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Washington, D. C. August 6, 1945 8:47 am TOM CORCORAN to JOHN SERVICE. C--I know the rule about disclosing what goes on in places, but I've just got back. We checked with the A.G. and understand that you are all right. Do you feel you are? S--Yes. C--Have you any idea when it will be formally said you are? S--No. I don't know how much more I have to do with the case after they finish with me. I'll probably be in there all day today, then I don't know how much more they have. C-- O. K. He still tells me to tell you not to worry. S-- I helped pretty good the other day. C-- O. K. Goodbye. S-- Goodbye. 8:52 am TOM CORCORAN to Mr. (Alfred T.) HOBSON at the RFC. C-- I got a little note from Douglas I'11 send over to you. Did you notice the attack on JOHN SNYDER (OWM & R) the other day? H--Yes. C--Well, that's exactly the kind of a thing that you would expect--That's that same Nathan. H-- I talked to John about it. C---If ever he needed a tail gunner, he needs it now. And he needs a tail gunner we're talking about. H--I know, Tom. But he talked about that too, and he doesn't know whether to trust JOE or not. When he goes to the War Department and finds out JOE-- this is JOHN--and finds out JOE has told them just the opposite of what he's told JOHN. JOHN doesn't know which side JOE is on. C--JOE's with whomever he's with. H--That's what I told him. JOHN said how can I make up my mind to that? And I said that I would be very surprised if JOE is playing both ends against the middle. C--No. He is not. But JOE's over as the army man now. He's CLAY's man. What you're to do, is to make him your man. H--That's what I told JOHN in effect. That's what worried him. He needs him, but he's not sure of just what team JOE's playing on. And if there's any way that I can assure him-. told JOHN that TOM knows JOE better than anybody; and if you felt like talking to him about it, to get the thing clarified and it's been talked about. JOE told me that it was an inside job.