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WHITE HOUSE MAP ROOM 25 July 1945 FROM: COMMANDER TYREE TO : COLONEL BOWEN NR : MR-IN-122 (252140Z - Nr 7/25th) Reference Map Room in 120. Request following information: (1) Why did Map Room sent MR #44 to War for transmission to Sawyer instead of sending to State for delivery? (2) What did the War Depart- ment do with the message and why didn't it ever reach Sawyer through the Military Attache? Confidential note for the Map Room only: The Secretary of State has been casting aspersions on the Map Room's ability to handle dispatches. We are looking for data with which to refute his accusations if we are not at fault. TRUMAN e ARCHIVES AND Es SERVICE" Rud 25 COPY NO.