STATEMENT OF FUNCTIONS OF AN INTERDEPARTMENTAL BOARD

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 49
• Publication Date: August 4, 1950
• Content Type: STATEMENT

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A. In the initial stages of war, or if activated earlier than D-Day,
this Board, under the provisions of I1SC-74, shall act as the executive
agent of the Secretary of State tot
1. Formulate national psychological warfare policy, plans, and
directives for dissemination to those departments and agencies of the
government responsible for the execution of psychological warfare measures.
2. Coordinate national psycl;olog'ical warfare.plans and directives
with appropriate plans and directives for:
a. All major aspects of national strategy
b. Psychological warfare activities of our Allies
co Censorship
d. Domestic information
o. Covert psychological warfare
3. Assess the effectiveness of the worldwide conduct of U.S., Allied,
and enemy psychological warfare.
4,,. Perform such other functions and duties relating to psychological
warfare as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine.
B. In the subsequent stages of war the Boardvconstituted as an independent
organization and designated the National Psychological Warfare Board, under
the provisions of IUSC-74, should act as the national agency to perform the
functions enumerated under subparagraphs 1,2, and 3 above. In addition
thereto, it should:
1. Arrange for such centralized services and operations as may be
required at the national level.
2. Perform such other functions and duties relating to psychological
warfare as the President may from time to time determine.
II. F. "U-ve S reta
1. Supervise the adriinistrative activities of the Board, including
general administration, personnel matters and office management.
2. Maintain a central record file and a reference library.
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3. Maintain on a current basis the historical record of the Board,
4. Provide for fiscal, legal, public and congressional relations
services.
5. Arrange for budgetary and legislative assistance.
6. Provide for internal security.
7. Coordinate arrangements for transition into the National Psycho-
logical Warfare Board. (See footnote)
III. Jpch cal Staff
A. flans and Directives
1. Formulate national psychological warfare objectives, in support
of national policy.
2. Formulate basic principles and doctrine to guide the conduct of
psychological warfare by the U.S.
3. Initiate and develop plans for attaining national psychological
warfare objectives, to include:
a. National psychological warfare tasks and themes.
b. National psychological warfare directives for execution
by departments and agencies conducting psychological
w rfare.
c. National psychological warfare guidances for tl:e information
of departments and agencies conducting psychological warfare.
Coordinate national psychological warfare plans and directives
with appropriate plans and directives for (a) all major aspects of na-
tional strategy, (b) psychological warfare activities of our Allies,
(c) censorship, (d) domestic information, and (e) covert psychological
warfare.
5. Make recommendations concerning the psychological warfare impli-
cations of national policy during its formulation and on a continuing
basis after its approval.
6. Advise and assist the Board in policy matters requiring immediate
decision or involving divergent views.
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Maintain a national psychological warfare policy file.
B.
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1.
Maintain on a continuing basis the criteria for the selection
of psychological warfare personnel and disseminate data developed to
departments and agencies conducting psychological wrfare, for their
use as appropriate.
2. Establish rosters of appropriately skilled personnel not in
government service for the information of departments and agencies con-
ducting psyci:ological warfare.
3. Advise departments and agencies conducting psychological warfare
in the procurement and training of personnel.
4. Establish policies for the joint training of personnel from
departments and agencies conducting psychological warfare.'
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1. Establish the Board's intelligence requirements for psychological
warfare.
2. Secure from the Central Intelligence Agency coordinated intel-
ligence in accordance with requirements established by the Board.
3. Secure information required to assess the effectiveness of
United States, Allied and enemy psychological warfare operations.
D. Evan cation
1. Provide for a flow of materials useful in assessing the effective-
ness of U.S., Allied and enemy psychological warfare programs, including
the preparation of requests for the collection of specific information
useful in this task.
2. Receive, collate, analyze and interpret materials relating to
programs in selected areas or to target groups within those areas, including
the analysis and interpretation of relevant opinions and attitudes abroad.
3. Prepare and disseminate recurring and special studies, summary
reports and surveys of the effectiveness of U.S., Allied and enemy psycho-
logical warfare programs.
4. Analyze the U.S.-national psychological warfare program to de-
termine the degree to cihicl; it meets established objectives and tasks,
and make appropriate recommendations thereon to the Board.
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E. C.nMN M nnA
1. Advise and assist the Board in matters pertaining to media of
communication.
2. Make recommendations to the Board on new and-improved commu-
nications equipment adaptable for psychological warfare purposes.
3. Advise the Board on the communications capabilities of departments
and agencies conducting psychological warfare.
P. lsrai sties
1. Advise and assist the Board in all matters pertaining to the
logistic feasibility of proposed Board policies and actions.
2. Advise the Board on logistic capabilities of departments and
agencies conducting psychological warfare.
3. Advise and assist the Board in matters of researcr and develop-
ment of new and improved techniques and items of materiel.
,goers This function applies only to the period prior to activation
of the National Psychological larfare Board.
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