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                  <text>FILE NO. 284 - VISITORS
FRENCH Visitors ·
BELGIAN Visitors

1- PERRIN., L. A •.

FEB/46

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French Engineer

2- GELAS., Etienne

OCT/46

- Delegate of Sarre lli.nes •.

De VERGERON, Michel
VASTIAUX., Reneld
COMBESCURE~ Maro.
COLLARDEY~ John

3- PAS~AL., Andre

JAM/47 - Manager of Gafsa Phosphate I.anes in Tunisia.
French Engineer.

4- LEDOUX, Jacques

llAR/47 - Assistant Chief Engineer - Puertollano., Spain.
French Mining Engineer.

5- Messrs. BARBI ER
CAR
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'.AY/47 - French hlining llission Officials.
&amp; fr . 1'. ullman - Eimco Corporation.

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634 · 666 SOUTH FOURTH WEST STREET

SALT LAKE CITY 8,
UTAH, U . S . A .

May 21, 1947
NEW YORK
CHICAGO
EL PASO
SACRAMENTO
ST. LOUIS

Mr. H. C. Living stone
Vice-President in Charge of Production
Union Pacific Coal Company
Rock Spring s, Wyoming
Dear Sir:
This letter will introduce Mr. Barbier, Mr.
Treguer, and Mr. Car of the French Mining Mission,
who are among the top officials responsible for
coal production in France. They are accompanied
by Mr. T. Ullman of our New York office.
We deeply appreciate the courtesies extended
to them and your cooperation in making this visit
possible.
Very truly yours,
THE EIMCO CORPORATION

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ll!fay 9» 1947

Mr. Raymond Bolduc

French •rechnical Mission Uining Equipment

1322 18th Street, N. U.
Vlashington 6, D. C.
Dear Ur. Bolduc:

Your letter of date May 7, concerning the visit
of tlu•ee French mining engineers to our property during
the ·.-;eek of llay 19-24.
We arsi sor·ry to advise that i:Je have another group
of engineers vis it,ine t,he prop9rty at this particular time
and i t nill not be conve1:1ierr'- to re ceive the French group
of engineers.

Yours very truly,
O r;s1r~ 1 .:- ;:;, ~. :

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�CONSEIL FRANCAIS DES APPROVISIONNEMENTS EN AMERIQUE DU NORD
FRENCH SUPPLY COUNCIL

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MINING EQUIPMENT

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I\fay 7, 1947

The Union Pa c ific Coa l Coo,
Roc k Spring s
Wyoming
Att enti on :

Mr. H .c . Li vi np, stone

Dear Sirs:
This r11issi o~, is n ow having th e vi sit of
seve ral mini n g engin ee rs from France whos e pur pos e
is to s t udy Ameri can me t h ods and mini ne machinery.
This result c an b e st b e ob tain ed by visiting
Americ an mine s and we wo1.:.l d ve r y much appr eciate your
hel ping us in c a r r~ring out such a pr o je ct by receiving
tehse gentlemen i n y ou r pro perti e s.
For i n fo rmat ion pur poses t he ir names are:
Mr. Treguer, of the "Houill eres Nationales du Bassin du
Nord et du Pn.s de Ca laisu.
Mr. Barbier, . chief of the Service of Material, Charbonnage s de France .
Mr. Car
, Chief of the French Mining ~ission in
Washin gton D .C .
If y ou acce pt those visitors they would be in
Rock Sprin P" s during the i.-veek of May 19-24, the exact date
to be confirmed later.
Your kind ·consideration of this matter will be
gre a tl y appreciated.
Very truly yours,

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TELEGRAFICA :

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Union Pacific Coal Company,
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of las t year, 1Jy re§,u lar mail and with our Genera l Management 's
pe1"mission. I am afraid it will be of scarce interest to y ou, but
I am indebted to you of s uch a lot of v a luable information that
I feel that y ou would like to know the result of my long stay at
Ro ck Spr ings.
;ve are n ow e x per i menting on r oom and pillar methods with
pan loading onto s h alrnr c onveyor; the f irst results are promising.
Of cour s e we hope to do ::nuch better when foreign ex change possibilities will a ll mv us to import t h e s h ortwall coal cutters and duckbills that we have or dered a few rn.onths ago.
Please g ive m.y k indest re gards to ~/J]'..'I . Charles, Peternell,
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--:.-=- Dear Mr. Livingstone,
I was sorry, whe n I left Rock Spring s,
not to b e able to see y ou, in order to thank you
ve ry warml y for y our k ind welcome, and every courtesies exten ded to me during my visit to the Union
Pacific mi nes. I really have learnt a lot during
that visit, a nd I am sure we shall be able to improve
our producti on when I go b ack to Puertollano.
~~ trip is close to its end: I am
going to-morrow to Carlsbad, llTe ,:,1 Mexico, in order to
see the double-trolley trucks (or shuttle-cars), and
• later in the week to Joplin, Missouri, to see some
stripp ing being don e on previously underground worked
deposits. I i ntend to · sail from New York on the 9th
of Aprim, back to France.

