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*. she was’ member of -CP, but hé; presumed he pene a abet Se . NY 100-86896 | 4s Ro ALICH-BARTIN; SOBL me » JRAND didnot ‘supply biography on BENGE, before introduction - to SOBLE. SOBLE claims that “ALZCEMARTAN never told-him ~ association with ESTHER RAND.” He élaimed he did not know: | the basis for association of ESTHER’RAND ‘wrth ALTCE’ MARTIN < Stated ALICE WAs not regularly employed during his association with her as her father was wealthy, however, dhe did have some secretarial and research jobs. SOBLE claims he does not recall what these jobs were. SOBLE claims that JAMES MERE told him he had been member of CP before war, but had left party while in Army. SOBLE recalled dast meeting with JAMES+MARTIN was in 1950, when MARTIN refused offer of money by MYRA SOBLE- SOBLE claims last meeting was friendly end he did not try to exert any pressure on’MARTIN, SOBLE claims he does not know whether ALICE had Soviet contact prior to him (SOBLE) but that from incident re RICHARD LAUTERBACH as previously mentioned by SOBLE, SOBLE presumed that ALICE had some type of acquaintance with the Soviets. SOBLE claims that neither ESTHER RAND nor ALICE ‘MARTIN introduced or suggested any other person to him for use of such person by the Soviets. Re ALFRED STERN, SOBLE admitted that in 1946, ALFRED and MARTHA STERN made SOBLE a gift of $4,000 in cash. Cash was paid to him by ALFRED STERN in STERN 's office, NYC, where STERN kept money in a safe. SOFLE claimed that this gift had nothing to do with Soviets, but was merely a personal gift. oo Re MARK ZBOROWSKI, SOBLE recalled that in 1949, in Moscow, KOROTKOV told SOBLE that he, SOBIE was not to meet ZBOROWSKI as ZBOROWSKI was "being taken care of" or “is being taken care of", SOBLE claimed he could not be more definite on this point, but stated that this indicated to him that ZBOROWSKI had a new Soviet contact or some other, Soviet. contact. SOBLE claimed that the photos | of "BILL" and NCATHERINE” are not familiar to,him. . SOBLE.. * again shown photos of FLOYD. CLEVELAND MILLER and seid the: . SOBLE. claimed that BOTHER Meee, was from. ate ag - photo was familiar, but élaimed no further recollection of this ~ : person, He claimed he did not know the’names of MIDLER or |