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CO SUMMARY Washington, D. C. August 6, 1945 8:47am TOM CORCORAN to JOHN SERVICE. C--I know the rule about disclosing what goes on in places--but I've just got back. We checked with the A.G. and under- stand that you are all right. Do you feel you are? S--Yes. C--Have you any idea when it will be formally said you are? S--No. I don't know how much more I have to do with the case after they finish with me. I'll probably be in there all day today, then I don't know how much more they have-- C--O.K. He still tells me to tell you not to worry. S--I helped pretty good the other day. C--O.K. Goodbye. S--Goodbye. 8:52am TOM CORCORAN to Mr. (ALFRED T.) HOBSON at the RFC. C--I got a little note from DOUGLAS I'll send over to you. Did you notice the attack on JOHN SNYDER (OWM & R) the other day? H--Yes. C--Well, that's exactly the kind of a thing that you would expect-- That's that same NATHAN. H--I talked to JOHN about it. C--If ever he needed a tail gunner, he needs it now. And he needs a tail gunner we're talking about. H--I know, Tom. But he talked about that too, and he doesn't know whether to trust JOE or not. When he goes to the War Department and finds out JOE--this is JOHN-- and finds out JOE has told them just the opposite of what he's told JOHN. JOHN doesn't know which side JOE is on. C--JOE's with whomever he's with. H--That's what I told him. JOHN said how can I make up my mind to that? And I said that I would be very surprised if JOE is playing both ends against the middle. C--No. He is not. But JOE's over as the army man now. He's CLAY's man. What you're to do, is to make him your man. H--That's what I told JOHN in effect. That's what worried him. He needs him, but he's not sure of just what team JOE's playing on. And if there's any way that I can assure him I told JOHN that TOM knows JOE better than anybody; and if you felt like talking to him about it, to get the thing clarified, and it's been talked about. JOE told me that it was an inside job. C--Sure. It's obvious as hell to me. H--That's what I told JOHN and he wanted to know whether JOE knew (DREW) PEARSON or not. C--He knows him, but I'm sure he's never been near PEARSON But he can help.