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    "ocrText": "nbd\nLANDON, Hon. Alf M.,\nTopeka, Kansas.\n5502\nP.P.F.\nFebruary 2, 1949\nLetter to President regarding national defense, and oil situation. Encloses newspaper\nclipping. Is not in favor of getting our oil stock pile low to insure American oil\nindustry of high prices and earnings. On 2/7/49 President ack. thanking for ltr.\n-Note attached \"Mr. President. Should I give this letter to anyone or file? RAC\",\nand penned note \"To John Steelman.\"\nOn 2/14/49 G. Griffith Johnson sent inter-office memorandum to Dr.\nSEE: 56\nSteelman, giving brief review of the situation regarding petroleum\nimports discussed in Governor Landon's letter of Feb. 2. -Attached\nis summary of Gov. Landon's letter and Mr. Johnson's memorandum by\nMiss Belcher, in Dr. Steelman's office. Miss Belcher sent summary to Mr. Stowe on 2/21/49.\n-Miss Belcher sent another note on 2/23/49 to Mr. Stowe advising hat the Independent Petro-\nleum Assoc. of America has filed with Tariff Commission for hearing as to whether imports of\ncrude petroleum and petroleum products are of such quantity as to cause or threaten injury to\ndomestic\nproducers.\n5/24/49 Mr. Friedman, Act. Dir., Oil and Gas Division, U.S. Dept.\nof Interior sent menorandum to Miss Belcher saying he has reviewed draft reply to Gov. Landon's\nletter.\nThinks the staff memorandum is excellent piece of work, but feels proposed letter for\nPresident's signature may be interpreted to nean that Executive Branch had not had matter\nunder consideration before Gov. Landon's letter of Feb. 7. Encloses copies of several letters\nwritten by the Secretary on this matter during past several months. Attached is memorm dum\nof 6 3/49 from Miss Belcher for Dr. Steelman's files, listing various drafts of proposed\nfurther reply to Governor's letter and telling which office prepared them. Says Dr. Steelman\ndiscussed matter with President on May 31 and it was agreed no further reply would be sent.\n(acs)"
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