Summaries of Telephone Conversations

Washington, D. C. CO SUMMARY August 7, 1945 6:52 PM WORTH CLARK told CORCORAN that EDWARD WHEELER had been trying to contact him today, although CLARK had asked WHEELER previously to contact him on Wednesday (August 8, 1945). CORCORAN told CLARK to tell WHEELER that they haven't been able to do anything yet because the top officials won't be back until tomorrow. CORCORAN also said that he must have a memorandum for (MATTHEW) CORREA (Navy Department) in the morning, including information as to where the unidentified subject of their conversation is at the present time, when he applied (for a discharge), the whole history of how he tried to get out, what he is now, how old he is, and what his service has been. CORCORAN said that he must forward this memorandum to CORREA to get things started. 7:17 PM WORTH CLARK to TOM CORCORAN, who told him that he had found those figures in his pocket and CLARK said he will talk it over with CORCORAN in the morning. They refer to a settlement on the basis of 80% and to 12 million and to 21 million pounds. CLARK said that a newspaper friend of his called him and said that the President would be in Washington in a few hours and that a special train had been sent to Norfolk to pick him up. In this connection CLARK remarked that (LESLIE) BIFFLE was right and that he wouldn't be a bit surprised if BIFFLE was on the train although he didn't check up on this as it would look like he was pressing it. CORCORAN asked if CLARK had any reaction to his last statement and CLARK said that he hasn't even seen it in print yet. They continued: W - Oh, well, of course we've got an lawfully good story to present to those fellows, that here he's being harassed already-- T - Well, I'm going to say to them, I am going to tell them the truth, I am going to say (W. H. JASSPON ?) is drumming up business. W - Yeah, well, he is. T - And his honest truth was let's take this where we're unimpeachable and then let him come back and we can formulate another theory, but I've got to be able to shut the others off or I can't give you what I am giving you. CLARK then said that "he" has denied the Fort Worth and the Gwillem (phonetic) Companies. He said that the Packer people, through McCARTY (phonetic) had sought to retain CLARK and CORCORAN to represent them in a case involving 500,000 pounds of fats or oils. He digressed to say that (ADMIRAL ?) LAND (W.S.A. ?) had called frantically to McCARTY when he heard that STYLES BRIDGES was on his trail and was "going to blast him.' He explained that BRIDGES and McCARTY had roomed together at the Jefferson before BRIDGES was married. He said that "McCARTY you kinda got to watch but he is all right fundamentally and he's valuable and WHEELER likes him and a lot of people do and he and STYLES are just DAMON and PYTHIAS. He said that McCARTY missed his appointment with LAND today but is going down to see him tomorrow. CLARK said that he didn't think they should get under any obligation to McCARTY. CORCORAN said he need not take it up with McCARTY because there wasn't anything McCARTY could do with LAND for these people that other people have done already because LAND is fond of ROBESON (phonetic) and the rest of them also and this is a situation where "you have got to take the thing off LAND's neck." WORTH said that tentatively he had - couldn't take the