TELEGRAM 11 SEPTEMBER 1946 MR FRANK C STOVER STRASSBURG, VIRGINIA THERE IS A PUBLIC DUTY TO COMPLETE CERTAIN PHASES OF MY ASSIGNMENT HERE WITH I CAN NOT CONSIDER LIGHTLY PERIOD THEY CAN NOT BE COMPLETED IN TIME TO PERMIT THE MAKING OF A CAMPAIGN SHOULD I RECEIVE THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION PREIOD YOUR INTEREST IN MY BEHALF IS ACKNOWLEDGED WITH GREATEST APPRECIATION AND MY MOST SINCERE TAHNKS PERIOD IF OTHERS INQUIRE PLEASE EXPLAIN THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES CAN I ACCEPT THE NOMINATION FRANK S. TAVENNER, JR.