Mr. MILLER. I had thought I was testifying during the whole period at which I was in the party.
Mr. WHEELER. No, it is confined to the period from the time you joined the Communist Party to when you entered the United States Navy.
Mr. MILLER. Well then, of course, it makes more obvious that the answer was purely speculative and could well have been largely in error. I thought I was answering or speculating in regard to my whole membership in the Communist Party.
Mr. WHEELER. Would you like to estimate again that period of time?
Mr. MILLER. Well, I have got to go backward here. Which period of time are you referring to?
Mr. WHEELER. From the time you joined the Communist Party until you entered the United States Navy.
Mr. MILLER. That would be from 1943 up until 1945. Right? Two years?
Mr. MILLER. Again a purely speculative answer: perhaps 20 meetings, sir.
Mr. WHEELER. Now you attended approximately 20 meetings from 1943 to 1945. And from 1946 to 1948 you attended approximately 20 more. And you don’t recall the place where any of these meetings were held?
Mr. MILLER. I have testified where I recalled that I thought we had conducted some. I cannot recall any specific place. One or two might have occurred at a rooming house where I stayed. I do not recall, sir.
Mr. MOULDER. Where were they usually held? Was there a regular meeting place?
Mr. MILLER. To the best of my knowledge; no, sir.
Mr. MOULDER. Who called the meetings? That is, how did you get a notice there was going to be a meeting held somewhere? How did you know where to go?
Mr. MILLER. About the only way that I can think of it backward now, and I am not at all sure, is I would probably see or meet someone else on the job or in the cafeteria, and they might mention that we were going to get together and discuss the general problems.
Mr. MOULDER. On the average, how many people would ordinarily attend those meetings?
Mr. MILLER. As I recall it, it was a very, very few. I could not say. Probably under 10, looking way, way back. But it is difficult to say.
Mr. MOULDER. Were they composed of people that you knew at the same place of employment?
Mr. MILLER. To the best of my knowledge now; yes, sir.
Mr. MILLER. Mr. Chairman, might I make one brief point in regard to this time? It might be better understood.