Looking tbDough my files relative to
underground gasification, I have found the following
refernces, which might be of some interest to Mr.
Charles:
Iron and Coal Trades Review, Aug.25, 1944,
by Foxwell;
Colliery Guardian, June 26, 1936, by Chekin ani
Semonoff: connnunication delivered at the Energy World
Conference;
The Engineer, Dec. 29, 1944, by E.T.Wilkins.
I quote only the English written .articles. During my
stay in Rock Springs, N~. Charles and I spoke of that
question, that's why I think these references might
interest him.
Thanking you again, and the Union Pacific Coal Co, for the valuable information you gave me
during my stay, I remain,
Yours sincerly,
JAC~UES F. LEDOUX
155 SIXTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY

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Dear Mr. Ledoux:
Her0crith., one print. each of tho follovri.ng dra\7ines:

l print No. P-152, Tl-U4 - Pit Car
2 prints .No. V-91., T7-S6, Jackpipe and Bridle
2 prints No. V-105., T5..S6., Standard St1ivel Po.n

l print No. V-81, T5..S6., Ratchet and Bac!t Brake Assembly
l print .No. V-106., T5-S6., Angle Trough and Rollers
l print No. V-96 1 T8-S6., Adj. Pan Stands
Very truly yours.,
Originol Siane
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�March 5, 1947

Copy:
Deer 11r. Ledoux:

Hel~erdth, one print ea.ch of the follo\7.ing dranings:

Dx•auing Noo ~I-ll,11 Tl-V6, So..fety Clevis

Drawing Noo 1600.326., TS-13.3, Sketch Showina ..lethod
of Extracting Room and Entry Pillars vrith Duckbill
Drauing No. 1951.319, Tl-DJ, Slope Parting, Reliance No.
l Mine., No. 7 Seam
Drawing No. 171.31, T2-Y4, Stansbury lline, No. l Seam
Drarring Ho. 1971.34, Tl-Y4, ilothod of Opening Ifo. l
Seatn from f-Jo. 7~ t;eam., ~tansbury Mine

Dra~ing No. 177~.31, T2-Y4, Stansbury lline, No. 7~ Seam
Drawing No. 161.33., T2-E6., No. 1 lline, ~Jo. 1 Seam., i7inton
Drawing No. 167Q.31, T5-E6, No. 7~ Mine, No. 7°?a Seam., ~7inton
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1947

Ur. Louis Dupret

Laurent Industrial Development Coo, Inc o
90 Pine Street
Ne'.7 York 5, Ncm York
Copy:

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DGar·Hro Dupret:
\7e have your letter of date January 2Jro,
concerning visit of engineer, l'J r. Jacques Ledoux9
Ua have had a great miin.y visitors •during the
past year or tt10 and we do not consider that their
activities handicapped our op:;,ration in any -way. It

is true that visiting parsonnel do absorb a certain
amount of key employes' tima; honever, if the visitor
derives arw spocinl benefit, we are happy to coop3rate
in r:clcing available our facility.
\"!e stiall be happy to have your friend, l!'~ .
Jacques Ledoux. ria Ylill appreciate his advising tim0
of arrival a f ( P days pr&lt;3vious thEII'eto.,

Very truly yours,

HCL:DAP

�LAURENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

Co.,

70 PINE STREET
NEW YORKS

ENGINEERING
I N DUSTRIAL

EQUIPMEN T

Mr. H. C. Livingston

Union Pac'ific Coal Company
Rock Springs , Wyoming
Dear Mr. Livingston:
When I was head of the French Mining Mission in Washington,
several times I had the pleasure of hearing from different
French mining engineers how much they appreciated the
welcome that you and your company extended to them.
I feel a little bit embarrassed to come to you again to
ask a favor, but it just happens that due to the pitching
conditions of your seams, the Utah and i"lyoming deposits
are the ones ~hich are of most interest to French visitors.
So far I have not had the pleasure of visiting these
districts personally; I hope to do so as soon as I possibly
can. If you find that this succession of visitors gives
you too much trouble, could you suggest the names of
neighboring companies in which French engineers could
spend some time studying the operation of .American mining
machinery?
A friend of mine , Mr. Jacques Ledoux, a .French mining
engineer with the company of Pennaroya, is going to spend
a couple of months in this country visiting mining companies
and manufacturers. Very likely he will call on you around
!'./larch 18th and I would very much appreciate it if you could
extend to him your usual welcome or direct him to another
company.

