Inter-Office Memorandum from Paul H. Gantt to Mr. Charles S. Lyon

итш-о? ficu ттмжт 7 January 194® To 1 Mr. Lyon Front Paul B. Gantt aufejs Р1Ш11 A* you know, I haw# Ъ##л carrying the entire lead of the Economic Ministries Division until you started to work on the opening statement. Hr. Ragland never found any tins to devote himself to any problem with the Economic Ministries Division except for the fact that he dispatched the services of Mr. Goldenherg to the Iropp Team and that he left me the most difficult Job ef getting along with Mr. Adame without losing ny sanity. One of the conditions under which I undertook to get Into the daan homeless situation bringing the cases of the Economic Ministries Division In a half way decent shsp e^eJk^B pr omiee that, 1) Dick landsdale would he assigned to this Section and at least two or three competent and Intelligent research analysts, 2) I would not have any interference regarding the utilisa¬ tion of personnel fro a the side of Mr. Adams. To ay astonishment, I understand that Mr. hendsdale has beta snatched and kidnapped by the Kruop fee*. My jurisdiction still does not extend to the part ef documentation which concerns the eases against Rasohp and Puhl and by the manpower through the pereons-of useless traaela- tlons and document processing notions, X have been failing sore and «ore back in my careful worked out schedule, Under the present clrcuaetanees with only two attorneys working on five eases, It Is <mlte impossible for me to carry on. Therefore, X do not see any other possibility but to ask you to ra-assipi me and let me take ear# of an Individual case. 1 would prefer to work on Xberner. РАЩ, H. 0J««f