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CABINET MEETING, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1951 Sawyer ) McGrath ) Absent ARCHIVES. Tobin ) RECORDS SERVICE Rentzel - Commerce Perlman - Justice Galvin - Labor NAVY COMMANDER Briefed Cabinet on Korea. V. P. Senate has not done much since last Cabinet meeting. House is acting on Control Bill. THE PRESIDENT Steelman and John Carroll have been working with Wilson and Eric Johnston on Control Bill strategy. Suggested Wilson write a strong letter to Speaker and go to people via radio & TV. Told Cabinet to support Bill with full vigor. JOHN CARROLL As of today we stand to lose controls. If wage stabilization is sunk Labor will join farmers in sabotaging our whole economic program and we will have strikes and spiral of inflation. MARSHALL Thinks main pressure should be put on housewives of the country to write or wire Congressmen. ACHESON Korean Armistice meeting is going to take place tomorrow. Thinks we should maintain attitude of skepticism. In Iran the situation is worse. Iran turned down World Court proposal for temporary operation of oil fields yesterday. There has been a revolution and counter-revo- lution in Thailand. The govt is now back on the track.