A REPORT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL BY THE ACTING DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ON INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR THE VOICE OF AMERICA WITH REGARD TO SOVIET JAMMING

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• Publication Date: January 19, 1951

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A REPORT
laTA'I'IOI~TAL SECURITY CO~JNCIL
~~ ~ INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR THE_U~ICE OF
AMERICA WITH REGARD TO SOVIET J11~ING
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THIS 'DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE ESPIONAGE ACT, TITLE 18, U.S.C., SECTIONS 793 AND 794. ITS
TRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MAN-
NER TO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. "
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
on
INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR THE VOICE OF AMERICA
WITH REGARD TO SOVIET JAMMING
References:. A. NSC
B. Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary
Same subjects dated April 4, May 11~
and September.ll~ 1g 50
C. NSCID No. 9
The enclosed memorandum by the Acting Director of Central Intel-
ligence and its attached report by the United States Communications
Intelligence Board are transmitted herewith for consideration by the
National Security Council in connection with NSC 66 and related re-
ports (reference B).
Attention is invited to the fact that as stated by the Acting
Director of Central Intelligences the ,attached USCIB report and its
recommendations have the unanimous approval of the Intelligence Ad-
visory Committee. Further it should be noted that the IAC now sub-
mits the final recommendations contained in paragraph 3 of the en-
closed memorandums which incorporate the recommendations of the at-
tached USCIB report as well as the recommendations of the earlier
IAC report (reference memorandum of September 11) appropriately
revised.
Accordingly it is recommended that if the recommendations
contained in paragraph 3 of the enclosed memorandum are adopted, they
be submitted to the President for consideration with the recommenda-
tion that he approve them and direct their implementation by all ap-
propriate executive departments and agencies of the U. S. Government
as outlined therein.
S. EVERETT GLEASON
Deputy Executive Secretary
cc: The Secretary of the Treasury
The Director of Defense Mobilization
The Chairman9 Federal Communications Commission
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 ~~~CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Washington 25, D. C.
Office of the Director
C 0 P Y 18 January 1951
MEMORANDUM FOR: Executive Secretary of the
National Security Council
SUBJECT:. Intelligence Support for the Voice of
America with, regard to Soviet Jamming
1. Reference is made to my .memorandum of ~ September 1850 on
the above subject~* forwarding the Report of the Ad Hoc Committee
on Voice of America Jamming and noting that Recommendation 3 of
the Report regarding establishment of an additional monitoring fa-
cility would be referred to the United States Communications Intel-
ligence Board.
2. The Chairman of USCIB has now forwarded to me the attached
ieport which recommends in briefs that an additional monitoring fa-
cility be estabJ,ished under the operational direction of AFSA and
delineates the requirements in terms of facilities personnel and
equipment for the establishment of such a facility. This U5CIB re-
port and its recommendations have the unanimous approval of the IAC.
3. In the light of the USCIB report and further consideration
of the problem, the IAC now submits for the consideration of the
* Memo for NSC from Executive $ecretary, subject: ~~Support for the
Voice of America in the Fields of Intelligence and of Research
and Development', dated September ~1~ 1950.
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 Council in connection with NSC 66, the following final recommenda-
tions which incorporate the recommendations of the USC7B report and
the recommendations of the earlier IAC report, appropriately revised:
a. That a readjustment of priorities among existing intel-
ligence tasks or a reallocation of the use of existing intelli-
Bence facilities should not be undertaken.
b. That there shou]~d be established an additional monitor-
. ing activity to obtain and provide infor-oration on current So-
viet jamming activities which will assist the VOA in its pro-
gram and assist other U. S. Government communications services
' in combatting present and future Soviet radio interference, and
that this additignal monitoring activity be established, coordi-
nated and operated as follows:
(1) The initial program for this activity should be
undertaken along the lines suggested .in Enclosure 2 of the
U5CIB Report of 28 November 1g50.*
(2) This activity should monitor and locate Russian
jamming signals and other interfering transmitters and
should convey promptly and continuously to the VOA and
other interested U. S. communications services such re-
sulting information as will assist them to improve their
reception.
(3) This activity should not interfere with existing
monitoring programs, particularly from the standpoint of
equipment and personnel.
* Attached hereto.
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 {~-) This activity will be coordinated by CIA with ex-
isting non-AFSA monitoring activities.
{5) In view of the COMINT aspects of this program,
USGTIi should be assigned the function of general coordina-
tion of this activity. In~the performance of this function
USCIB should be governed by the provisions of NSCID No.. g.
(6) This activity should be placed under the opera-
tional direction of AFSA, and appropriate provision should
be made for Service procurement of the necessary equipment
and personnel.
c. That the CIq assume over-all responsibility to:
(1) Coordinate the collection of information concern-
ing Russian jamming from all sources.
(2) Serve as the collection point for this information
and assure that such of this information as will assist the
VOA and othex government communications services .to improve
their reception on a daily basis is passed promptly and
continuously to these services. The CIA, with the assist-
ance of the Special Assistant, Intelligence, Department of
State, should determine and establish such security arrange-
ments and channels of dissemination as may be required to
pass this information to the VCA; these arrangements and
channels to be determined in the light of materials made
available.
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 (3) Undertakes in conjunction with the other intelli-
gence agencies a coordinated program for the collation
evaluation and dissemination of such information as will
be useful in the long-range analysis of Russian radio in-
? terference and in the development of counter-measures.
WILLIAM, H. JACKSON
Aeting Director
Enclosure: ,jo-t Q~L`Car~?~
USCIB Report
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II. 8. 60VERNMENT PRINTE.'G OF'PIOE
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