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DEPARTMENT 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.