Summaries of Telephone Conversations

Washington, D. C. CO SUMMARY August 11, 1945 9:45 AM CORCORAN to Major CORREA, Navy Department. CORCORAN said that the Senator's (SMATHERS ?) problem is up before the Bureau of Personnel Monday. CORCORAN said that because of personal relations, MATT's boss will want to do some- thing about it. CORREA says he thinks it will be all right. CORCORAN advises CORREA not to let a bad record get set on him for Monday. O.K. 9:53 AM (ALFRED T.) HOBSON (R.F.C.) to CORCORAN. CORCORAN apologized for not attending HOBSON's party last night and said "the Chinks summoned me." CORCORAN said that BEN (COHEN) is unhappy about the state of the world. HOBSON said he was sorry CORCORAN was not there last night; that SYMINGTON wanted to see CORCORAN. CORCORAN said that (H. J.) SYMINGTON has a "hell of a job on his hands now," but that he's got "my man"--HUGH COX (former Solicitor General)--who is a good man, to help him for a while. CORCORAN asked if Congress is going to be brought back, and HOBSON said he didn't know but that he thought they would be. HOBSON asked, "What about EMIL (SCHRAM ?)" and CORCORAN said he doesn't know a thing. HOBSON said that EMIL is JOHN SNYDER's candidate. HOBSON said that he has a hunch that maybe EMIL might take (J. A.) KRUG's (W.P.B.) place "as reconversion." CORCORAN said that that is a hell of a job to take, and HOBSON said that that is just a hunch on his part, but that he thinks JOHN may have some- thing other than Federal Loan Administrator in mind and he (HOBSON) can't imagine what it would be other than reconversion 10:10 AM CORCORAN to JIM CLEMENTS, in Senator PEPPER's office, and the following is their conversation: T - I just want to tell you that big fellow is back. He came in yesterday. J - Yeah. T - And the Senator's former colleague had a talk with him which might be enough to remind him that he was to talk to the top to the fellow who is making so much trouble. I just wanted to let you know that. I also wanted you to know that I told BILL BAILEY, over at the other Senator's office, about it. I thought you might want to call BILL this morning. Then I want to tell you that I saw the time table on the problem that we're meeting and the time table is probably Tuesday, unless something happens, so that you're in plenty of time. I just want to keep you au courant with these things. J - O.K. T - As I tell you--I think I'd get in touch with BAILEY and see what he knows. J - O.K. T - All right, sir. J - I'll call him. Now, TOM, will you probably be at home tomorrow? T - Will I be at home? J - Yeah. T - Yeah. J - Because he may get in. T - Now I want to ask you this. What time will he get in--noontime? J - We don't know. T - But, I mean--I should suspect the Congress should be called back wouldn't you?