MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY FROM [ ]

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R000100120023-5
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 23
• Publication Date: January 25, 1963
• Content Type: MF

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CONFIDENTIAL January 25, 1963
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COMPLETED, THE DIRECTOR
06/26/2003 UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY
The mission of the Unites States Information Agency is to
help achieve United States foreign policy objectives by
(a) influencing public attitudes in other nations, and (b) ad-
vising the President, his representatives abroad, and the
various departments and agencies on the implications of
foreign opinion for present and contemplated United States
policies, programs and official statements.
The influencing of attitudes is to be carried out by overt
use of the various techniques of communication -- personal
contact, radio broadcasting, libraries, book publication and
distribution, press, motion pictures, television, exhibits,
English-language instruction, and others. In so doing, the
Agency shall be guided by the following:
1. Individual country programs should specifically
and directly support country and regional objectives deter-
mined by the President and set forth in official policy
pronouncements, both classified and unclassified.
2. Agency activities should (a) encourage constructive
public support abroad, for the goal of a "peaceful world
community of free and independent states, free to choose
their own future and their own system, so long as it does
not threaten the freedom of others;" (b) identify the United
States as a strong, democratic, dynamic nation qualified
for its leadership of world effort' toward this goal, and
(c) unmask and counter hostile attempts to distort or frus-
trate the objectives and policies of the United States. These
activities should emphasize the ways in which United States
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE MEMORANDUM No.
MEMORANDUM FOR:
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (INTELLIGENCE)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (RESEARCH)
DEPUTY DIRECTOR (SUPPORT)
COMPTROLLER
INSPECTOR GENERAL
GENERAL COUNSEL
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
FOR NATIONAL ESTIMATES
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This memorandum contains information for the addressees. Ad-
dressees may give this memorandum additional circulation within
their components as required. All copies should be destroyed not
filed, upon completion of circulation. A master file will be kept in
the Executive Director's Office and will be available upon request.
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