Memorandum from Paul H. Gantt for the files, July 17, 1947 - page 1

магаАгаи for тпз files 17 ЛОу 1?U7 SUBJECTi iieport on trip to -'vow York Лгога X: to 15 July. Ь-йтау ^.ЛМ CMS). The files of the laeoqyoo are in the custody of the Allen Property Office, Department of Justice. They are contained in approxiiiately 21*0 file boxes, not indexed, in a warehouse at 27 Cliff Street, Bern York* This os to rial has been screened before Dy various govemae at researchers aoiniy to secure material for forth¬ coming litigation of the Alien Property Office. A largo amount of material has thus been removed from the files* Two research analysts of 0СС1С, *ir. end Un* Frederic Teteas, are engaged in screening this as tc rial* They had screened about $0 boxes and selected a very small number of documents. Cta examination, only four documents were usable for transmittal to Nurenborg. I contacted Ur. C. Cordon LaJuds, Manager, Hew York Branch, Alim Property Office, Department of Justice, 120 Jtroadway, Sew York City, Hew York who requested an official letter from the v*ar Department certifying that the analysts could remove documents from the files for photostating purposes. Ur* La. 4ude then suggested that documents should be transmitted to him, tliat he would take care of the photostating and that he would transmit the documents to the ar Apartment in Hashing- ton. The Tote ns are writers by profession and trained research people, however, unschooled in the selection of incriminating documents. Close supervision is therefore neoesanry. I estimate that it should take about six weeks to go through all aaterial in the Kew York wareho\ise, but it is oy considered opinion that only very few documents of value to the I.G. iarbon Case will be forthcoming* It is necessary, however, to screen all of the files to insure that no valuable material will be overlooked* II* Пади vs. noble (Flick case). The War Deportment letter to the Clerk of the Court of the First Judicial Department of the Supreme Court of Mew York, dated 10 July, arrived in Hew York on Uj July. It has been forwarded to Joseph T. Lee, Calendar Clerk, Room 153, Foley Building, to whoa all future correspondence