MINUTES TENTH MEETING OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD FEBRUARY 21, 1952 2:30P.M. DIRECTOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

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Tenth Meeting of the
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD
February 21, 1952 2:30 p.m.
Directorts Conference Room
Administration Building
Central intelligence Agency
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General Walter B. Smith, Director of Central Intelligence,
Chairman
Honorable William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of. Defense
Honorable James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State
Director, Psychological Strategy Board
Department of State
tMr ejth B. P'1iillips
artmont of Defense
Brg.-Gen John Magruder, USA (Ret'd)
Mr. Clayton Fritchey, Director, Office of Public Information
Central Intelligence A enc
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Brig. Gen. Jesmond D. Balmer
Mutual Security Agency
Mr. Samuel D. Berger " Items 1 through 4 (as considered) only
Mr. Theodore Tannenwald, Jr. - Items 1 through 4 (as considered)
only
Federal Civil Defense Administration
Mr. James J. Wadsworth, Deputy Administrator - Item 1
(as considered) only
Mr. John A. DeChant - Item 1 (as considered) only
Atomic Ener rCommission
Dr. Henry D. Smyth - Item 1 (as considered) only
Mr. Shelty Thompson - Item 1 (as considered) only
Psychological Strategy Board
Executive Officer
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Approval of Minutes:
Minutes of all previous meetings have been approved.
Agenda Item No. 3. - Memorandum on Publ o Statements with Respect to
T. Ce rtaaAme an Wea Weapons PS D- 2
Action:
Approved as amended.
Disc,,is-s1on:
Mr, Foster indicated desirability of the note, inviting attation
to t.e President's Directive of 5 December 1950, "Public Discussion
of Foreign and Military Policy", being included.
Mr, Fritchey (Chairman of the panel appointod to draft the paper)
pointed out the difficulties fa(,nd by his g t n :&p in avoiding preparing
a - 9p ' which might be too res? r. iLtive Mier s of the Board wa~r~
un,%rio;13 in agreeing that at best. the task assignad the panel was a
most difficult one and that extensive delineation of ttdols" and "don'ts"
would destroy practicability of the paper as a guidance for government
representatives speaking at the highest lovels, It was agreed that
further study on the part of the panel was not indicated since the guid-
ance already afforded by the President's DirecAive of 5 December 1950,
as well as the requirement that statements dealing with atomic weapons
development be cleared with the Atomic Energy Commission, provided
additional safeguards.
A enda Item No. 4. -
The Board approved a Resolution to rerurd its views with respeet to
certain aspects of the above titled Plan. This Resolution was made an
integral part of the Plan. The basic paper was approved at the Ninth
Meeting,
The Board con.idered a draft resolution embodying the observations
intro u e- v-Mr Wobb whit. i were incorporated in the Minutes of the
NitF' Meeting, The draft resolution was amended by the Board to embody
certain suggestions for improvement offered by Mr. Tannenwald,
Mr. Tannenwald stated that Mr. Harriman wished to strengthen the
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General Smith cautioned against including language which-,might-.be
construed as. a.u.d'eztiYe,t.o any particular deparrrntnt. All were agreed
as r. Harriman's first suggestion sould.be adapted as made but'"=that
the cerond suggestion should be modified to indicate that it is extreme-
The Resolution as passed is as follows:
"RESOLVED: The Board's approval of PSB D-1 4c is with the
understan(Rap; that tho specific actions set- forth in that paper
are permissi-re rather than mandatory, and a ?e tb be carried out
ate dlsce iori of the Ambassador and the Department of State.
However, the fact that t,:nFse actions are permissive in no way
detracts from the Board?,~ positions first; that the continued
Agenda Item No. 5(c). - Progress Report on ca ee oghcse l O e nD Plan for Soviet orrylt sca has ' PS D- a)
Mr. Sherman reported that the State Department was prepared to
initiate action under Phase "A" of this paper subject to the Director of
the Mutual Security Agency providing the necessary funds. He understood
that there might be some difficulty in securing congressional approval
for the use of funds made available under the Kersten Amendment for this
to purpose. Mr. Tannenwald advised that in a conversation with Congressmen
Vorys, Mansfield and Ribicoff, all of the Foreign Affairs Committee,
and Representative Kersten, a strong objection was encountered on the
part of Congressman Vorys to the use of MSA funds for re-settlement of
escapees. Speaking for Mr. Harriman, he felt it inadvisable for represen-
tatives of the Mutual Security Agency to seek authority for the use of
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program
the necessary 11.3 million dollars from MSA funds for the deiges4or
in the face of the imminent presentation in the House of the 1953 MSA
bud?et.. He felt that the whole matter should be deferred pending further
study of the situation in the Congress,
t, "as agreed that Nr. Harri.,ian's office would undertake to prepare
a presentation of the entire project to be used in the Congress. The
staff and resources of the three member agencies, plus the staff of the
Psychological Strategy Board, are at Mr. Harriman's disposal in develop-
ing the presentation. The presentation would be made as a part of the
hearing on the NSA appropriation. Meanwhile, it was agreed that imple-
mentation of the program would be temporarily deferred.
Agenda Item No. 1. - Plan for Conducting Psychological Operations During
~. T General Hostilities PSB D- a
The Board noted and concurred in certain changes and language, pro-
posed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the above titled Plan, which had
been approved by the Board at its Fifth Meeting on 15 November 1951.
(The final approved Plan will be transmitted by the Director to the Execu-
tive Secretary of the National Security Council.)
The Board noted with appreciation and praise the exemplary staff work
that resulted in an agreed paper acceptable to all interested parties.
Agenda Item No. 5(a) and 5(kj. - Progress Reports on Psychological Opera-
tions Plan Incident ro sorean Cease-Fire
Ne otiat ons'7 SB D c7 and Emergency
Pan Break-Off o? Korean Armistice
I e ot~ a ions J -T9-dT-
reported that the operational planning under these two
strategic contingency plans is substantially complete. The only item
remaining is the receipt of certain assurances from the Far Eastern
Command with respect to logistic support, which assurances are expected.
He also reported that an alert network has been established among the
affected agencies so that the appropriate contingent plan can be put
into effect without delay as developments make it necessary.
Post-Agenda Item. - The Strategic Significance of Involuntary PW.Repatri-
ration in Korea.
The Director stated that he had transmitted his views on the above
suggestions to the Board members with the thought that the Board might
wish to discuss the matter in light of the importance of the issue in
the current stage of the Korean armistice negotiations. The Board did
not discuss the paper but suggested that it be considered by the Depart-
ments of State and Defense who have the current action responsibility
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on policy with respect to the Korean armistice negotiations. The
Director stated that his reason for bringing this matter again to the
attention of the Board was his concern over the long-range strategic
impact of the eventual U. S. decision on this subject and his hope that
it would be possible that negotiations could be continued in such a way
that this particular issue would not be the single issue on which the
negotiations would succeed or be broken off.
The Board adjourned, at 11:15 P. M.
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