Thanking you very much for your cooperation, I am
Yours very truly,

LD/dg

LOUIS DUPRE

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Dear Hr . :.:urre / ,
I a m no w i n Paris in my way back t o Tuni sia
afte r a v·ery in teresting t rip i n your country .
I ha v e a irery g ood rec ol l e ction of my visit
at your No . 11 ··:ine and of t he kindness and th e
t h oughtful;ess of t he sup er inte ndent . He gave me
exce l lent inf or ma t ions on -~he machinery and the mi n i n g
methods; t h e day I scent at Rocksprin g was t h e mo s t
ins t ructive dur ing my trip. I hope these inf ormat ions
wi ll help us gr eatly to ree l ize the necess a ry i mpr oveme nts
in our phosphate mines.

1.Ia y I hope I sha ll receive y ou on ce i n
~unisi a. I wish s o an d remai n,

Andr e P ascal, /
Di recteur-adjoint
de s ~xp loi te~ ion s.

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This is a full-,-ate
Tcle'!T:'.lm or Cablegram unless its deferred character is indicated by a suitable
symbol above or preceding the address.

A. N. WILLIAMS, CHAIRMAN OF' TH~ BOARD

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�December 26, 1946

Mr. A. Pascal
Taft Hotel
7th Avenue and 50th Street
New York, ~ew York

Dear Sir:
Your letter of date December 21.,., , 1946., requestin~ permis sion to visit our property on or about
January 20th.

·7e shall 'be happy to afford you the same
consideration and courtesy preferred t he other French
engineers.

Kindl y call at my office upon your ·arrival

in Rock Springs.
Yours very truly,

HCL:JAP

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Livingstoneo Vice-Presidento

Union Pacific Coal Co.,
itockspring, Wy.G:tlingo
Dear· Sir::
As Manager of the G-af'sa Phosphate t!iincs in Tunisia I have been sent by rcy
comr,an:-,-r to strnJy Amcrlcro1 miniug rn.othods aml machinery and to deteroine to
,;1ha-t extent they coultl ue u::ied ·i;u 1.1o lle2.'!1:l:tc our' r11.'i.1v3.:i in Wort, 1 Aftlc:1.

As you lmoiv 0 p.iLospha:iit:l :ii:s ve1-y uauly needed for ~he rcho.bD.itation of countries
deva::;tat ed d.t ":'"lnc -~h~ ~vu::·., nnil c&lt;J11.:::icq_uen·1;1y I t7ou.1d apprecinte it vr.rr-:,r muah

I hava be:cn very ::-.1u;;n :ln-t oi·ost .CA i n t H,.: difi'.:lrent ropo:cta establishec.l by

it will not incoveuienct~ you toe much -;;o ha-li'e an addi t:lona l viriHor.
I am a per~cnal f:i:•.tcml o:2 r:.:.::-. Louis Dn})X"tr\: , now 'l"ocr.nicul Mann3er of' ·the Lauralt
Industrial DcvcloJ)illall ~ Co. 0 u.."ld. \'iho, dui•ing his ti10 years as the Chief of tha
F.r.ench Mining !!d.,3oicn in ;·;a:.frr ).ngtoh, D. G. 9 h9.s cont:....1bu·teu to gatting F:renoh
Mining Engineers acqunint(~d ui iih the American mining indust!"J.

It ls u:pon ni s

racom.'1lalldution and also of my friend Mr. Perrin, formerly technical mama.gar at

Scarbo:f'erm (Poland), now in the Sarra coal.mines.~~;~:•••that :r t1.m ,,- ,ri tins to :rem.
I plan to ar.t'i v-e in .•. Roc.k.a.pr..ill&amp; .•.•••••••••••••••• , on approxim~tely.• •ranua;z:y. 20th
and very likely shall be stopping at the

Park Hotel .....•••••• o .... As soon ai I"_

know definitely the time of ruy arrival I shall send you a telegram or shell telephone you in 01-dar to make wi a.ppointmant \11th you.
tereste~ to visit .•t.he Stansbury Mine.

I would be very much in-

�:i: nould appreciate receiving an eal"ly reply from you ai the 'raft Hotel, 7th

Avenue and 50th Street, Mo\.7 York City, oo to ohother the chosen date is agreeable to you, so that I can ex-range a dofini·;;o :i.tincrary.

Thanld.ng you in advance O and looking i'ort12:cd to making your ocquointence • I am.,

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YOUR REF.

J;ir. Livingst on, v·icei !Pr-.es'i dent
Union Pacific Coe.l Company
Rock Sp ri n gs, Wy oming

De ur ~ r. Livin gston :
Before l eavi n g .Americ a to return to 1'' ro.nce, I
would l ike to t ake this o, ort un i ty t o s ay -ood-b~re to y ou . I a l so
want to thank y ou for t h e we l come wh ic h ':s receiv e d in your mi nes , t o
uhich we me.de a mo s t i nte resti ng trip .

