Summaries of Telephone Conversations

CO SUMMARY Washington, D. C. June 22, 1945 9:05am MR. SELIGMAN (Phon.) to MAC WRIGHT, wanted to see him and sug- gesting that they would then go to see IRWIN. SELIGMAN wants to leave town on the 4 P.M. train today but he'll be here all day working on another matter in connection with STONER'S section of R.F.C. (Phon.) on a freight adjustment "we" come under. He may not see STONER but will see his assistant. SELIGMAN mentioned a $11,000 item on that invoice and a new letter he received from the United Engineers, and salary schedules-- on all of these he must see IRWIN. WRIGHT is very busy so SELIGMAN will make the appointment and then advise WRIGHT. O.K. 9:15am SELIGMAN to WRIGHT saying that IRWIN, who is in the R.F.C. annex, will meet them today at 2:30 P.M. O.K. WRIGHT will be there. 9:30am CLARK to MISS KIRKPATRICK at his office. She said that MR. YERKA, of I.C.C., Ext. 341, called and wanted to talk to CLARK about the STEVENS Brothers case in Atlantic, Ia. She said YERKA told her he had just received correspondence from ROSCOE JONES Company and that there was a misunderstanding on some information. YERKA suggested that CLARK come over and look at the public docket. 10:20am CORCORAN to MR. PURCELL (Phon.), the Chairman (?) of the Security Exchange Commission. Latter not in. He's in Philadelphia and will return tonight. PIKE will be in today. 10.22am KINSEY ROBINSON to WORTH CLARK. Latter said he had just learned from CORCORAN that PURCELL will not be in until tomorrow but that PIKE will be in today. ROBINSON is going to New York where he has a meeting with some people tomorrow but he will return Monday of next week. They discuss taxable assets of Washington Power, the S.E.C., and the Treasury attitude. ROBINSON explains the background. 10:30am CORCORAN to MR. MacCONAHEY (Phon.) of S.E.C. Latter is in the Philadelphia office. CORCORAN will reach him there. 11:35am FOWLER HARPER, Solicitor's office, Interior Department, Ext. 600, to CORCORAN as follows: C--I had a conversation which you don't know I had and which he doesn't know I had, as far as that's concerned, with PAUL FREUND (Phon.) this morning, the real fellow on this bus- iness, and I said, "PAUL, I know what's going on about this thing--I've talked to the Secretary on it. Now let's look at this thing right straight in the eye. The Department of the Interior and the Attorney General of the United States