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NOTE: Meetings of May 9, 16; June 5, 20, 27; July 11, 1947; all taken from Notebook (2). CABINET MEETING, MAY 9, 1947 NATIONAL ARCHIVER AND RECORDE SERVICE SOFFER THE PRESIDENT Subcommittee on portal-to-portal to discuss bill after Cabinet. Will discuss with full Cabinet at Monday luncheon. Asked Atty Gen to discuss patent situation. ATTY GEN Report by Dept. of Justice covers field. Thinks report may be submitted to Congress. SECTY OF WAR War Dept notes some exceptions. If employee is hired to make an invention exclusively the Govt should retain title to invention. If an invention is incidental to employment the employee should have title and ownership of invention. Believes it will cost the govt more money if this procedure is not continued. Particularly with ref- erence to Research and Development Projects. SECTY OF NAVY Would like to have another go at the problem as the Navy is not yet completely satisfied that the present conclusion of Justice Dept. are sound. ATTY GEN The general rule would be that the govt would own rights - agencies could ask and obtain exceptions. SECTY OF TREAS For incentive purposes we should consider flexibility. It will be difficult to get appropriations for Research and Development. THE PRESIDENT How about releasing the report of Justice -