INFORMAL MINUTES OF MEETING OF INTERDEPARTMENTAL FOREIGN INFORMATION ORGANIZATION AND CONSULTANTS AUGUST 21, 1950

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INFOEMAL MINUTES OF MEETING OF DIRECTOR, 1NTERDEP4RTMEYTAL FOREIGN
INFCIRMATION ORGX%ZATION, AND CONSULT. ITS ON MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1950,
IN OFFICE OF DIRECTOR
PRESEW s Department of State - Mr. Barrett, Director
Mr. Qechsner, Acting Executive Secretary-
Mr. Phillips
Department of Defense - General Magruder
Joint Chiefs of Staff - Admiral Stevens
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Mr. Barrett opened the meeting with the announcement that
Mr. Sheppard, representative of National Security Resources Board,
was on leave and that NSRB would not be represented at this meeting.
introduced as his alternate to attend meetings
F7 j during
Mr. Barrett explained that Mr. Stone had proceeded to London for
a period of about two weeks upon Mr. Spofford o s request for a P-area
representative to work on the NATO information organization.
The minutes of the last meeting were approved with minor corrections.
With respect to action pending from the last meeting on the question
of identification of Chinese communist participation in the Korean war,
Mr. Barrett reported the recommendations of the State Department. These
were approved.
General Magruder presented copy of a cable from CINCF'E, replying
to the cable suggesting that two or three representatives from Washington
might visit Tokyo to review psychological warfare needs on the spot.
CINCFE's reply stated that such representatives would be welcome but
that a more immediate need was for operating personnel. 1r. Barrett
suggested that the representatives might consist of one from State and
one from Defense. Admiral gtevens stated that it had been decided
that Lt. Col. Young was to be the Army representative and that Col. Young
desired to take Mr. Phil Davison of the RAND Corporation along.
Mr. Barrett suggested that Mr. Brad Connors might be the most appro-
priate State representative and agreed to notify Admiral Stevens of
the State nominee.
with respect to the suggestion advanced at the meeting.of August 15,
that we might give circulation to reports or rumors that the Soviets
do not actually want to seat Chinese communists in the UN, it was
reported that carrying out of this suggestion was under way.
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Mr;. Phil ips reported briefly on the status of his revision of
he Wallace Carroll paper on Foreign Information Policy Objectives
in a Transition Periodq and fir. Barrett directed that copies of the
paper be distributed to members of IFIO and that it.be placed on the
agenda for discussion at the next meeting,.
item 11 on the agenda.. Discussion of Staff functions to support
"_ 104 was taken up briefly. The Executiv Secretary explained that he
had not been in a position before the departure of Mr. Stone for London
to work out the simplified statement of functions pending from the
" eting of ' .igust 15. As a result of discussion9 it was agreed in
principle that Staff projects in support of the Board henceforth should
bw entrusted to individuals who would heed up their own. working groups
,o develop projects where necessary. It was agreed that State would,
prepare the simplified statement, of functions for discussion by the Boarde
The Executive Secretary noted that IFIS project Nos 5 on the
broad functions of an interdepartmental board still required comment
by the Director as a basis for further detailed organizational
planning by IFIS. Mr. Barrett directed that this paper be placed on
; :ie agenda for the next meeting.
Admiral Stevens stated that he had not yet seen the paper and
v!i uestod that two copies be supplied hicn.
Mir. Barrett mentioned the desirability of securing more publicity
rda the psychological warfare being conducted in Korea to reassure the
&I. erican public on that score.
The Executive Secretary said that he had been requested to supply
i;8rtain information on psychological warfare activities of the U. S.
Ccvernment? particularly with respect to the functioning of the
4 tional Psychological Strategy Board, for inclusion in a report which
the Brookings Institution was preparing under contract with the Bureau
;:of the Budget. Or. Barrett requested a list of questions which the
33rrookings Institution desired to have answered. Since materiaal to
Brookings could not go above the confidential classification, and since
It was agreed that it was desirable to go as far as possible to meet
e request and to get material on psychological warfare before the U.S.
public, the question of downgrading NSC 59/1 was discussed. It was
felt that, except for the mention of covert activities, the paper could
probably be classified confidential without security risk. The Executive
!acretar was instructed to examine the question of downgrading and
o report.,
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Mru Barrett referred to I F as the CIA representative a
.ws:nor~anduaz from the CIA Represen a ve on IFIS, inquiring whether the
Department of State had made provision for inclusion of a CIA liaison
1,?-.presentative for intelligence to the National Psychological Strategy
t' 3a d. duly raised the question,, and following discussion
was as-reed to ask CIA to designate a liaison officer for intelligence
a be available to attend Board meetings as a liaison representative
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when required. The letter to Admiral Billenkoetter on the composition
:if the Board is to be revised to conform to the above, and request
designation of a liaison officer for intelligence. 25X1 A
With respect to Item 111 stated that (1) he and
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25X1A of frequencies as *a political and not a technical one;* (2) he felt
',hat motion pictures were a most useful medium,
With respect'to the use of balloons, HIS project No. 8 on the
subject was conaidered briefly. Mr. Barrett directed that comment be
uccured from the Bureau of European Affairs on the use of balloons to
:,atellite areas, as well as the use of balloons strictly as a covert
aaedium. The Executive Secretary was instructed to place this item on
he agenda of the next meeting.
The question of the bombing of Seoul radio station was discussed
in the light of apparent reluctance by U.S. military authorities in
iorea to carry out this bombing mission. The Executive Secretary was
instructed to draft a cable with Mr. Brad Connors, detailing the
reasons why it was desirable to bomb the radio station and suggesting
that special consideration might be given the mission.
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