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i ENO. Local Board Too 229 HT file Bo. 25=40294 "his special talents along those lines. Upon Col. NcDermott's and Col. Kepeteky's asetrance that the Local Board could not possibly induct the Fegistrent no matter what they did in that rogers the Los i zoluctentiy - 7 a On Decenbder 16, 1945, the U.8.0. ‘Cup Shove, lee, spiiea te - +. the Loeal Board fer a pernit allowing registrant to leave the country for a - ‘period ef four months to entertain at a base overseas. At a necting of the — Local Board held on December 16, 1943, the Local Board dy a vete ef 4 to 0 denied this request and recorded in the Minutes of Action of the Local Board as the basis for the denial: ‘that the best interests of the ceuntry would not de served by registrant being pernitted to entertain the members of the Arned Forces in foreign sones. MWeither his physical er mental condition or attitude tend te show that the morale of the Arned Forces would be benefited by his ‘Performances before them, as a civilien.' . After several telephone calls by various persons in a further attempt to ebtain this permit and the Board's reiteration that ite decision 7 still stood, the appeal by Gen. Hershey followed. With regards to the sane, the Local Board wishes to state that 1% agrees uholeheartedly with Gen. . Hershey that the War Department should not be deprived of Mr. Kaye's partica- lar talents, but it is of the opinion that Section 623.34 subdivision b and ° of the Selective Service Regulations should be followed rather than 627.1. " , Aa f tion that he i well eno to 8s aniform, if fhat be true then he should not de accepted for this assignment, Because the Life is reported to be just as rigid and the Government nT ve a liability on its hands were he to fhe is v eno ament as @ Civilian, then the Governnent shove avail ® - Yn conclusion, the Local Board wishes to otate ‘that ite Aecieion bas been arrived at after a careful review of the entire folder and after taking the vhole picture into consideration; that its decision is not capricious or based upon prejudice, but is the honest conclusion of every menber of this Loc al Board, 7 very traly yours, oTe:L¥ ' George T. Gruman, Cuatrman Millian Schlegel Willian Schlegel, Vice~Chairnan ike Frankel Ike Frankel, Menbder -12- frre ba fone ryce L. Long, Member — «