URL: https://digitalcollections.hoover.org/objects/883 Collection Structure Commonwealth Club of California records > Sound recordings of club programs > The Velde Committee Item Title The Velde Committee Collection Title Commonwealth Club of California records Speaker Velde, Harold Himmel (1910-) Date Created December 04, 1953 Description Congressman Velde urges legalization of evidence secured from confidential devices to more effectively deal with Soviet espionage in the United States, especially federal government employees who are spies. Documentation on the original disc labels indicate that KLY broadcast this recording on 6 Dec 1953. Subject(s) Internal security United States Privacy, Right of Communist trials Communism United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities Espionage, Soviet Language(s) English Country of Origin United States Place Recorded San Francisco, California, United States Dimensions Duration: 40 minutes, 39 seconds Format Sound Recording Medium speeches (documents) Hoover ID Program 19531204; 2003c87_a_0006279 Record Number 2003C87.137 Collection Guide https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt3g5032c1 Rights Used with permission of the Commonwealth Club of California.This copy is provided for educational and research purposes only. No publication, further reproduction, or reuse of copies, beyond fair use, may be made without the express written permission of the copyright owner.