Summaries of Telephone Conversations

PR SUMMARY Washington, D. C. August 4, 1945 3:35pm PRICHARD to Treasury Department, Ext. 303. He was told that Mr. THOMPSON and Mr. GROSS were waiting to see him. He spoke with SAM and told SAM that he had forgotten about the meeting he was supposed to have with them this afternoon. SAM said that was all right; that the meeting was only about the Full Employ- ment Bill, and could wait. He said, however, that there was something that he wanted to tell PRICHARD that couldn't wait; that there is, in the Bureau of the Budget, a document which is a letter to Senator WAGNER signed by a postman saying things about the Full Employment Bill that mustn't be said by anyone. SAM said that apparently HANNEGAN hasn't seen it. SAM couldn't recall what the letter said. He said that ARTHUR SMITHIES (Phon.) knows about it; that it is killed as far as the Budget is con- cerned. HANNEGAN will be contacted by PRICHARD right away about the letter. PRICHARD, THOMPSON, and GROSS will get together Monday. 4:30pm Unidentified man to PRICHARD saying that DEAN (ACHESON ?) is going to quit; that DEAN has turned down the FEA job and LEO CROWLEY is going to get out and hold on to the FDIC job and make some money. PRICHARD said that he thinks that he would stay if he were going to be undersecretary, but that all that talk doesn't mean anything; that it was just a leak out of the Budget Bureau. PRICHARD said that he would speculate on CROWLEY leaving and that it was his guess that BEN (COHEN ?) will be a member of that new minister's counsel (council). The man said that the President likes "this Texas man" and would like to keep him here, but that he has the front to qualify him for a place in that council. However, PRICHARD said that he doesn't think that the Texas man has enough knowledge of foreign affairs. The man asked if PRICHARD thought that BEN would like to have his job and PRICHARD said that he knows that he would. PRICHARD said that he thinks that the CROWLEY thing is "fairly solid." August 5, 1945 2:04pm TOBY (ALEX TAUBE, FEA ?) to PRICHARD. TOBY greets him: "Hello Mr. Under-Secretary, " and PRICHARD replies, "Hello, Mr. Economic Advisor--Mr. Agricultural Expert." TOBY says that he just got back from Caracas and the conference was OK, they passed 98 resolutions. PRICHARD asks how JACK did, and TOBY says fine until hebleft and then LESLIE WHEELER took over. They agree WHEELER is a nice guy. TOBY says he called BOB (HANNEGAN ?) but he wasn't in. TOBY says he is leaving for New York to see the doctor about his ulcer. TOBY asks how BOB is and PRICHARD says fine. TOBY says he didn't get engaged as there is another man. PRICHARD kids him about it. TOBY says that Caracas is terribly expensive and that one meal is $5.00. PRICHARD says that the