RESUME OF OCB LUNCHEON MEETING, 3 DECEMBER 1958

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2005
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• Publication Date: December 3, 1958
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SUBJECT: Resume of OCB Luncheon Meeting, 3 December 1958
PRESENT: Mr. Allen, Mr. Coughran, Mr. Dulles, Mr. Gray,
Mr. Harr, Mr. Irwin, Mr. McCone, Mr. Murphy,
Mr. Saccio, Mr. Melbourne
1. Nuclear Testing
Mr. McCone distributed a report which indicated that the extent
of nuclear fallout from Soviet tests is many times greater than that
produced by U. S. tests. There was general agreement that this
disparity should be capitalized o
in the State Department objected to pursuing such a campaign, on the
grounds that it might be counterproductive and could result in harm to
our own plans for testing. Mr. Murphy said that he did not agree with
this view.
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Mr. Harr questioned whether current inter-agency deliberations
regarding the course to be followed in meeting the Berlin situation were
taking into account as much as he thought desirable the existing OCB
mechanisms. He said that appropriate working groups exist within the
OCB framework.
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Mr. Murphy said he thought that the present ad hoc group of
State, Defense and CIA was the appropriate forum for consideration
of this matter at this time and that it should continue as now constituted.
There was tacit agreement that the OCB working groups might be given
the problem at a later date.
3. Overseas Internal Security Program
Smith of on the Overseas Internal Security Program. He said
that the annual report of the Mutual Security Program had raised certain
issues of policy regarding the implementation of the internal security
activities and that Mr. Smith had apparently felt that some modifications
in ICA policy were indicated. He had told Mr. Smith that he recognized
the latter's concern as to whether ICA should supply equipment for
internal security programs, but that it seemed evident that without
equipment of this type the programs were futile. He added that he
suggested that the OCB examine various facets of this problem and
that he thought this would be a useful thing to do. The Board concurred.
Discussion then turned to the conferences under way in Geneva.
The consensus of the Board was that while the U. S. should not take the
initiative in breaking off these talks, it is beginning to be evident that
they cannot go on forever. It was recognized that a problem exists
with regard to the recess that will be taken for the Christmas holidays,
since it will be necessary to describe the adjournment in some manner
or other. It was agreed that if possible the burden for any cessation
of discussions should be placed on the Soviets.
5. Minutes of Previous Meeting
The Board then turned to the minutes of the meeting of 26 November,
with particular reference to paragraph 5. b. (2), which covered the
discussion about what the U. S. might say under varying conditions
surrounding termination of the Geneva talks. Mr. McCone objected
to the statement that implied that the OCB working group would deal
with policy problems involved in this situation.
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The minutes were adjusted to reflect the clear decision of the
Board that the assignment should be not a determination of policy but
rather a consideration of how this situation could best be presented
to the world to enhance our position, i. e. it is a matter basically of
public relations.
M
ALLEN W .,&X
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