Memorandum for the File, with Memorandum from President Harry S. Truman to Secretary of the Treasury Fred Vinson, with Related Material

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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON April 11, 1946 Memorandum for the File: At 10:30 p.m. the evening of April tenth I called Prime Minister Mackenzie King and discussed with him the Managing Director for the Monetary Fund and suggested to him that we would like very much to have this position go to the Canadian Government, and also suggested to him that Mr. Ilesey and Mr. Towers were both very agreeable to us. He said he would discuss the matter with his Cabinet this morning and give me an answer promptly. ARCHIVES AND MATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE of