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Washington, D. C. June 14, 1945 9:55am YOUNGMAN to BEN COHEN. YOUNGMAN said T. V. SOONG is having a family farewell party tonight and YOUNGMAN wondered if COHEN could attend. COHEN said he would try and see if he could break another engagement. YOUNGMAN said TOM, WHITEY, LULU and himself would be there. They then had a discussion as follows: C--Tell me--I don't know what's best. FRANCIS BIDDLE sort of thinks it might be better to wait until they abolish these Appeal Boards for LULU. Then FBI wouldn't be in it. Y--The thing is, then it puts it much in the hands of the council and the councils are apt to be against him. Our feeling is very strongly that it's better to try and push it through. C--He wants to do it through DREW. I talked to TOM and TOM said he thought we ought to let him go ahead. 10:15am Mr. K. Y. CHEN (Phon. to YOUNGMAN re "pork (Phon.) program. " CHEN said he has a letter from DR. SOONG stating CHEN is to work with YOUNGMAN and K. H. WONG (Phon.). They will try to have a meeting Monday morning. CHEN asked about possibility of Di- rector General of UNNRA seeing SOONG. SOONG is leaving in the morning and YOUNGMAN thought it would be better to let it go this time. 10:25am Mr. PURCELL to CORCORAN. CORCORAN said that BILL is going out on Monday night and that PURCELL should see him before he goes because he may be able to do "one last whack at us on this space thing. CORCORAN said he talked to VINSON again the other day and that he (CORCORAN) is going to ask BILL (YOUNGMAN?) to "slug in on it." PURCELL said that that is what he called CORCORAN about. CORCORAN said that "it" is going all right but that "this town lacks energy.' CORCORAN said he is going to see BILL at a party at SAM CLARK's and is going to get him to talk to VINSON Monday morning. PURCELL said that he is going to the Stabilization Board meeting this morning and that VINSON may be there. He asked CORCORAN if it is good or bad for him to talk to VINSON any more. CORCORAN said that he should not talk to VINSON any more; that he should push other people into VINSON on the broad policy question, but that when PURCELL talks to VINSON it is a very personal thing, but when "we" talk to him it's high power in the sense that the S.E.C. in the town means a hell of a lot on the inflation angle. 11:58am ALEXANDER RICHTER called for an appointment with CORCORAN. MISS DeFALCO will let him know.