Memorandum of Conversation with Secretary of State Dean Acheson and Philip Murray and Other Representatives of the Congress of Industrial Organizations
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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Memorandum of Conversation
DATE:February 17, 1950
SUBJECT:
Suggested Increased Labor Representation.
ARCHIVES HATIONAL AND
RECORDS
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PARTICIPANTS: Messrs. Murray, Potofsky, Goldberg and Ross - CIO
S - The Secretary
ARA - Willard F. Barber
COPIES TO:
S -
U -
S/S -
S/S - Mr. McWilliams ARA - Mr. Pearson
E/L - Mr. Swayzee
- Mr. Barber
SA/M - Mr. McDermott
NEA - Mr. McGhee
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Mr. Potofsky gave a number of reasons why we should
use more Puerto Ricans in dealing with Latin American coun-
tries. He is interested in a labor school in Puerto Rico;
he had talked about this with the Governor. Students should
include people from various Latin countries; they would
learn of the American way of life, our ideology, and our
method of apprach to political, industrial and labor prob-
lems. Mr. Potofsky had not as yet discussed this with
Oscar Chapman.
Mr. Potofaky urged that State and other agencies use
labor representation in policy making. He did not
emphasize the issue of Labor Attachés, but Mr. Goldberg
(Arthur Goldberg, OIO General Council) did.
Mr. Murray said that he was co ncerned with the problem
of Israel: Mr. Green and he had called on the President;
AFL and 010 plan to be hosts to Mr. Ben Gurion for mass
meetings in this country to appeal for voluntary contribu-
tions; the Israelis are threatened by the Arabs who are
being armed by the British; the U.S. should see to it
that the people of Israel have a chance at a decent inter-
national livelihood.
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