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Lir. "acAuli ff e \'!hose a qua i nto.n ce I had th e pl easure of malc in f; in Rock
Sp rin us a nd in Omaha .
Very truly yours,

.i!.TBN;JE GEL S

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�Rock Springs - October 27, 1946
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J. B:}Yless:

Reportin.:;; on the activitiGs of visitin1 r:tlnini en.:::ineers of
Scotlnn :l, France a11d Poland.
You nre quit,e fa1nilfor wUh tlH3 activities of lli•. James B.
Fo'ther•in.: .;ham of the Fife Coo.l Ccmpnrv .

::r o Foth0ring'10.r:1 proved to be

the mo.st :..:do.ptive of all concerned , ~- 8hdin-=&gt; -the major !)ortion o:f' his

tii e in Rock upri1-us No . 8 ::t:ine", \'ihic'1 .Presents sinlilar ·,w-rki..1'1."..., conditions to thos
obscrvine, a.

encounte1•ed on ! i~ prorxn•ty.

He i s a~pnrc. tl:.r cnor1et,ic,

a r.10st li.l&lt;eable and personn· .le youn~; n~n.

'.frie i'i ve French e~ineers P ;.1ess1·s. Etknne C-cl as , Llich0l

de Vm•geron, ..enel d Vasti aux, :!,1.r~ Co..Jbcscur" u~d John Collr rdey, spent
the major portion of r,heir t i ms a t t'. c ?:clianco nnd Stnnsbury dfotricts
and we believe d1:;rived co_ s i dornble } enef it fr.o::i their stay.

The

French boys --;ei"C V'::.r'Y litt.:.-lc troublt,;; to our staff and seemed ver:f
apprecio.tive of the oppo_ tunit~,- .::ufor ed .
Tile ?olish enc-neer, l~r. Zyc1--;iunt J erry Butler, concentrated

his ~ctivitics in ~nd uround the General Of fice, not indi:cating any
particula1• interest in undergrou nd ope r ntion, and, in gcnernl., nm.king
a nuioanee o.f hir!i.self.

Hr. · Butler requested that we \7rito to Piro

John 'l'o Lassite:t&gt; of tho United rJations Relief and Rehabilitation
Ad!Il.inbtr.::i.tion at ·:;aGhington» requestinG that l:ie be alloned to stay
on the property an additional thirty days.

This request 1•12s refused

as r1 e did not feel that 1.1ro Butler \·12s availing hinself of the opportunity ai'f orded and any fw•thor stay 'l ~ould be entiroJ..y r;asteful ..

�-2I-'r n.nkly, he is a very presumptuous o.nd nrroz,:mt'° individual o

The above engins~rs all l e ft t he proper t y duririe the pn.st
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15.r. F. V. Hicks, General Mana ger
Horse Canyon Mine
Geneva Steel Company
Price, Utah

Dear Frank:

This will introduce four engineers of the French
1.iission of the Sarre Mines, r: essrs. i'.tlchel de Vergeron,
Renold Vastiaux, Marc Combescura, and John Collardey.
Tho eentlemen have been visiting our property and
have heard much of your Horse Cnnyon Mine and will greatly
appreciate your courtesy in alloning them to visit i.·1 ith
you and inspect the mine.
Presur-..i.a you have heard of the very sad death of
our mutual friend o. G. Si:larrer. l!e will greatly miss

Otto on the property.

Kindest personal wishes.
Sincerely,

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I am attaching herewith copy of letter from Mr. E.
Gelas, Delegate of the Sarre Mines, relative to his planned visit
to Rock Springs.

I am also attaching copy of letter from Mr.

J.B. Fotheringham dated August 27, my reply thereto, and his
further letter of September 17.
Will appreciate your giving instructions that these
gentlemen be shown every courtesy and given an opportunity to see
our operations.

