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TRUMAN esday, August 13th: ty ARCHIVES SERVICET RECORDS ANO 11.00 am Honorable W. Stuart Symington, Assistant Secretary of War (Requested the appointment) 11.15 am (Mr. Richmond Keech) 11.30 am General Omar Bradley 11.45 am The President signed H. R. 4497, An Act to create an Indian Claims Commission, to provide for the powers, duties and functions thereof, and for other purposes: Honorable Oscar Chapman, Acting Secretary of the Interior Senator Joseph O'Mahoney, Wy. Congressman Charles R. Robertson, N. Dak. Honorable John H. Provinse, Asst. Commissioner of Indian Affairs Ex-Senator Robert Owen Miss Ethelyne Shunatona in Senator Thomas' Office Mrs. Alice Morris, Congressman Stigler's secretary Mr. Ernest I. Wilkinson Mrs. Alice Lee Jemison, representative for Seneca Indians Mr. Sam Clammer; Mr. Floyd Green Mr. S. G. Collett; Mr. Perry Kennerly The following Indians were present: D'Arcy McNickle, Field Representative, Office of Indian Affairs (Member of Flathead Indian Tribe, Montana.) Lawrence Appah, White River Ute (Colorado and Utah) Peter Beauchamp, Fort Berthold (North Dakota) John Cohloff, Sioux (South Dakota) Reginald Curry, Uncompaghre Ute (Colorado and Utah) James G. Frechette, Menominee (Wisconsin) Boyd Jackson, Klamath (Oregon) Judge N. B. Johnson, Cherokee (Oklahoma) Julius Murray, Uintah, Utah) Ishtiopi (Wesley Robertson) Chocteau 12.00 (Mr. Larry Clayton) (This off record appointment arranged at the request of Honorable Marriner Eccles) 12.15 pm (Mr. John Cranfield) Editor, London Star 12.45 pm General Robert M. Littlejohn, Administrator, War Assets and the Regional Directors of the War Assets Administration: Frank E. Feliz Winthrop Clarey, Joe F. Major, Charles G. Alexander, Stanley G. Backman, Serge F. Ballif, Jr., Leonard E. Barnes, Robert D. Bottomley, Orrin C. Bradeen, Gordon T. Burke, Arthur W. Carlson, Charles S. Christian, Leland C. Dedo, Henry F. Eckfeld, Henry c. Helland, H. L. Holliday, H. L. Kennon, Cyrus J. Kephart,