Alleged Irregularities in the Department of Commerce: Hearings Before the Committee on Commerce, United States Senate, Seventy-fourth Congress, First Session, on the Alleged Irregularities in the Department of Commerce, June 19, 20, and 21, 1935 |
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... Attorney General , so that the Attorney General may institute actions to recover this money and to prosecute any violations 8 ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES IN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
... Attorney General , so that the Attorney General may institute actions to recover this money and to prosecute any violations 8 ALLEGED IRREGULARITIES IN DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
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... attorneys for International Mercantile Marine and received fees amounting to $ 76,000 in 1931-32 ( p . 3816 ) . The CHAIRMAN . Now , Mr. Mitchell , pardon me for saying it , but this , of course , is ancient history . Mr. MITCHELL . Yes ...
... attorneys for International Mercantile Marine and received fees amounting to $ 76,000 in 1931-32 ( p . 3816 ) . The CHAIRMAN . Now , Mr. Mitchell , pardon me for saying it , but this , of course , is ancient history . Mr. MITCHELL . Yes ...
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... Attorney General- Senator BAILEY ( interposing ) . Let us put into the record what you told the President and when . Mr. MITCHELL . Here is my letter . I will give it to you in full . That is what I told him exactly . Senator BAILEY ...
... Attorney General- Senator BAILEY ( interposing ) . Let us put into the record what you told the President and when . Mr. MITCHELL . Here is my letter . I will give it to you in full . That is what I told him exactly . Senator BAILEY ...
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... Attorney General with the idea that the Attorney General would rescind this contract and turn these boats over to this company and make them pay that $ 414,000 . The CHAIRMAN . Is it not contemplated when the adjustment of the mail ...
... Attorney General with the idea that the Attorney General would rescind this contract and turn these boats over to this company and make them pay that $ 414,000 . The CHAIRMAN . Is it not contemplated when the adjustment of the mail ...
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... Attorney General unless I got the approval of Mr. Trimble . That is the rule . So I had no right to communicate with him until I was authorized . Senator MURPHY . Did the Attorney General take any action as the result of your ...
... Attorney General unless I got the approval of Mr. Trimble . That is the rule . So I had no right to communicate with him until I was authorized . Senator MURPHY . Did the Attorney General take any action as the result of your ...
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