Summaries of Telephone Conversations

CO SUMMARY Washington, D. C. July 12, 1945 9:48 AM CORCORAN to MR. J. ANTHONY PANUCH at REpublic 7500, Extension 5131 (A.W.M. and R.). CORCORAN said he saw GEORGE KILLIOM last night and CORCORAN believes it wise for all three of them to get together this morning in CORCORAN's office. PANUCH will be there at 11:00 A.M. 10:05 AM Colonel CHEW (phonetic) (an oriental) to JACK NASON. The Colonel has not been in touch with YOUNGMAN, BRENNAN, MRS. BEHAN, and the CORCORAN personnel for some time. He said he has been back to China several times. He asked NASON whether the latter knows a THOMAS MITCHELL who is supposedly, in some way, connected with Chinese aviation. NASON did not know him and the Colonel said the Chinese here do not know him. NASON suggested that the Colonel make inquiry of OWEN JOHNSON of CNAC in New York. The Colonel will do so. 10:50 AM Secretary of the Interior ICKES to CORCORAN. The latter said, "I know a lot of things. I'd love to come over and tell you.' It was agreed that CORCORAN would see ICKES at the latters office at 12 noon today. 10:55 AM D. WORTH CLARK to CORCORAN. CLARK asked if TOM received a letter from FRANCIS THOMAS in regard to JACK HORNER or HANESSY (phonetic). TOM said he had already taken it up with EDWARD FOLEY (Office of Contract Settlement). TOM says "whosis" is mixed up; that, "It's not his contract termination outfit that's reaching for these guys, it's the contract termination outfit over at the Readjustment Board." CORCORAN said that FOLEY was still going to see what he could do about it. "It's inside the Army itself that has that priority, said TOM, and further, "He hadn't got that priority, but still we're gonna try." CLARK said, "Oh, I see." 11:02 AM BILL YAEGER in New York City to CORCORAN. MRS. BEHAN said CORCORAN is not in. YAEGER will try again about 12 noon. 11:10 AM CORCORAN to DOROTHY KADES, whose husband is Colonel CHARLES KADES (War Department Special Staff). They "kid" about CHARLES taking a job with undersecretary of air JOHN L. SULLIVAN. He asked that MRS. CORCORAN contact him when she and DOROTHY meet at 1:00 P.M. today. 11:11 AM CORCORAN to Colonel FITZPATRICK. They speak of the French monetary exchange, both agreeing it was "tough" on the United States soldiers stationed there. TOM said his brother wants to get out of there and the Colonel said he didn't blame him after reading the (Senator) KILGORE report last night. CORCORAN said, "Whoever was the dumb cluck that thought he was going to protect the French economy by that exchange rate should have thought "through the fact that every American in France hates the French with a hate that's unholy. Colonel