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NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE CABINET MEETING, FEBRUARY 4, 1949 Absent: Sawyer Tobin Fleming THE PRESIDENT Discussed advisability of taking up China situation with Foreign Affairs and Foreign Relations committees in regard to stopping further shipments to China Nationalist Govt. BARKLEY Recommended limiting such a meeting to Chairman and ranking minority members of each committee. Agreed to 11:00 AM Saturday. ACHESON It is a real danger if materials get into unfriendly hands. CLARK Said there has been a decided shift in thinking on tide lands issue. The Govt position is being more widely accepted. KRUG Shale in Colorado is providing new source of oil and there is increasing interest in its development by private interests. It will provide a new source of fuel for diesels and jets. 10:28