Summaries of Telephone Conversations

Washington, D. C. CO SUMMARY August 25, 1945 9:40 AM IRVING BRANT (Editor and Writer from Indianapolis ?) to CORCORAN. CORCORAN says DR. SOONG said that he didn't want to say whether he would make the talk until he decided what he would say. CORCORAN says that SOONG has invited he and BEN COHEN to lunch tomorrow at which time they will probably discuss what he will say. CORCORAN says that SOONG doesn't leave for ten days and he will call BRANT back when SOONG makes up his mind. 10:00 AM JOHN McCLINTOCK (Office of Secretary of State) to CORCORAN asking him if he got any reaction from NELSON's speech. CORCORAN says yes, it was good. McCLINTOCK asks, "Did you see our friend yesterday. CORCORAN asks McCLINTOCK if he means "The Big Fellow". CORCORAN says he is seeing him this morning which is better in view of the speech. McCLINTOCK asks CORCORAN to call him if he hears anything. OK. 10:15 AM JOSH LEE to CORCORAN. LEE says that he made a call but they wanted to know a lot of questions. LEE asks why (ARNOLD) KIEHN can't leave today. CORCORAN says that he won't leave until he sees the thing sealed, signed and delivered over at the Treasury and HARRY is out of town and won't be back until Monday. LEE asks what his priority number is. CORCORAN doesn't know. CORCORAN says that KIEHN is probably coming down to Washington this morning. They decide not to worry about it right now that they will get a reservation for later when the time comes that KIEHN can leave. CORCORAN says he likes to use the time of the priority as a pressure on the Treasury Department. They agree that it takes a long time for the bureaucrats to move. 10:37 AM CORCORAN to TIM MOONEY with WORTH CLARK on the phone listening to the conversation. CORCORAN asks MOONEY if he has heard from HURLEY (phonetic). MOONEY says he heard last night. M - He said that he had called EPP on the phone, and had asked EPP if he wouldn't postpone the investigation. EPP said he couldn't do that but he would only look over the books and wouldn't ask any questions. C - Is that satisfactory? M - I don't believe so. So I told (GEORGE) HURLEY that I would call KELLIHER (phonetic) in Boston today. I put in a call for him but he is down here attending CHARLIE BELL's funeral and won't be back to Boston until Monday. I put in a call for him at the office but he might not come in the office and we don't know where to locate him. So there is nothing more I can do until Monday. C - Now, do you think that you and I could definitely say that we would meet these guys and work these returns out in New York on Thursday. M - Yes. I will make my time suit yours. C - O.K. M - Are you going to talk to HURLEY. C - Yes. M - I told HURLEY I would call him back and tell him of my conversation with KELLIHER, so will you tell him-- C - That you will be in touch with him on Monday. M - Yes.