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CABINET MEETING, DECEMBER 8, 1950 "NATIONAL Tobin absent ARCHIVES AND RECORDS Sawyer 11 SERVICE Brannan 11 McCormick for Agric. THE PRESIDENT British meetings will conclude today at 11:00 meeting. Plan to put out paper to sum up areas of U. S. British agreement and also areas of disagreement which will have to be negotiated further. (2) Will have to come to conclusion by next Tuesday on issuing proclamation for total mobilization. This will probably result in na- tional broadcast. BARKLEY There is a growing feeling on the Hill that they are not being told enough as what goes on. ACHESON Thinks the President should issue proclamation and make speech. MARSHALL Wants authority to state to appropriations committee that Presi- dent is considering a national emergency. This will expedite action on funds forproduction and military expansion. THE PRESIDENT Authorized Marshall to do SO. MARSHALL Gen Collins is back from Korea. Because of weather he did not see very much of fighting. Situation at present time is encouraging. Thinks for a time we can hold a line in Korea I but not for long if more help is not sent into Korea. We have possibility of having large area in Korea under U. N. protection - unless we are exposed to heavy Communist air attacks.