OSS - NOTES ON TRANSPORTATION IN SOUTHWESTERN ASIA/EMPLOYMENT LEADS, 1941

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• Collection: OSS Collection
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• Document Page Count: 31
• Document Creation Date: November 3, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 17, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: December 1, 1941
• Content Type: MISC

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*LUIGI THANSPERE ITAISON DANS TARN ETAT SANTE TRES
GRAM PRIONS MOMS IltmarrEs.*
The Luigi referred to is Luigi Gallo, His being put
plw-lsort is a ver7 serious thing?---Cirifilbek quickest*
most- decisive action oan now save 2iiroi4 Plessa suggest
ths vs as en orgsnisstion.. or Is, can do to get)
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This le a copy of a cablegrexa received from Marsedles,
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*LUIGI THANSPERE ITAISON DANS TARN ETAT SANTE TRES
GRAM PRIONS MOMS IltmarrEs.*
The Luigi referred to is Luigi Gallo, His being put
plw-lsort is a ver7 serious thing?---Cirifilbek quickest*
most- decisive action oan now save 2iiroi4 Plessa suggest
ths vs as en orgsnisstion.. or Is, can do to get)
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was a little puzsled by the observation
in the letter you were good enough to write OA
tember 6, that "due to the nature of your work"
you ti.)ubted that you could make use of my servicoo,
Then It occurred to nit that your ataff at 2 Well '
could not have put, before you my letter, written
at the mument of the release of the President's
executive order, In which 1 had ventured te tell
you that for a dozen years, at the New Xork Romivs.
Sank, I had dont, exactly your kind of work in
what then seemed its principal aspect.
Now that 1 learn of the engagement by
Office of two first.rate follows 4eil eep14
who had worked under MQ at the Reserve
Bankt and ono of wbom 1 had myself trained in reAtoar04
and LnformatIon, 1 tel confirmed In my ouspicion
that my Iottsr of 144t ailly got lost in the 2444it
otters of services tbxt must thorn have coots to yorAt
TWA is written simply te get into.) the 114
that I cronized and ran tor a dooan yore 7t'wIv
aaftearoh Division or the Now York UtfIrV, PAAki'w tet
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tulle Infortmtion, glee-nod from publiShold AA& 1100440
matrons and from periodic trips AbrOftdt WAN 0:( tradosio-
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COORDINATOR OF INFORMATION
:cm 14106110.4 MIME
VOW YORK
W. James R. Murphy*
Otriaat of the Coordinator ot Information*
nth and X Stra4tav VINt#
Washington, D. C.
Mora ill a man called David. Oros* who
try to me you for the purport, of obtaining a job, rt
is (Laos, b. forayarnod. you see him he will try to
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7Se ON TRANSPO:ATATiON LN SOLTHWESTERN ASIA
On Sunday I interviewed Sol Grossbard ($e attached
T11,41), who supplied the following informationt
1. Regarding ILLvAg.z.ErmIALAIZ., Fox trothers
intorvational Corporation, 40 Rector St., Nb Y. City (company
dissolved in 1936), obtained complete details and specifice-
tJorts, This information is now available in Grossbardis office
at 11 BroadwAy, Telephone MOT 4-1930.
ItutjaLvt.,.133110, Raymond Concrete
Pilo Co of New York, with offices in American $ecurity Building,
Washington, D. C., made preliminary plans for construction work'
noir Now York office should be able to supply details,
3. 11, 11WW4'
atiLL2604 and'Co., subsidiary
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of 'n rlutional Corporoitiou of N. Y. (?120 Broadway) mad*
original ostimates an construction,
4, RojajiNsidIstiljtepyiaLtallusteEngineert3
Itidex la oxoellont raferieno* Library of lEnginvering tuilding
4rth 01b1 L r.etty Simmaries with translations and photo00 ,
Wia be p*I4 for by the hour,
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CUReletLUI VITAL OF SOL 00BSBARD
GrossIburd, sal Cons, Engrmt
Colls. and Constm Rngr.; b. WarsawsPoland? Sept* 1809;
Samuel and FAlen (Newark) Grossbard; odn* Grad*, First
fiymmtsium Warsaw; 1.905; BrookIrn Poly* It, 190940; Univ*
!l'olos; arad*, L. and ILE" 19140 Tost Dept., Oen*
non, Cos, Sationectady, 11[. Y., 1914; Chg? ot'estimata and oonatrAi
villqultr a* 7r* City and Middle Wast, Bloc* Devol* I EWE. Co,
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Esti, *sr*, No, irost, rlec. Equipt* C01,.(sU
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ftameetion wi Surimat Ity*0 No* Russia, 191048
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-on3. Fngr., N. Y. City) specilizing in min. organ, and engrg.
& Corpn. Ltd. (Chmn. or Bd.) operates Yellow Aster &
Cirnor. Hill V.-P., Anglo-Am. Min. Corpn.) Ltd.; Dir,) of
Cars%T. Hill Gold Min, Co.; Organ. Win. Develi & Finance Co.
Eoindon, do*is min. exploration wk, on Australia (1935 to date);
6pow.ored Hilleres Housing Corpn.) Lansing) Mich" under FHA
14asco rtf. & V.10.1 1.938 to date; Organd, Sunset Village) Inc.)
FHA Froj., Ftint Mich.4 Dir 4 Pres.) 1939 to date. Mom Ael,Rao
h Lv.,1 A.A. A.S.; Chinese Anil Engrg, Soc.; Nat, S00,
Prorl, Fners.; Regd. Fngr.) N. Y. State) license #119Q.
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