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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON September 14, 1951. MEMOR.ANDUM FOR MR. HOPKINS: At a meeting of the Commission on Renovation of the Executive held on September 6, 1951, I formally invited the Commission's attention to the fact that the contract awarding the work to the MCShain Company was dated November 3, 1949. The con- tractor was directed to proceed with the work on December 5, 1949, that he was allowed 660 calendar days to complete same and that under said contract the completion date would therefore be September 25, 1951. Apparently formal action in this regard has been initiated as evidenced by the attached copy of letter from a PBS representative to the McShain Company dated September 10,1951. The President may be interested in the steps leading to a conclusion of the matter. He H. G. Crim