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Sixteenth Meeting of the
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD
October 30, 1952 2:40 P.M.
Directorts Conference Room
Administrative Building
Central. Intelligence Agency
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General Walter B. Smith, Director of Central Intelligence,
Chairman
Mr. David K. E. Bruce, Under Secretary of State
Mr. Charles A. Coolidge, Assistant Secretary of Defense
OTHER PARTICIPANTS:
Department of State
Mr. Howland H. Sargeant, Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs
Office of Secretary of Defense
Brig. General John Magruder, USA (Ret.)
Central Intelligence Agency
Secretary to the yard
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Agenda Ite i No, 1 - Pxoeram of P cholq ir_al red raft n for
Stalin 3 Pessi.ng from Power
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The Board approved the recommendations for the preparatory work
outlined in this paper to be undertaken, and authorized the designation
of a staff member from each member agency and from the staff of the
Board to serve as principal point of contact concerning this work. Upon
the development of an agreed United States Government position with re-
gard to the contingency of Stalin!s sudden death, the Department of
State Member indicated his Department would initiate; informal discussions
with certain other foreign governments in order to ensure consistent
positions mutually satisfactory to the governments concerned.
Aallvi Item. No . 2 -PSB is .xrter ly, R; ,port to th ? Pr sic ent and
hey National Socurity Council
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The Board approved the draft report with the revisions presorted
by. the Director prior to the meeting. The Board requested the Director
to study the matter of periodic reports to the President and the
National Security Council, with a view to developing r.,,cormnondations
with respect to period to be covered, format, proceed-are and other
relevant aspects thereof.
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The Board approved the paper in principle, subject to working out
by the D< partment of State, with the Bureau of the l-,udget, of justifi-
cation for the Congressional presentation. In view of certain sensitive
considerations involved in expanding the program, the Poardrs approval
was contingent on no mention being made of Yugoslavia or other sensitive
areas of the world, in the authorizing legislation. It was agreed that
the language employed in delineating areas should be broad enough to
cover contingencies not possible now to for.soo,, It was further agreed
that the Board's review of the legislative approach to Congress would.
await the results of the State Department's discussion with the Bureau
of the Budget.
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