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Mr. Charyk. Thank you. 



Senator Stennis. Members of the committee, our next v/itness is 

 Mr. Anderson. He has a brief statement which is now being supplied 

 by Mr. Anderson. 



Mr. Anderson, will you be sworn, please. 



Do you solemnly swear that your testimony here before this sub- 

 committee in this hearing will be the truth, the w^hole truth, and 

 nothing but the truth, so help you God ? 



Mr. Anderson. I do. 



Senator Stennis. All right, gentlemen. 



Now, those who wish to retire may do so, of course, but please do so 

 quietly and rapidly. Otherwise, please take your seats. 



Mr. Anderson, you have a prepared statement, I believe. 



Before you make that statement, comisel has some questions that 

 will lead up to this and shed further light on your statement. 



Counsel, may we ask you to be as brief with your preliminary ques- 

 tions as you can? 



TESTIMONY OF E. ROSS ANDERSON, PRESIDENT, ANDERSON-NICH- 

 OLS CO., BOSTON, MASS., ACCOMPANIED BY JOHN MINNICH, CHIEF 

 STRUCTURAL ENGINEER; MARTIN G. ROLLAND, CHIEF MECHANI- 

 CAL ENGINEER; AND JOHN K. HOLBROOK, COUNSEL 



Mr. Kendall. Mr. Anderson, I believe you are appearing here as a 

 result of a subpoena issued by the committee, is that correct? 



Mr. Anderson. That is correct, sir. 



Mr. Kendall. Wliat was your connection generally with the Texas 

 tower program? 



Mr. Anderson. I believe this is covered in my statement here. 



Mr. Kendall. I mean to have you identify the business you are in 

 and the type of organization you have. 



Mr. Anderson. We are an architectural engineering firm. 



Mr. Kendall, Where are you located ? 



Mr. Anderson. Boston, Mass. 



Mr. Kendall. How large an organization do you have ? 



Mr. Anderson. It is an organization of just under 300, between 250 

 and 300. 



Mr. Kendall. What is your connection with it ? 



Mr. Anderson. I am president of that organization. 



Mr. Kendall. I believe that you have a prepared statement. Will 

 you proceed with that, sir ? 



Mr. Anderson. Do you wish me to read it? 



Mr. Kendall. Yes, sir. 



Mr. Anderson. On March 23, 1954, we received a telephone call 

 from Mr. Robert Seddon of the 1st Naval District in which he stated 

 that a project for the Air Force was being considered, which would 

 be of some magnitude, tentatively estimated at $20 million. Mr. Sed- 

 don requested that we call on him for further discussion. Mr. Vincent 

 Gates of our organization took this call. 



Senator Stmington. Will you identify who Mr. Seddon is. 



Mr. Anderson. Mr. Seddon is a civilian employee at the 1st Naval 

 District, and as to his exact title, I am not sure. 



