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OCR Page 1 of 6DEPARTMENT
CRATIONAL
of
ARCHIVES AND
RECORDS
STATES
CABINET MEETING, MARCH 8, 1947
SERVICE
ABVERTMENT
(add Adm. Leahy)
PMG -
Agri - absent
THE PRESIDENT
Will take up Greece. Asked Steelman to clear other matters first.
STEELMAN
OPA - OTC - out of business shortly because of Congressional action
on appropriations.
THE PRESIDENT
Would like to veto. What would result -
TREAS.
Would affect veterans and other operations.
THE PRESIDENT
Well, how about signing bill and not pay any attention to Congress -
continue functions under existing law.
GEN FLEMING
Recommends this course and say we will go on until job can be done
somewhere else - controls on materials, transfer to Housing Expediters
office for example. Now debating sugar controls be transferred to Agri-
culture. Are giving (Congress) thought to putting rent control in Courts
and records in Commerce.
COMMERCE
Situation changing SO fast that each Cabinet officer be instructed
to dig in and elimina te controls as quickly as possible.
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