Cabinet Meeting Minutes

CABINET MEETING, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1950 10:00 AM Chapman absent ATIONAL GEN BRADLEY ARCHIVES AND BEEN RECORDS ADM SHERMAN SERVICE GEN NORSTAD Revenue Briefed Cabinet on Korea. ACHESON At North Atlantic Treaty meeting put forth a proposal to have a unified defense of Europe under a unified staff and a supreme commander. Part of this plan provided for some German units. This was not pleas- ing to French. After meeting of Defense Ministers and the position of Gen Marshall the British have agreed. We have not yet heard from the French but it looks like they will agree. (2) In the meetings with Bevin and Schumann a great deal of pro- gress was made - particularly with respect to German problems including a police unit provided with light arms. The Germans were allowed to set up a Ministry of Freign Affairs. Agreements were reached on the allo- cation of German steel. There was also created a roving commission in the United Nations which is called a Peace Patrol which will visit trouble spots thru out the world to get the facts. At the General Assembly there was strong drive by India to seat Chinese Communists. This was voted down 33-16. However it appears that at later date the Chinese Communists will be seated. BARKLEY Asked for lowdown on Tito and Russia. ACHESON The feeling is very bitter between the two. BRANNAN Discussed food prices - there has been no justification for any consumer price increase. This is demonstrated by market prices on wheat,