CABINET MEETING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1952
11:00 AM
Interior - Absent
Treasury - Absent
Commerce - Absent
Vice President - Absent
Agriculture - Absent
THE PRESIDENT
Henry Fowler first meeting as Director of Defense Mobilization was introduced by President to Cabinet.
81% of press is supporting Eisenhower. 15% supporting Stevenson.
ACHESON
Message from President and Churchill to Mossadegh on Iran oil situation was not received very favorably. He suspected it was a trap. In Egypt things are going so well that he is afraid there must be a catch in it.
LOVETT
Production in July was good. In August it was also good especially in view of the steel strike.
400 M-47 tanks
43 T-48 tanks
136 T-41 tanks
were produced in the past month. There are 4 strike affecting M-47 tank production but they are not too serious. Is concerned about threat of slowdown activity by Communist Electrical Workers Union in Atomic Energy Plant construction. This might slow down completion of plants as much as 4 or 5 months.
ATTY GEN
Dept of Justice is working toward a solution of this problem now.
TOBIN
Our employment is at all time high in the U. S. Unemployment is at an all time low.
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