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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 14, 1951 Dear Hinie: I appreciated very much your letter of the eleventh, enclosing me a copy of one you had sent to Mr. Huie. I don't know how in the world people can think up such articles - he certainly could not have gotten his so-called facts from anybody at home. He doesn't quote anybody but Roger Sermon and Salsbury, who never told the truth in his life if a lie would do as well. Rufus Burrus sent me a copy of the letter he wrote Mr. Huie. It certainly makes me feel like I am somebody when friends like you and Rufus take up the cudgels for me. I know how vitally interested you are in the Korean situation because you have a boy there. I had to take the action I did and most people think it was long overdue. Sincerely yours, Honorable Edgar G. Hinde Postmaster Independence, Missouri

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