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report must go in very soon. I have asked Harry Dorsey to give us 
the benefit of his historical knowledge and beyond that I guess Jack 
and I will have to depend on Mr. Finley and Jim Adams since Huntington 
is out of town. I have a very high regard for Jim Adams and hope that 
Harry Dorsey can supply the historical background that Jim lacks. I 
am planning to send a draft of our reply to Mr. McClellan to the 
Chancellor giving him in o$der of transmittal some of the history back 
of this move and asking him if we may not have the benefit of his 
judgment on the adequacy of our reply. I hope that this will have two 
beneficial effects - first, that our reply will be put up in the best 
possible shape, and - second, that he may contact some people direct 
and discuss the matter with them. Silly as this whole thing looks 
there is a tremendous crusade to write into law the rest of the Hoover 
Committee recommendations, and it will take some pretty careful think¬ 
ing and presentation of material if the Institution is to be left out of the 
bill. This, of course, we will recommend to the Committee. X 
I might inform you confidentially that there has been 
some question Aon the part of some members of the Special Committee 
as to whether we can get the best man for a future Secretary by appoint¬ 
ing him first as a second man. There are, of course, many arguments 
for bringing in a Secretary direct, one of the important ones being that 
we are in a highly competitive age as regards the type of man we want, 
and if we begin by offering a number two job we will further restrict the 
list. My own feeling is that it would be a great deal better if you re¬ 
ceived a specific extension up to two years - being guided, of course, 
by your own desires - and let the Committee give some careful thought 
and planning, certainly as to the discipline or disciplines, which the 
Committee should first examine. While I do not begrudge you your 
collecting trip in Panama, I do have a feeling that it is unfortunate that 
you are so far away at a time when the Committee is in the midst of 
lining up its procedures. Knowlege of the time of your planned return 
would be of very considerable assistance in helping me plan my own work 
on these various items. 
Sincerely yours. 
Acting Secretary. 
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