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    "ocrText": "Electrostalic reproduction made\nby the Eisenhower Library (or\npreservation purposes.\nRean\nFRIDAY, MAY 28, 1954 (Cont'd)\n.O\nThe President then asked if it would not be possible to feed a speech\nto Senator Potter to be delivered on the floor of the Senate on this\nsubject. I countered with the suggestion that maybe the best way to\ndo would be to build up public opinion first. The President thought\nthat was a good idea and after discussion we decided that it would be\nbest for me on my own to call certain key people that I knew in radio,\ntelevision and the newspapers to get this point of view over. I did\nthat in the afternoon. The President also told me that I should do this\non my own and should not let anyone even in the White House know what\nI was doing. Later in the afternoon while he was hitting golf balls on\nthe back lawn I reported that I had accomplished my mission and\nsuggested that he listen particularly to Ed Murrow's program at 7:45\ntonight. He is going to the Ethiopian dinner this evening but will try\nto listen to Murrow before leaving. This is a fundamental fight and\none which I am sure we can win, but one to which I am also sure we\nwill have to give a lot of attention to see that our point of view is\naccurately reflected in radio, television and the papers throughtout\nthe country.\nTalked to Lewis Strauss four or five times during the day on Oppenheimer\ncase. The situation is this: The panel on Oppenheimer has completed its\nreport of 39 or 40 pages and sent it to the Atomic Energy Commission\ngeneral manager. By a vote of two to one the panel is in favor of re-\nstricting Oppenheimer's clearances. Under the procedure of the Atomic\nEnergy Commission Oppenheimer must be notified of the decision of the\npanel and has five days to appeal. If he does appeal, a new board must\nbe constituted, cleared by the FBI and all the others to hear that appeal.\nLewis is afraid that the panel decision will leak or that Oppenheimer\nwill give it out in part. The panel insists that its reportebe made\npublic in its entirety and Strauss has grave doubts as to the wisdom\nof sitting on it. Strauss is having trouble with the Democratic members\nof the Commission, particularly Murray, and when he gives it to the\nCommission, they will probably leak it anyway. Strauss and I will\nsee the President tomorrow morning on this matter.\nThe President held a secret meeting this morning for an hour and a half\nwith Dulles, the JointChiefs of Staff, Doug MacArthur, and Bowie. The\npurpose of the meeting was to discuss in advance the American position\nat the military conference starting in Washington."
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