Cabinet officers

Secretary of State George C. Marshall and Under Secretary of State Robert A. Lovett hurried to the White House today to report on the international situation, probably in view of requesting a special session of Congress. From: Beth Gore

United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie and Secretary of State Dean Acheson conferring with President Truman at the White House. Lie, who had met earlier with the Secretary of State at the State Department for a discussion of the Cold War problems, reiterated that he brought no message from Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. Left to right: President Harry S. Truman; Byron Price, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General; United Nations Secretary-General Trygve Lie; and Secretary of State Dean Acheson. From: Beth Gore

Supporting legislation to create a Columbia Valley Authority, Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug testified before a House Public Works Committee that the people of the Northwest are unanimous in wanting speedy development of the Columbia River Basin. He said it could best be done under a single authority rather than under the combined efforts of the Reclamation Bureau, Army Engineers, and Bonneville Power Administration. From: Beth Gore

Photo of three top Norwegians at the State Department to confer with Secretary Acheson on the North Atlantic Pact. Shown after their conference are left to right, seated: Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Norwegian Foreign Minister Halvard Lange; standing: Oscar Thorp, head of the Norwegian Labor Party, and Ambassador Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson chats with UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency) Chief Fiorello LaGuardia at the Agriculture Department. Both are involved in the Food for Europe Campaign. From: Beth Gore.

Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug in his office during a press conference about the coal strike. From: Beth Gore

Photo of Julius A. Krug, who had just been approved by the Senate to become Secretary of the Interior. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of Interior Julius A. Krug as he urged immediate Congressional action on a "long look" program to conserve dwindling natural resources. In an appearance before the Senate Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, Krug noted the steady depleting of the nation's timber, mineral and oil resources. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug as he accused two California Congressmen of trying to "emasculate" the Family Farm Provision of the Reclamation Law. The charges against Senator Sheridan Downey and Representative Alfred J. Elliott were made before a House Executive Expenditures Subcommittee. The group has been investigating charges that federal funds were used illegally for propaganda purposes in connection with Central Valley. Secretary Krug said that neither Downey nor Elliott had proved any misuse of funds in connection with the Central Valley Project. From: Beth Gore

Secretary of the Interior Julius A. Krug testifying before a House committee considering the use of big and little inch pipe lines as pipelines for gas. He told the group that 50,000,000 cubic feet of gas would provide fuel power comparable to 2,000 tons of coal. Krug said he had considered using the lines for gas during the coal strike. From: Beth Gore