RESUME OF OCB LUNCHEON MEETING, 3 OCTOBER 1957

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2005
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: October 3, 1957
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Resume of OCB Luncheon Meeting, 3 October 1957
PRESENT: Mr. Cutler, Mr. Dearborn, Mr. Dulles, Dr. FitzGerald,
Mr. Gray, Mr. Herter, Mr. Larson, Mr. Scribner,
Mr. Sprague, Mr. Stassen,Mr. Staats
1. Meeting of the International Red Cross at New Delhi
Mr. Herter announced that the State Department has decided
to send an official voting delegation to the convention of the
International Red Cross, which will be held at New Delhi in
November. Ambassador Bunker has been queried as to whether
he believes that he can serve as a member without prejudicing his
official position in India. The Department believes that on balance
his participation would be desirable.
There was general discussion of the possibilities of preparing
propaganda designed to anticipate attempts by the Chinese Communists
to use their representation at the convention as a sounding board for
anti-Western propaganda. One of the possible sources from which
to draw material for countering propaganda was considered to be
William L. White's book on atrocities committed by the Chinese in
Korea, "The Captives of Korea. "
It was pointed out that one of the principal objections to the
US' sending an official delegation was the possibility that participation
in the same meeting by US and Chinese Communist delegations
could be represented as a step toward de facto recognition of the
CHICOM regime.
A draft resolution, to be prepared as a substitute for an anti-
nuclear testing resolution which the International Red Cross Panel
(an unofficial Swiss organization) plans to table, has been agreed upon.
General Gruenther, as head of the American Red Cross, will sponsor
the resolution, rather than having it proposed by an American official.
NSC review(s)completed.
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2. Report on National Security Council Meeting of 2 October
Mr. Cutler reported on developments at the NSC meeting of
2 October. He particularly mentioned the compromise agreement
which had been reached on the draft of the Formosa paper. The
State-JCS position, which was opposed by the Bureau of the Budget,
was approved, but with the proviso that the amounts of money
authorized would be kept to the minimum necessary to achieve
objectives of our Formosa policy.
Mr. Cutler also reported that the language proposed by the
Secretary of State concerning the Chinese offshore islands was
accepted, but that a qualifying footnote incorporating a statement
by the President was appended.
3. LIFE Article on Personnel Overseas
It was reported that LIFE magazine is planning to publish an
article just before Christmas dealing with official American personnel
stationed overseas. Although there is no firm indication at this
time that LIFE intends to give a derogatory tone to the article, it
is recognized that this is a most delicate subject to treat without
having a disparaging effect on American efforts abroad. It was
pointed out that, particularly in the case of lower level writers
and editors, there might be a natural tendency to play up such
unfortunate points as the disparity between the standard of living
of Americans abroad and that of the inhabitants of the host countries.
The group discussed various ways of influencing LIFE to slant the
article in a manner that would be least injurious to the American
interest.
4. Article in Readers Digest
Dr. FitzGerald stated that he had discovered indirectly that
an individual well known in Washington is planning an article for
the Readers Digest, scheduled for the January or February issues,
on the US foreign economic aid program. It is believed that the
article will deal with North Africa, and probably specifically Libya.
It is expected that the tone will be derogatory, and Dr. FitzGerald
was most concerned at the possible effects of its publication,
particularly at a time just before Congress will be considering
next year's ICA budget.
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It was suggested that Mr. Herter might look into ways of
stopping or amending the proposed article. One of the channels
suggested was through Stanley High.
5. Korean Shooting Incident
There was general discussion of the unfortunate propaganda
effect of today's shooting incident, in which an American soldier
killed a Korean youth.
6. Financial Problems of India
Mr. Staats referred to the recent paper prepared for the Board
in anticipation of the visit to this country of the Indian Finance
Minister. He inquired whether it was the feeling of the Board
that a working group should undertake to study the entire problem
of India's financial situation. Mr. Cutler pointed out that he had
suggested at the 18 September meeting of the Board that a fact
finding commission might be dispatched to India to get further
details as to the precise position of the Indian government and their
plans for remedial action. He recalled that he had suggested that
such a commission might be headed by Clarence Randall, or some-
one of similar stature. It was noted that this proposal would not
be implemented at this time.
It was, however, the consensus of the group that the Indians
should be pinned down to precise terms as to what they desire from
us. It was also noted that there appears to be an effort on the part
of the Indian government to make the prospect of a loan more palatable
to the US by appearing to be devoting more emphasis to private areas
rather than to government-sponsored projects.
A draft of a proposed press release, to be issued by the manager
of the Nevada Test Organization of the AEC, covering the conclusion
of the current nuclear test series, was circulated. Mr. Stassen felt
that it would be harmful to the security objectives of the US to issue
a statement as detailed as this one at this time. He suggested that it
be cut to a minimum and that it state concisely that the weapons
tested were of a small defensive type; he thought that the release
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should go on to say that further details might be forthcoming after
technical appraisal of the tests results.
This position was agreed to as a basis for advice to the AEC,
with the idea that if further amplification is desirable in the future,
this can be accomplished a few months from now, by which time
the current session of the General Assembly will have been completed.
(As of 4 October, General Starbird, of the AEC, had agreed to
accept the cut-down statement. He felt that the AEC would like
at least to mention the number of shots- - 24- -which had been made,
but would not insist on this. )
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