CENSORSHIP PLANNING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP64-00658A000100100014-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 8, 2000
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: May 24, 1946
• Content Type: MEMO

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Confidential Memorandu*, Director of Censorship
Subject: *A Basis for Censorship Planning* (Enclosure 1).
M.I.A. Directive No. 1, dated 8 February 1946?
elf Planning girectiVeeo 5. 5a, 5b$ c and
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2. Reference b was submitted by to the President by letter
fie: ;xscre ary C3 thet.I.J. has informed
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the matter and rem mend appropriate action.
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Bureau Bureau of the Budget has held the matter in abeyance to date as it feels that Ref'
sroac* b should be sent to the National Intelligence Authority for consideration and
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pa 'ation of recommended action ten the 2i.I. 1. is prepared assume bility therefor.
3. a. tia11y, Reference , ihich broadly outlines suggested censorship
policies anB administrative procedures to be utilised in the event of a future state
of emergency or war, proposes that censorship planning be resumed without delay and
that a continuing National Censorship Planning Commission be created to fulfill
that planning responsibility. (see page 6, Reference
b. Particular emphasis is placed in Reference b Upon the non-e isten
5iori , coordinated censorship plan prior towWorlCWa" III ch imposed
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noorahip. other factors which adversely affected national security
field of censorship at the outbreak of Far wren
re to plan for complete and comprehensive coverage
cts of censorship, such as press, broadcasting, exports
and technical operations.
(3) Absence of files of baic data covering past censorship
experience,, both foreign and domestic.
(4) Lack of even a nucleus of trained, key, censorship speciali
personnel.
p dUcie& of the War and Navy Departments.
:Separate and, in some respects, contradictory censorship
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captain 'i iartoni, OPR, Navy Department, has informed the undersigned
e Navy Department sensorship planning activity since the end of the war
been similar to that conducted by the War Department, except that emphasis
has been placed on teleounicatione censorship matters as Noll as upon cea -
sorship procedures affecting naval personnel. Captain iL;ton further states
that the Navy Department Will in the near future, forward its critici s of
feerence to the central In eligencet Group, exception being taken to the
Frio* reco -er ations? that the tar and Navy Departments should earmark person l
during peaceti to be assigned to an office of Censorship when established, and
that the Office of Censorship should be a civilian agency.
6. Tt is considered that a coordinated planning program for car orahi.
itertntelligence or security function should be initiated under the st$XX
supervision of the Security Branch. Central Planning Staff, Central Intelligence
Group, under the National Intelligence Authority. Specific authority for the
Director of Central Intelligeencee#, under the N.I.A., to enter into this field of
activity is believed contained in paragraph 3 of the closure to ferenc+e ,cam."
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the Secretary,
Budget that the N.
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that the undersigned be directed to orally request
rmally advise the Director of the Bureau of the
ad to receive and study Reference b with Q
ion thereon as i be appropriate.
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Colonel, U. S: ArUV
Suclosure
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