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Conseil Francais Des Approvisionnements En A~erique Du Nord ·
Frerich Mining Mission

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Mission of the Sarre Mines
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Mr. I; N. Bayless
President
The Union Pacific Coal Co.
1416 Dodge St.
Omaha, Nebraska
Dear Sir:
' As Delegate of the Sarre Mines on a visit to American
Mining districts, I would of . course be very much interested in
visiting the Union Pacific Coal Mines and seeing in operation
Goodman shaker conveyors and duckbills, of which we have purchased
important quantities for the Sarre Mines.
As I happen to be driving across Nebraska on my w~y to
Salt Lake City where I am due around Sept. 27th, I would like to
take. this opportunity of meetipg you at Omaha. I will therefore
take the liberty of calling you upon my arrival in Nebraska around
Sept. 24th-25th.
Hoping l may be able then to make an appointment with
you at your convenience, I remain,
Yours· very truly,
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/s/ E. Gelas
Delegate-of · the Sarre Mines

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Mr. H. C. Livingston:
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Mr. E. Gelas
c/o Mr. W. J. Thompson
Colony Coal Company
814 Boston Building
Denver, Colorado)

In Mr. Bayless' absence, Mr. E. Gelas,
Delegate of the Sarre Mines and member of the French Mining
Mission, called toda..Y and is on his we.y west.
He will drive through to Salt Lake City,
thereafter returning to Denver and from Denver will come
back to Rock Springs, arriving sometime about October 10.
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Mr. Gelas will telephone or telegraph you of his approximate arrival, advising the number of rooms he will want.
I have suggested that you would put him up at the Park
Hotel as the most convenient place.

I think there are

some five or six men in his party, but perhaps two will
visit you at Rock Springs.
I am sure you will be glad to give him all
the help and information you c n.

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Dear Mr Livingstone,

I hear from our delegate in the U.S. Mr GBLAS,that
he and :four mining eng ineers intend to visit the UNIOM PACIFIC
CO.AL Co this month and I thank you VCl'j' much to have granted
the autha ~ation of this visit.
As I explained you in February,the conditions of
the seams in your mines are quite near of ours and the visit
of our people will be very profitable.
You know that the gentlemen were sent to the States
to learn to drive the mining machines and their maintenance,
~d we shall be very thankfull to you if you grant them the
possibility to operate with the machines.
The first americanized section in our mines will
soon begin and Mr GELAS and his crew will come back in Europe
November 1st and they will begin immedi~tely to instruct our
miners;the success of our plans is mostly resting on the ability of this crew;and the success will largely improve the capacity of our mines,that suffer of a big want of labor.
Whatever you may able to do for our mining engineers,! shall regard as a great favour;I send my best remembrance to Mr BAYLEN and to Mr PETERNELL and I remain,dear Sir,
yours very truly

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Delegate of the sm~re tineo

l:1isaicn Ves h1ines J)e La r3ro"Te
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Dear ?i":r•o Ge las :

:-lours of J·u1y 16th:

I 1.:rould ougr;0st th:?.t you schedu:te you1" vis! t to
throu ,h rGpl'. eseatati vos o-1: tho Good!Jnft
L1c...vrnfaoturing Company, as it is the1Z&gt; equipJJ.e:.1t t1hioh
you uieh ic nee .:..n operr..1..tion. Tht:3J ir1 turn wi..l get
i~ t ouch ni th ou'!&lt;&gt; tiP . H. C. LiVil'!g€ton, l!ice .Pre0identOperation 11 o:i.. i'oolt r:·9rir~e;o , g :tvi.ng rae copicG of thei~
OU!' pr-opert:los

communicat ions, ~rra.n ing :fozo short visits to o·ur
nines.
Xt Dill. oo necessary th2.t you give r.:;1.... I4ivingBton the date of gour&gt; ru:&gt;rivel sn he 01.. n i-&gt;9pl"'eS&lt;?mte....
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i1ve of ~Ghe Goofu:w. 1 l\!B..nufacturirig C~rapEmy o~n seouz,e
x&gt;esex•vations o.t R ck Spl'"ings o
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This is the tom... ist soascn through Rock Spi-•inGs,,

res0r-v2tions are difficult to obtain.

~e are

ru.so hn.•-rine n i11nber of etudents fz,:)n Ch:lna and otheP
cot-mt1'".ies -v-isiti ng our pr·opertiea at this ..t.iim0. This,

to;ether Dith Government operation end the chaotic condition~ co.used by the u.~iOfl contract, is causing ouza

operati?tCT orgnnization to labor u.V&gt;.der certain ha.11dicep o

r,'hi.ch you no doubt wil l

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Goodman MAnuf e.ctur•ing Gompe.ny

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I am -attaching copy of lettex, t1hich X hAVa witter,.
Eo Gelas, Delegate of the Sarre Llineso

Xou can appreciate some of our difficulties at
this time, and I e.m hopeful that some of yo'!.W representc.tivee \7111 'be able to accompany ti1is delegation, as
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organization c.t Rock Springs is being put under o.

