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The Board met in Room 1202 of the Board's building in Wash141k11) D. C.

at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, December 13, 1948, for the

P11114)se of
holding a public hearing in connection with the pro4*446 filed
against Transamerica Corporation under the Clayton Act.
PRESENT:

Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

McCabe, Chairman
Szymczak
Draper
Evans
Vardaman
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.

Carpenter, Secretary
Sherman, Assistant Secretary
Morrill, Special Adviser
Thurston, Assistant to the Board
Vest, General Counsel
Townsend, Solicitor
Chase, Attorney
Messrs. Samuel B. Stewart and
Hugo A. Steinmeyer, Counsel
for the respondent, Transamerica
Corporation

Coles did not attend this meeting, having disqualified

11b.
tth

a participant in the Board's proceeding against Transamerica
'

-OrI under the Clayton Act in order to appear as a witness, and
Cl
he art°11 absented himself because the question of his qualification
t() b
e discussed.
0
,por ral ar-guments on the following motions filed by Transamerica
Co,
4tio
were made by Mr. Stewart for Transamerica Corporation and
Nriase

41 for the Board:

Moti
he -on that complaint be dismissed and notices of
all
;
ring quashed and vacated for improper venue, inriciency of allegations, and failure to comply
With
Administrative Procedure Act.




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2. Motion to dismiss for lack of due process of law.
3. Motion that complaint be dismissed for lack of
jurisdiction.

4. Motion to disqualify Lawrence Clayton.
At the conclusion of the oral arguments Mr. Stewart requested

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111)(11'tilnitY to file a brief in support of his argument.

This re-

:
(1 41t1418 grant,
:,d by the Board with the understanding that Counsel
tor
brierrarifamerica would have until December 24, 1948, to place the
111 the

that the Solicitor for the Board would have ten

4Ya

e'ra date

of receipt of the brief in which to file his answer,
thai.
" 'hereafter the Board would take the matter under consideraEt4c1 reach its decision.
A transcript of the oral arguments has been ;placed in the
°f th e

proceeding filed against Trnnsa




Chairman.

rica Corporation.