Summaries of Telephone Conversations

Washington, D. C. CO SUMMARY September 7, 1945 8:30 AM CORCORAN to BILL YOUNGMAN. BILL says, "WHITING (WILLAUER) is coming up to see you and I will be there in 10 minutes to take you down." CORCORAN says, "I talked to LEO (CROWLEY) last night and after counting votes, he decided not to try it this morning." BILL says, "That is going to make T. V. (SOONG) happy as he is waiting to do it. You had better tell T. V. the truth." CORCORAN says, "That is right." BILL says, "I think our approach fits in with the idea that T. V. has that he might be in or out." CORCORAN says, "We do not know that." BILL says, "No, but it fits in with your line. Your friend KROCK (phonetic) may be lying about this 10% of his time. You are not planning to use that as a standard?" CORCORAN says, "No. I might. BILL says, "You could mention-- and BUCK (phonetic) and HUNT. HUNT is the biggest one. He got more out of Westinghouse deal than we did out of our whole relationship." 8:40 AM WORTH CLARK to CORCORAN saying, "I got (GERALD) NYE this morning and he had a joint conference with VANDENBERG and BREWSTER. The New Englanders are backing a Colonel from up there, BAKER." CORCORAN says, "GEORGE BAKER?" CLARK says, "I guess. They said they had not known that NYE would be in the picture and they want the weekend to think it over. NYE said they seemed to feel that he will be running for the Senate and would not be in long. I could talk to VANDENBERG but I hate to.' CORCORAN says, "Did you give him the news about BART CRUMM (San Francisco Attorney)?" CLARK says, "Yes." CORCORAN says, "He ought to tell that to VANDENBERG. CLARK says, "Yes. I will tell him. On HOUSTON, I think it should be left up to RILEY. As I understand from MAC WRIGHT, HOUSTON will go along. He took pride in calling MAC and saying he is in charge. I will call JACK. If he wants I can come down. I am not afraid of secretaries on a thing like this. I will keep in touch with you. 10:08 AM MR. YEAGER to CORCORAN. YEAGER has WILLAUER (R.F.C.) coming over to see "these people" and YEAGER wants to see CORCORAN after that. CORCORAN said he is going to the State Department and to W.P.B. and doesn't know how long it will take. They agree to meet after lunch. YEAGER told him that whenever he has anything to get through the State Department when BEN (COHEN), JIMMY (BYRNES) or WILL CLAYTON are gone, he should do it through FRED LYON, who stands very well over there and can get things done. YEAGER said LYON is acting director of the Division of Control, which, according to YEAGER, was the intelligence division. YEAGER said that Madam SHIPLEY is under LYON and when she gets "obstreperous" CORCORAN can move through SCANLON and LYON. O.K. 10:11 AM CORCORAN to office of Senator LISTER HILL (Alabama). Not in. CORCORAN spoke to MR. BREWTON (phonetic) and asked if HILL got the memorandum about CORCORAN's brother-in-law (JAMES F. DOWD). BREWTON said yes, and that HILL is going right to work on it. CORCORAN said he would like to have something done before DOWD is sent out of the country by the Army; that he doesn't object to DOWD's having to remain in the Army, but would like to have him stationed at Walter Reed Hospital before the Army has a chance to send him out of the country.