Summary: lization of the House of Representatives where he stated under oath that the man who came for the 500 letterheads was David Johnson, a man connected with the American Red Cross and not with the Soviet Government. The evidence provided by the printer and the managing editor of The Graphic clearly established that the letters were forgeries and not genuine communications from Moscow. Consequently, the refusal by Whalen to provide copies of the documents was justified, as they were part of a fraudulent attempt to damage the reputation of Amtorg Trading Corporation.