Summaries of Telephone Conversations

Washington, D. C. October 29, 1945 CO SUMMARY 10:22 AM ED FOLEY to TOM CORCORAN. CORCORAN said he was seeing "him" at 10 o'clock and "he's" got a lot to tell me. CORCORAN will see FOLEY after he talks with "him". 10:35 AM TOM CORCORAN to JOSEPH KEENAN saying he hears KEENAN is going to be a judge. CORCORAN says it's a good idea. JOE says that TOM CLARK has told him it is all set. JOE says he doesn't believe the articles hurt CORCORAN a bit, although JOE has not read the other two. JOE will, at CORCORAN's suggestion, read the other two and then call CORCORAN to give him his reaction. CORCORAN says he'd like to have JOE's opinion "before I decide what to do." JOE stated his partners thought only the second article was "sharp"--the first and third-manifestly fair. 12:26 PM TOM CORCORAN to W. ROBERT FOKES (correct spelling), in Senator PEPPER's office. CORCORAN asked if "his boy was moved in air forces." FOKES said nothing has happened. PEPPER may return November 15th. FOKES said he was still going to Budapest, Prague, and to the trials in Germany. 12:34 PM TOM CORCORAN to ED FOLEY. The following is their conversation: TC - Now, PRICH (EDWARD F. PRICHARD) says that this guy (VINSON?) is perfectly O.K. about you. PRICH thinks you ought to go to see him, but I don't think you need to do that, and certainly you don't need to do that until after I get some messages that are coming through from Chicago (LEO CROWLEY) at quarter of one today. EF - Now which one are you talking about? TC - I'm talking about PRICH's old boss (VINSON). He said that the only reason that he did it the particular way he did it was that he thought that you'd be satisfied with the executive office (Export- Import Bank), and that he wanted desperately to get rid of the other guy. But that he's perfectly O.K. and affirmatively for you for the directorship now. EF - Yeah. Well, I think it ought to be that way. TC - And he simply says he has a problem of how he's going to get rid of the other guy (HERBERT E. GASTON, Assistant Secretary of Treasury). EF - Well, I should think there'd be some other place - - TC - He doesn't know where the hell to put him, but he doesn't want him around. Christ, what a town. The only place out is up. EF - Yeah. Well, I don't see why that has to be at all. TC - Well, I don't either. Now, I'm wondering if you ought to-- mean, T'll tell you what to do after one o'clock. But I think maybe you ought to go over and call on this guy and maybe I can arrange to have that call made while I'm--PRICH is going to be here again at 2:30. EF - All right. TC - O.K. EF - Well, now I won't do anything until I hear from you. TC - That's right.