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DOPE = 5 Washington is chuckling over a story which trickled out of lad week's } cabinet nesting. . _— At this session the cabinet diacugsed and approved the signing of @ lend lease agreement with the DeGaulle Fronoh goveramant. As the di soussion- got underway, one member asked Secretary of State 24 Boo ttinius to explain vhat was in the agreemont. Stottisius in confusion confessed he didn't know. Leo PEeoney and’ rene or gonthan had to explain. Ea Prichard commented dryly: “Tan't it a hell ef a note han Henry Morgonthan and Leo Crowloy aro faster on their feet then the Seorstary of State?Z— Ly 048 “ Beker | State, the Economia Stabilization office, and Treasury, are giving & find Iclokeround to & duinistration plana for getting Congressional confirmation __ of the Bretton Woods monetary agreemnt, State feels that the phrase in tho | Bretton Woods pact direoting that it be talon up with the “governmuate” conocrned, meanga with Presidont Roosevelt, because of the presidential powers in forelen . ‘policy. Because Lt has to admit a genesal under standing that the matter would bo taken up with Congreas, State would like « wimple resolution which would dsolare that tho President was “authorised” to siga the sgresrent, but ia quoasy because that might sot a precedent Limiting later actions by FDR in ths foreiga affairs fi9: Treasury favors snecific a simply doolaring that this — government adheres to the Brotton Woods agreement. ’ The matter has boon flaally tossed on the dog of Stablliser Vingon, who is pondering it this Wook. were ; - Able NK Mornburg, firat potroleum adviser to the State Dapartront, now in private industry mb stil) informully an adviser te State, has handled swe. «2 tho rewriting of the international oil] apgrcemsat which President Roosevelt « eek ago withdrew from the Senate. The redraiting job is elmost dene. Fone ideas ee Petroleum Industry Coutioii for War have bean asewmted; Enrol Stel és haa & Naru De ~ ' vevising, and the dosuniwt Wild - seen be ly be Lor rowabris sist. ao ae : good TBE atery @ weals hence, but haem't okMictextly jolled whic wale Boos y- TT &