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66-5_41 - 1950-02-20

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February 20, 1950

MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT

Item No. 1 Bulgaria

The President approved postponement of further action until [Heath ????] sees the Foreign Minister tomorrow.

S:D.Acheson:be

February 20, 1950

MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT

Item No. 2 Griffin Mission

The President approved the mission and said that he would look with favor upon the allocation of Section 303 funds if the mission should report the possibilities of immediate action.

S:D.Acheson:be

February 20, 1950

MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT

Item No.3 Palestine Refugee Book

I left this with the President.

S:da:BE

February 20, 1950

MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT

Item No. 4 Mrs. Gifford Pinchot

The President approved the program for Mrs. Pinchot as outlined in the memorandum of February 2 attached hereto.

\(Note: Asked specifically whether this meant the Secretary agreed to see her, he Stated he did not think this was necessary, but felt that someone else could take on this assignment and get her straightened away.\)

S:D.Acheson:be February 20, 1950

MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH THE PRESIDENT

Item No. 5 Japanese Peace Treaty

In a general way I sketched out for the President some of the ideas presented to me at the meeting this morning, and asked whether the preparation of a NSC paper along these lines seemed sound to him. He said that he had been worrying about this matter and thought the ideas we had seemed hopeful. He approved going forward with the preparation of the paper.

S:DAcheson:be