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NATIONAL CABINET MEETING, FRIDAY, SEPT. 16, 1949 ARCHIVER AND RECORDS SERVICE Commerce absent Krug absent Johnson absent Early for Johnson Chapman for Sawyer ACHESON Foreign Ministers Conference is going very well. SNYDER There is no planned effort to increase the dollar price of gold. This has been pushed by the South Africans but the US has not given one inch on that proposal. EARLY We have had some fires in carrying out the Unification but they are temporarily under control. CHAPMAN The Hawaiian strike is still in status quo. There has been no progress. VICE PRESIDENT Had a good day in Senate yesterday. Passed Reciprocal Trade ag- reements for 2 more years. The Senate is in executive session today. Will vote on Ilgenfritz Casson & Butterworth. On Monday the Military Aid Bill will come up. Then will follow the Pay bills. 10:20