, the Biography of a Revolution, " by Robert ‘Taber, founder of the FPCC who was | fired by CBS News because of pro-Castro activities; and. ' ‘The Shark and the Sardines," a violently anti-Amercean book written by a former president of Guatemala, Dr. Juan Jose Arevalo. Stuart has written numerous articles ae Cuba in the Independent, a monthiy publication he owns and edits. 96 —Wé 1 (more)