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- 21 - and then cut back military production and procurement after we have achieved a satisfactory strength position. "Peaking" would be undesirable in many ways because it would cause much more strain on the civilian economy and on our manpower position, but it might now be necessary. Everybody would have to give serious thought to this. The President agreed that that would have to be taken under consideration immediately. The Vice President said that he thought we ought to speed up everything -- both men and material. "Go ahead and ask for what you want" he told the President. The President promised theVice President that the military estimates would come up soon and that they would be big enough to shock the Vice President. The Vice President said he was used to being shocked. He thought he could assure the President that he would get whatever he asked for from this session of the Congress. The President remarked that it was now 4:10 P.M. and that he had to meet with the Cabinet. Cope the AND to Mr. Lay asked if the President wished to record any decisions from this meeting. of the National Security Council.

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