Word: memoed
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...with it the Navy's hopes for a piece of the Air Force's long-range bombing mission, the Navy has stepped up its attacks on the ability of the B-36 to carry out its mission. Armed with a secret and rambling, anonymous memo which had been prepared by a cabal of naval extremists and at least one disgruntled aircraft manufacturer, Van Zandt wanted to know why the Air Force had fallen in love with the B-36, "in spite of the fact that its flying men, only a year ago, were ready to abandon Consolidated...
Strange Assumptions. What did it all add up to? On the face of the memo furnished to Van Zandt, the charges, strewn with rumor and hearsay, and preceded by such hedges as "It is said," stated more suspicions than solid facts. If they were to be believed, the Air Force, first line of the nation's defense, was in a sorry state: its professional officers (who decide what aircraft to buy) were guilty of either corruption or of the vastest stupidity. By Congressman Van Zandt's implications they were ready to risk the nation's security...
...minutes later he went into the office of his old friend, Les Biffle, the Secretary of the Senate. He shook hands with two amazed secretaries and dashed off another memo: "Les: I wish you were here. I tried to see the VP. He was gone. Now you're out. What do I do? H.S.T...
...their latest memo to Bonn, the Allies asked that financial powers in the constitution be left largely in the hands of the separate states. This was a big pat on the back for the Christian Democrats and their conservative backers. Although the Social Democrats still refused to make any compromise with their opponents or with the Allies, they may back down. They know there will probably be no more concessions from the united allies, or from the Christian Democrats who are now certain of Allied support...
...doctor's note that he was too ill. When Moffett brought out that Jones had sat up most of one night drinking "large quantities of whisky" and playing poker for $4,000 pots, Jones decided to appear. He testified that he had asked F.D.R. to write the memo, so that he could tell Moffett that RFC could not finance Ibn Saud. Nevertheless, Jones admitted that RFC had later advanced $425 million to Great Britain, which in turn gave Ibn Saud $51 million. This deal, Moffett claimed, saved Aramco at least $30 million...