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RE: JOHN L. LEVIS, ET AL INTERVIE WITH ani told hin that I could only do business with hin as with JOHi] GROH all others. We echieved nothing by this neeting. The (contimed) method offercd by Plshoff for handling untters uade him the .sele juige as to who should be discharved and why. He said it vas his property and he would run it as he sav fit with no interfcrence fron anyone, the way he sar fit. I of course toid hin that as we were the bar. ninin; acent he would have to ehenvc his mimi, He sail that tine woull tell as to thet. He then sot personal and told me that what happened out there Was no usiness of rinc. We repeat d this procecdure scver.:] tines always with the sai results. Finally we net with BIshoff at the Leland Hotel ani held ne,otiations, "T have turned over to the Federcl Burcau of Investimtion copies of notes taken at various mectincs held between represcntatives of the F.ilae, Of Which I was one ani representetives of the Mine "B® Coal Co. of which Mr, Elshoff was one. These notes were nade in lon,; hand by Mr. MeCann at the time of these meetinss and he afterwards had them typed Jivin copies ts those attemlin . These copies were jiven to the representa- tives of mine "B" as wcll ana it was azreed anony all that they actually cescribed what took place at these uectin;s. J an identifyin: my copies of theses notes anil verifyin’ the inforuntion as contained therein. It is ny feolin, that these ne,;otiations were all a ferce and werc entered in by the representatives of Mine "BY without a cov) faith and with no intent to make any contract with P.M... but intenlin: at the tine to make U.IL. the ber ainin: ant at the nine. This was the inpression I reccive? fron the meetin s an’ the procecdure there. "T an identifyin. the first notes as J.G. 1 an« verify the inf ornation therein as bein. a recor’ of this -zeetin-~ as it took place. JI have nothing toa’! at this tinc. These notes refer to the ueetin': of Feb 15, 1940 held at the office of Mr. Keck in P.E.4A. healiquarters, "T an itentifyin,; the secon’ notes as J. G. -2 an? werify the in- formation therein as bein a recor. of this :zetin: as it took place. TI have nothin to. all at this tine. These notes refer to the nectin: hel’ May 2, 1940 in the -ffice of Attorney Lec Ensel. "T an ilentifying the thire notes as J, G. -3 an. verify the inforna- tion therein as bein,; 2 recor’ of this weetin.; as it took place. TI have nothin. to ait at this timc. These notes refer to the meetin; heli May 9, 1940 at the Lelani Hotcl. "T an icentifyin: the fourth notes as J, G, -4 ani verify the infor- mation thercin as being a recor? .f this meetin, as it took placc, I have nothin, te all at this tine. These notes refer to a mectin, heli June 18, 1940 at the Lelanl Hotel. ; - 695 - Se ey cnr SE aT SS ia 7 Sgr re