Hiss Case
In 1948, Whittaker Chambers testified under subpoena before HUAC that members of the AAA had included six members of his "Ware Group": Alger Hiss, Donald Hiss, Lee Pressman, John Abt, Nathan Witt, and Nathaniel Weyl.
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