Office of the Historian

800.6176/12–2844: Telegram

The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in the United Kingdom (Winant)

Washington, December 28, 1944.

10759. For Bugbee from Haley. Following advisors to Haley selected for Rubber Study Group meeting: Viles,50 Young,51 Collyer, Litchfield, Smith, Hotchkiss,52 Firestone,53 Davis,54 Trimble55 from industry; Batt,56 Bicknell, Klossner57 and Clark58 from government. Secretariat Phillips, DuBarry59 and Bugbee. Post conference trip to synthetic plants planned for January 29 to about February 2.

Department will attempt to dispatch three copies of revised report in time to reach London by January 8. Revised military tire ticket requires recomputation of consumption data. [Haley.]

Stettinius
  1. A. L. Viles, President, Rubber Manufacturers Association, Inc.↩
  2. R. D. Young, President, Rubber Trade Association of New York, Inc.↩
  3. H. Stuart Hotchkiss, Chairman, Cambridge Rubber Co.↩
  4. Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., President, Firestone Tire and Rubber Co.↩
  5. F. B. Davis, Jr., Chairman, U.S. Rubber Co.↩
  6. Gilbert K. Trimble, Mid West Rubber Reclaiming Co.↩
  7. William L. Batt, Vice Chairman, War Production Board.↩
  8. Howard J. Klossner, President, Rubber Reserve Corp.↩
  9. James Clark, Rubber Bureau, War Production Board.↩
  10. Joseph N. DuBarry, member of the Commodities Division of the Department.↩