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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON February 18, 1950 Dear Edgar: I certainly appreciated your good letter of the fifteenth and I think you have the situation pretty well diagnosed. It is my opinion that the site that is most con- venient for the public is the one that should be selected for the new Post Office. I have always thought it would be a fine thing if they would con- demn the block where the Post Office is and then build a new Post Office Building that would co- incide with the present one and make the present one the headquarters for those Federal Agencies in Eastern Jackson County. Of course, I wasn't consulted on the subject and I don't expect to be. I saw John Thice and Renick Jones at the dinner and the reception. Bill Sermon was at the dinner but he didn't come to the reception for some reason or other. I hope to see you one of these days. Sincerely yours, Herry Honorable Edgar G. Hinde United States Post Office Independence, Missouri

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