Honever,

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are al ways ~lad to ncccmraodate

visitors and l"epreaentati vas of ·the Goodman Manufact-

urine Co:-apany.
Sincerely yours,
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The Union Piloific Coal Compe.ny
1~16 Dodge street
Ome..ha, t!ebzoaska

Aa recommended by J1r. P0~rin 11 ny Di~e to1,., a.ui
pz&gt;ed.0oesso:1;'\l of the Sro•x~e r.:ines a:'ctached to ·the l?.Pe~oh

Mission 0 uho paid a visit to ~he UtliO~ ~&amp;oifio Goal
Oompru1y mi"es a feCT noTiths e..go and had a ve~y kiwd welcorae there, I have asked you:.r Vi~e P~eeiuentt Mr. Liwlngstonc fol-. pemissiot1 for ruyael- and i'ouP young Ft'ell'I.Gh
enginee~a to visit yow mines at Rook ~p~!~gsr in 01fd.0~
to siudy ope~atlon of lilllerican machine~; ~-d if possible
to J..eru...n ~i.;o opex-at0 the me.ohinel::1!o

E:1:r&gt;. Li,;in@r·-o~ told m0 he TTas not in a position
to o- c.nt rny reque;Ert c.nd suggested I Ehou.lii. contao·t you.

Ll:r'. Bigelo· ', r·anager, Pox•ei 5n Dep·t;. of Coodm&amp;¥1

r.:ranuf oturing Coop any, . no:reovel'.' otrongly advised ,3 ,

visit et yo"'.J.X&gt; mit.cw, a.s ofi'el"ing ·the best opport!!i1ity
of seeii1g in operat.io:n their• sha..lcej? conveyors and dv.ok-

bille, of ~hloh De have ptWchased impo~ta~t quantities
for the S~re ilinas.
! '."Jould be very e',led indeed to pr:zy e. feV'! weeks

vis:i:t to your m.lnesr togethe~ ui th 3 or 4 you11g er1giY1e01's.:i and r1u1Ud g1&lt;&gt;aatly appreoia.te i·eoeiving your

authorization to do so.

Vel"'Y truly yours,

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E. GELAS

Delegate of "Gha Serre Mines
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No 106

YOUR REF.

July 15th 1946
Mr HoCoLivingston~
The Union Pacific Coal Co
Rock Springs I Viyoming

Dear Sir:

L have received your letter of July 2nd,telling me you are not in a
position to grant us permiss ion t o v isit your mines.
I will,as you suggest,contact your Pr ~sident,Mr Bayleas,Operating manager
for the Government,and hope he may be able to grant our request,ae I am very anxious
to study operation of .American machi nery on your Mines.
I would be very glad to meet you on that occasion and thank you for your
kind cooperationo
Very truly yours

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July 2, 1946

r r. E. Golas
Delegate of the Sar r e t1i no s

French !.'lining Bission
1322 18th Stroot., N. ;,i .
Washint:;ton 6, 9 . C.

Dear Sir :
i'Je hnvo your l et-ter of &lt;late Juno 28, 1% 6, rGqucnting
permission fo r f our e .113i neers t o vi sit our property for per iod
of a f en weeks.ll studyinz opm•ation of :unoricun minin3 EL.'1Chinory.
You o.ro , no doubt , convers ant wi th the fact t hat
our mines are under Gove r nment possessi on nnd t he direct ion
of Conl rJinos /\d-:iiniatrutor Admiral Ben P . 1!.or eell. Also, ,1e
r1ish t o advisG 'c.ho.t our President, ' f1•. I . rJ . Bayl ess, has boen
appointed Opera.tin~ Ua.110.3er f or the Goverrr.1-.:m t.
ne aro ver,r sor r y to deny your :1·: equ0st, ns YJO have
no author ity under t he pr esent s i t ua.tion to zrant s ame, o,nd
arc sue gest,ing t ha.t y ou contact _i'. B3yLs s , addre s s 1416 Dodge
Street, Oma.ha, Nebr aska, makinc your request di rectl~~ to
11r. Bayless.
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Original Siqned:

B . C. LIVI NG8TOB7

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WASHINGTON 6, D. C,

DECATUR 8300
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YOUR REF.

Mr. H.C. Livingston, Vice President
Union Pacific Coal Company
Rocksprings, Wyoming
Dear Sir:

Mr. Perrin, my Director and predecessor of the Sarre Mines attached
to the French Mission, told me that you would grant an authorization to
learn hou to operate your American mining machinery for a few weeks.
There are four other young engineers, arriving from France that
would also like to learn to operate these machines. Would it be possible
for you to receive one or t~ro of us about the end of July or early August?
I know that Mr. Perrin had a tionderful welcome at your mines and
the visit proved of utmost value to him.
Hoping to receive a favorable reply and thanking you for your
kind cooperation, I am
Very truly yours,

FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE MISSION:

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E. GELAS

Delegate of the Sarre Mines
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March 15, 1946
Yr. H. C. Livingston·
Vice. President, Operations
The Union Pacific Coal Company
Rock _Sprjngs, Wyoming
Dear Sir:
I shall leave the United $ates soon, ns my .mission here is at
But, I will not forget your most kind welcome I received in
Rock Springs. The visit to your mines was of highest interest to ne •

an end.

