Summaries of Telephone Conversations

CO SUMMARY Washington, D. C. June 22, 1945 3:28pm Judge JOHN BURNS, from Boston, to CORCORAN. CORCORAN said he had tried to get BURNS yesterday because he wanted to tell him that "we" managed to work out so we got a good break on this LEVER (Phon.) thing and "we're" going to take another crack at it. CORCORAN said that MILTON EISENHOWER is a friend of "ours" and when BURNS asked where EISENHOWER comes in CORCORAN said that EISENHOWER is going to reorganize the War Foods Administration; that he's the guy that's going to appoint the committee. CORCORAN said that EISENHOWER is also a great friend of OLMSTEAD. BURNS said, "Did you talk to the old man?" CORCORAN said that he (CORCORAN) thought he'd leave it up to BURNS to talk to the old man; that he thought BURNS would want to do it. CORCORAN said that MONTY is up at Lake Maury (Phon.) in Vermont. BURNS said he would call the old man. CORCORAN then asked if BURNS had been able to get CORCORAN a house in Thalma, Mass., to which BURNS replied that he thought he would have some news for CORCORAN. CORCORAN then asked if BURNS knows the draft board in Thalma (Phon.), Mass. that CORCORAN'S brother has a man in Brazil named MEREDITH HOUGH and that the draft board in Thalma has suddenly taken a notion to draft HOUGH; that HOUGH is almost 30 years old and that by the time they could get him back from Brazil he would be over 30. CORCORAN said that he wants HOUGH deferred until he is overage. BURNS said he thinks he knows the chairman of the board and he'll see what he can do. BURNS then asked, "Is MORGANTHAU going to get it?" To which CORCORAN replied that he didn't know. BURNS said, "JOE told me that HANNEGAN said they're looking for a high-class Jew to put in the cabinet before they can give him the bums rush." CORCORAN said, "I suppose they have to put one in, haven't they?" BURNS said, "The trouble is that trying to get a high-class Jew is no easy job." CORCORAN said, "Maybe that's why they're keeping ROSENMAN on. Maybe if they can keep ROSENMAN on they wouldn't have to get one. " 3:45pm CORCORAN to MR. SILLETTE (Phon.). CORCORAN said that he has confidence now to go on "knowing I'm not going to find any elephant traps under me." He asked SILLETTE if he knew JOHN CARTER VINCENT and SILLETTE replied that he did. CORCORAN asked, "Would you be willing to tell JOHN CARTER VINCENT what you told me?" SILLETTE said he would do so. CORCORAN said he might ask him to do it but wants to talk to him privately and alone before he (CORCORAN) goes any further on this thing. 3:50pm CORCORAN to MISS LIBEL, in Judge VINSON'S office at White House. He asked where BEN COHEN is and was told that COHEN is in New York at the Winthrop. CORCORAN then talked to PRICHARD as fol- lows: