Cabinet Meeting Minutes

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE CABINET MEETING, JANUARY 26, 1951 Tobin absent Sawyer absent ATTY GEN Made presentation of chair to former Secty of Defense Louis Johnson. GEN BRADLEY Briefed Cabinet on Korea. ACHESON Major activities this week have been in connection with problem of re-arming Germany. The resolution which is a moderate one and which calls on China to withdraw from Korea - It provides for a committee to survey the ag- gression by the Chinese in Korea. The British are still dragging their feet and in fact are creat- ing a dangerous situation by their delaying tactics. If the British should vote against the resolution it would put the U. S. in bad spot. It requires 2/3rds vote in General Assembly to have the resolution in its present form adopted. The British opposition is the one paragraph which is challenged by them as a decision whi ch might bring military or other action against China proper. It appears however that the British are going a long way with Nehru (India) who is following an appeaser role. THE PRESIDENT Directed State to proceed with resolution as drafted and despite British opposition. ATTY GEN Stressed importance of Federal participation in Brotherhood Week Jan 24th. WILSON Will announce price-wage freeze at 4 PM this afternoon.