When I was in Rock Springs, I asked you if you would grant an
authorization .to my successor, Mr. St. Ge las, ll:uling Engineer of the
Sarre Mines. At your mines, he rmuld like to learn how to dri'i'e 1 ad:ing
machines, coalcutters and duckbills. Mr. Gel.as just arrived in Washington
and he will write yeu for the visit authorization. I know that you Ylill.
welcome hin as you did me.
Kindly extend my thanks to your people and also to Mr... Peternell,
for their cooperation given me in Rock Springs.
Thanking and hoping I may see you a.gain, I am
Very truly yours,
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1722 ,fa ssachusetts Ave., N.W.

'.'iashington, D.C.
DEcatur 7935
l.arch 7, 1946

Mr. I. N. Bayless, Pr esident
Union Pacif ic Coal Co.
Rock Springs, ';'lyoming
Dear Hr. Bayless:
An i .nportant Mission of l'" rench coal mining engineers and
executives from t he Frend~ coal mining companies is scheduled to
arrive in this country ar ound March 15. 'l'he purpose of t ,1is i:1!ission
is to study in detail the possibility or modernizing the l"rench coai
runes by utili zing American methods and mining machinery.
'.7e realize that t his r esult can be best obtained by visiting
American coal mines of ch~racteristics similar to those existing in
r"'rance, and we woul d a ppreciate it very much if you could help us in
carrying out such a project.
The Mission will be divided in groups of 4 or 5 engineers each.
Could you let us know if you v;ould be v:illin,G to receive one or two of
these groups, either at the same time or at successive intervals?
If you v;ould be so kind as to grant us a favorable reply we. ,·ri.11
make final arrangements with you (exact date of a r rival, transportation,
hotel reservations, etc.) as soon as the · L'lission arrives in '. /ashineton.
~r. Perrin has told me of his visit to your company, and I wish
to take t his opportunity to express my thanks for the courtesy and the
cooperation exte~ded to him.
Very truly yours,
(S)

L. Vupret
LOUIS DUl' H.ST

Chief, iAines &amp; ~etals Dept.

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Mr. Louis nupret, Chief
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French Supply Council
1722 Massachusetts Ave . , N. l1.
Washington, D. Co
Dea r Sir:

This nill acknowledge 7our letter o" October
llth, file iJ04 125 1'.fPI:

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·:e reJ.ret very much that yom.. party is unable

to visit our pro1;eriies but will be mor e than happy to
welcome them any t i.r-c.e t,hey sea fit t o co;ne to YJyomingo

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DECATUR 7935

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October 11, 1945

VOUR Rti:P.

Mro Io No Bayless, President
Union Pacific Coal Co.
Rock Spr~ngs, Wyoming
Dear Sir:
On May 25, 1945 I wrote to you asking that permission be granted
to the engineers of the French Coal Mining Mission to visit your properties,
and you were kind enough to give us a favorable reply in your l.etter of May

29, 1945.
Due to difficulties in transportation the arrival of these engineers
was delayed longer than we had expected, and since their arrival they have found
it impossible to leave Washington due to the urgent pressure of work in connection with the French coal mining program.
During these months they have al,vays hoped to be able to find some
spare time to visit various coal mines, and they waited until they could make
definite plans before contacting you again. Their projects have been delayed
week after week due to changes in our purchasing organization made necessary
by the end of the war, and they were therefore obliged to postpone getting
in touch with you.
Under the present circwnstances it is still difficult to plan a
program of visits at a definite time, but I would like to thank you again for
your kind offer to be of assistance to us, and I wish you to know that these
gentlemen and I are greatly interested in a visit to your mineso I hope
that maybe in a few weeks or maybe only a few months we will be able to escape for a little while from our paper work for the more interesting phase
of field visits, in which case we shall try to let you know our plans as much
in advance as possible.
Very truly yours,
For the Director of the Mission:

LOUIS- DUPRET
Chief, Mining &amp; Metals Section

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poxcJ.y ois or the country. 1.:ue to thio dilf'ieicno.~ l Qot winter ,le s tho 1:i::ir:;;t i!'rc,nco ?iud
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�WAR DEPARTMENT
War Department General Staff
Military Intelligence Division G-2
Foreign Liaison Office
2B-715 Pentagon, REpublic 6700, Ext. 6252
Washington 25, D. C.
15 November 1944
MEMORANDUM

