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(2) "Dear Henry: I have given careful consideration to your
cable of July 13th urging that I send to the Senate immediately
the nomination of Judge Vinson as Secretary of the Treasury.
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I am inclined to agree with you that for the reasons you
mention it would be preferable to take this, action now instead
of waiting for my return from Europe.
I appreciate very much the fine spirit and keen sense of
public responsibility in which you have approached this matter.
With personal regards, Harry S. Truman
S.
The foregoing two cables are to be exchanged without any
strings or conditions of any kind. Henry wants me to make that
perfectly clear to you.
However, without having made any promises or representations
of any kind, on my own initiative and with the idea that you
would want to do something substantial after 12 years of fine
service in the Treasury, I am suggesting the following cable to
(Repeat NOT)
Henry which is not to be made publio.
You will note that the publicity involved in the following
cable would come at the time when the Bretton Woods legislation
is signed and that it would apply to the governorship of the
fund and the bank.
To do this would be analogous to the Stettinius case and
I personally believe would be mutually helpful. However I want
to make it clear that one is not conditioned on the other in any
way
If you do not approve, then, of course the foregoing two
cables are to be released anyway. The suggested cable follows:
"Dear Henry : While I fully appreciate the reasons which
prompted you to resign as Secretary of the Treasury, nevertheless
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