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LYLE C. W I L S O N
UNITED PRESS A S S O C I A T I O N S
NATIONAL PRESS BUILDING
WASHINGTON A , D. C.

January 26, 1951

The Honorable % r r i n e r S. Eceles
Federal Reserve B u i l d i n g
Washington 25, D. C*
Dear M a r r i n e r :
l o u r testimony yesterday sounded l i k e a swan song
t o me and i t gave me a moment f o r a sad l i t t l e smile*
A long time ago I f i r s t saw you as a witness b e f o r e what
we c a l l e d Pat H a r r i s o n f s Best B r a i n s C l i n i c *
l o u r s t u f f t h e n made sense i n c o n t r a s t t o a l o t
o f the g u f f we had been l i s t e n i n g t o * So yesterday d i d
your s t u f f make sense* I t made so much sense t h a t I have
no e x p e c t a t i o n whatever o f seeing any o f i t implemented
by a c t i o n *
I f you are planning t o leave any time soon, do give
a r i n g b e f o r e you get going* We111 have l u n c h somewhere*




January 30, 1951.

Dear L y l e s
I t was v e r y t h o u g h t f u l o f you t o w r i t e me one
o f your encouraging l e t t e r s . During t h e n e a r l y eighteen
years since I appeared before "Pat H a r r i s o n ' s Best Brains
C l i n i c " , you have been a staunch supporter o f mine and I
want you t o know t h a t i t has meant a g r e a t d e a l t o me i n
t h i s crazy Washington scene i n which we b o t h have played
a part.
Why n o t have lunch w i t h me i n my o f f i c e on
Wednesday, February 7 , a t 1:00 o ' c l o c k ? I w i l l apprec i a t e i t i f your s e c r e t a r y would advise my o f f i c e .
I c e r t a i n l y would l i k e t o have a v i s i t w i t h you before
I get out of t h i s C i t y .
With kindest regards,
Sincerely yours,

M. S. E c c l e s .
Mr. L y l e C. W i l s o n ,
United Press A s s o c i a t i o n s ,
N a t i o n a l Press B u i l d i n g ,
Washington U9 D. C.




P.S.

I n case you are i n t e r e s t e d i n having a
complete copy o f my statement before the
J o i n t Committee, I am enclosing one
herewith.
M.