1. P0.rticular attention of all contractors is called to the fact that
War De p2rtment approval of visits by foreign nationals to private plants indicates merely that the War and Navy Departments interpose no objection to the
visit at the time and under the conditions specified. The company concerned
r et ains full discretion as to whether or not the visit shall be permitted by
them and this approval in no way implies that matters of private concern to
the company should be disclosed or that the company should be put to expense
or embarrassment.
2. Furthermore, such approval in no way implies a restriction on the
disclosure of information concerning the manufacture of consumer goods, commercial equipment or other products unassociated with the war. War Department interest is concerned only with the maintenance of security regarding
the production, plans, "know how", or development of articles produced under
war contracts a.nd the authorization to permit visits for the purpose of discussing or inspecting the production of government materiel is granted only
for the purpose stated subject to company approval .
.3. In some instances the approval states "For final inspection of finished products only". This statement refers to contracts in execution for
government agencies, and does not permit a tour of the portion of the plant
engaged in government contracts nor inspection or discussion of government
material in the process of manufacture or development.

4. Although the authorization may cover a period .of three months, if
the government contract is completed prior to the end of that time, the approval
is automatically cancelled.
5. tll visits are subject to the following restrictions, except as included in the authorized purpose:
(a) Access is not permitted to sections of the plant which might
afford the o~portunity of observing confidential features of U.S. Government work or material.
(b) U.S. Government contracts are not discussed and information
pertaining to such contracts is not disclosed.
(c) That the arrang~ments for safeguarding U.S. Government classified information from disclosure are s~¼isfac1ory to the Inspector of Govern!nent Material.
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June 2, 1945

Mr. I. N. Bayless, President
The Union Pacific Coal Company
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Dear Sir:
We hereby acknowledge receipt of your letter
~of L-Iay:_2Q=.!Yld wish to thank you for your readiness to
be ~istance to the £our members of the French Coal
Mission who have just arrived.
These engineers ~ill . be very glad to get in
touch v1ith you as soon as their itinerary is definitely
planned, and will arrange all necessary details regarding
a visit to your properties.
Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
For the Director of the Mission:

LOUIS DUPRET
Chief, Mining &amp;: Metals Department
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�May 29 1 1945

llro Louis Dupret, Chief
Lli.ning and Uatals Department

French Supply Council
17.22 llassachusetts Avenue
"lashington 9, D. C.

Dear Mro Dupret:
This vrill acknowledge receipt of your communication
of May 25th, file 5535 MPI.11 advising that a mission of three
or four French minin;; enzineers is on its i7cJ.Y to visit
the Am.e rican mining operations.
'ile nill be more than glad to allort the delegation.11
or a.'\V part of it 1 visit our propert,ies and rn.ll give them
the fullest information possible vri.th access to our Engineering Department as neil as operating recordsJJ together uith
an opportunity to actua.lly visit the mechanical installations.
You IDJ3Y consider this an invitation.

I appreciate vecy mueh your sending me a copy
of the report, on the French coal mining industry o Thanks
very much.
Very sincerely yours,
Orir:,-inal Signed:

I. N. BAYLESS .
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May 25, 1945

YOUR REF.

Mr. I. N. Bayless, President
Union Pacific Coal Company
Rock Springs, Wyoming
Dear Sirs
A Mission of three or four French !Ill.ning engineers is on
its ~ay to this country to study in detail the possibility of modernizing
the French coal mines by utilizing American methods and mining machinery.
As you are nell aware, there is now a terrific coal shortage in
France due to the fact that our mines have been operated under German
occupation without any repair or maintenance of the equipment. This coal
short~ge has been responsible for the worst winter we have had in France
during the war causing a doubled mortality rate among newly born infants.
Moreover, the coal miners are exhausted after five years of forced labor,
and it is only by well planned mechanization that our coal production vtill
rise again.
We realize that this result can best be obtained by visiting
American coal mines of characteristics similar to those existing in France,
and we would appreciate it very much if you could help us in carrying out
such a project. Our experts are interested in visiting all types of coal
seams with pitch from O to 20°, thickness from 4 to 8 feet, plenty of gas,
bad roof.

Dr. Smith, Editor of "Mechanization" has suggested your company
as one of interest, and I am hereby inquiring if you would have any objection
to our experts visiting your properties. In case of a favorable reply, they
will contact you directly and arrange a program of visits.
As a point of information I \11ish to advise you that I am a member
of the A.I.M.M.E. and am glad to send you under separate cover a copy of my
report "French Coal Mining Industry" nhich will furnish you with additional
data on the condition of the French coal mines.
Your kind consideration of this matter would be greatly appreciated.
Very truly yours,
For the Director of the Mission:

UJ/ef

LOUIS DUPRET
Chief, Mining &amp; Metals Dept.

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Perrin on dates Febr uar y ?th and St h .

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he ,dshes to study Duckbill mining, which can best be done r-it stansbury or Reliance districts.

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