Donald
Hiss was born December 15, 1906, in Baltimore,
Maryland. Donald Hiss is a brother of Alger Hiss.
Donald Hiss attended John Hopkins University receiving
his BA degree in June of 1929. He then attended
Harvard Law School and received his LLB degree
in June of 1932. In 1942, he was an Assistant
to Legal Advisor at the Department of State. Donald
Hiss was rejected following an Armed Forces physical
in 1943, due to his psychoneurosis. He resigned
from the State Department on March 26, 1945, for
reasons of health. In 1946, he was at the Labor
Department. In 1947, he joined the law firm Covington,
Burling, Rublee, Acheson and Shorb. He was a professor
of International Law at the School of Advanced
International Studies. On February 9, 1949, Bureau
Agents attempted to interview Donald Hiss at his
office located at Room 710, Union Trust Building,
15th and H Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. He
refused to discuss the Alger Hiss case with them
saying he had testified under oath before the
Grand Jury in New York City. Hiss stated that
if they wanted to ask some questions, he would
answer them, but he was not going to discuss his
testimony before the Grand Jury.
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