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CABINET MEETING, JULY 14, 1950 10:00 am THUMAN Brannan absent INATIONAL ARCHIVES AND DEPARTMENT RECORDS Symington, Harriman, SERVICE Gen Bradley, Gen Vaughan, Gen Landry also present THE PRESIDENT Asked Gen Bradley to brief Cabinet on Korean War. Gen Bradley also showed troop concentrations in China. Described activities in Middle East and Western Europe. Will now have meetings Tues at 4 PM Fri at 10 AM And will suspend Cabinet lunches on Monday until emergency end. Also suggested regular Security Council meetings be suspended and only call such meetings when necessary. Hopes to be ready with new defense budget message early in the next week. It will be sent to Congress. The Pres. may make spee ch to country fol- lowing budget message delivery to Congress. ACHESON State is working with Pentagon on a paper showing the danger areas. (1) Soviets may work thru satellites before contemplating all out total war. (2) There is little evidence that Soviets will not do all the possibilities. (3) North Atlantic countries have secured impression that a local situation (Korea) was successful in pushing around greatest western power. Similar reactions have taken place in Far East, India and other countires. Nehru is trying to get recognition in U. N. for China, India, etc. which in effect will divide, break up the United Nations. Troop movements by U. S. will impress a lot of countries but not Russia. Russia will be impressed by step up in industrial pro- duction.