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Re: JOHN L. LEWIS, ET AL. INTERVIEW VITH PLFFERLE stated that it was his understanding that - L. G, PRFFSRLE. the "people in Washington" wag JOHN L. LEWIS, but (Yortinued) ELSHOFF did not say so. During the conversation Attorney BARBER, according to PEFFERLE, kidded ELSHCFF about the "man with the heavy eyebrows" , as being the financial backer of the purchase, To this ELSHOFF never admitted or denied anything, PEFFERLE stated that the original discussions, considerations were for all Panther Creek mine properties, but that they also talked about Panther Creek Auburn Hine No, l. Ur, PaFFERLE was umable to recall any statement at any later meetings with £LSSOrF wherein ELSHOFF said that his people in Washington turned the proposition down. He said that at one time during the con- ference on June 1l, 1942, when the price auestion was being discussed that it was his (PEFFORLE's) information that the money was available to which ELSHOFF replied that he could get the money. - 440 =