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CABINET MEETING, FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1951 Marshall McGrath Steelman Absent Harriman NATIONAL B Brannan ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE Lovett for Defense Perlman for Justice McCormick for Agriculture COMMANDER (Navy) Briefed Cabinet in Korea. VICE PRES Hopes Senate will get thru Agriculture - Treasury and Post Office appropriations bills today. ACHESON British are now fumbling around with proposal Harriman succeeded in getting from Iran. Harriman's work has been outstanding in Iran negotiations on the oil crisis. SNYDER Hearings on tax bill will be finished next week. The following week will be devoted to Executive Committee sessions. LOVETT Thinks will have military appropriation bill thru House by end of next week. CHAPMAN Thinks we will take a licking on the tidelands bill.