NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STATUS OF PROJECTS

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
STATUS OF PROJECTS
as of
April 13, 1953
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NATIONAL SECURITY CPJ 7T
TAT US OF PO__JECTS
I.
Completed Projects .................................1
II.
Projects Under Consideration by the NSC............
2
Items Awaiting Subsequent NSC Consideration......
2
1. Basic National Security Policies and
Programs in Relation to Their Costs......
2
2. United States Policies in the Far East...,.
2
3. Analyssis of Possible Courses of Action
i n Korea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3
4. United States Objectives and Courses of
Action with Respect to Formosa and the
National Government of China .............
3
5. United States Policy Regarding the Present
Situation in :ran ........................
3
III.
Current NSC Planning Board Projects ................
4
1. United States Objectives and
With Respect to the Near Ea
Policies
st...........,
4
2. United States Objectives and
of Action with Respect to J
Courses
apan....,..,.
4
3. National Security and the St.
Waterway.....,...... ........
Lawrence
........,...
4
4. Conditions for a Peaceful Set
With The USSR ..............
tlement
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5
5. United States Policy Toward t
Satellite States in Eastern
(Including East Germany)+ ..
he Soviet
Europe
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5
6. U.S. Policies and Programs in
Field Which May Affect the
of the Soviet Bloc .........
the Economic
War Potential
..............
5
7. A National Petroleum Program .
..............
6
8. The Position of the United St
Respect to South Asia ......
ates with
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6
9. Armaments and American Policy
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10.
Relative Cost of Ensuring Availability
of Certain Middle East Oil Facilities
or of Offsetting Their Loss ................
7
11.
Eligibility of Representatives of
Foreign Governments to Receive
Classified U.S. Security Information.......
7
12.
Japanese Peace Treaty Islands ................
8
13.
United States Objectives and Courses
of Action with Respect to Latin America....
8
14.
The Position of the United States with
Respect to Yugoslavia......................
8
15.
United States Objectives and Policies
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With Respect to North Africa ...............
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S e r i e s . . . . . . . . . . . . ? . . . . . a . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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United States and Allied War Objectives
in the Event of Global War .................
9
IV.
Other Current Council Projects .......................
11
1.
Proposal for a Volunteer Freedom Corps.......
11
2.
The Use of Radio as a Medium for
Psychological Operations and the
Impact of its Use on National Security.....
11
3.
A Project to Provide a More Adequate Basis
For Planning for the Security of the
United States ..............................
12
4.
Organized Evacuation of Civilian
Populations in Civil Defense ...............
12
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I. COMPLETED.. PROJECTS
(April 6, 1953 - April 13, 1953)
1. .Q.NA.. S C .~. QNTCARNING FRE?9? WORLD PETRO
Vu T
(NSC Action Nos. 69 an 9 NSC 138/1)
2. SIGNIFICANT WQRLD DEUIOPNiME~JTS AFFE~U `ax3s.'.UR IY
TN, C Action No. 7511
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IT MS AWAIT TNG 8UBSEQU NT NSC GO S IDER. TION
1. B?1? STC NATIONAL, SECURITY ? TC ND PRQCRAMS_..JN RELATION
TOCOS `S
NSC 149 9 ~, 68/2 135/3 and Annex to 135/1, 135, 141,
142, 145; Memo for NuC, April 2, 1953; Memos for NSC,
subject, "Review of Basic National Security Policies",
February 6 and 18, 1953; Memo for NSC, subject "Review
of Basic National Security Policies: The Military Pro-
gram", March 24 1953? Memos for NSC, subject, "Review of
Basic National Security Policies: The Mutual Security
Program", March 20, 24 and 30, 1953; Memo for NSC, subject,
"Budget Considerations Bearing on the NSC Review 6f-,Basic
National Security Policies", March 5 1953; Memo for NSC,
subject, "Cost of National Security Programs", February 24,
1953; Memo for NSC, subject, "Budget Outlook Based on
Programs of Previous Administration", February 17, 1953;
Memo for Senior NSC Staff, subject "Reexamination of
United States Programs for National Security" January 23,
1953; NSC Action Nos. 668, 705?-b, 726, 730, 733, 743, 74 -i,
747, 752-b and 762)
QRGS,V: The Council on February 4 noted an oral report by
Mr. Cutler of the President "s desire that the Council
initiate discussion of the basic over-all policies in
NSC 20/4, 68/2, 135,/3 and 141 at its next meeting on the
basis of summaries to be circulated.
CUR, SA Awaiting (a) further study of Part I of
NBC 1~- and ;b) outlines due April 20, along the lines of
Part II of NSC 1+9 (as revised by the summary report by
the Special Assistant to the President for Atomic Energy
Matters dated March 31, 1953) of the respective Military,
Mutual Security and Atomic Energy Programs for FY 1954 and
FY 1955 from the Secretary of Defense, the Director for
Mutual Security and the Atomic Energy Commission.
2. UNITED STATES POLICTE THE FAR EAST
(NSTC J; NSC Action 758; N7; NT-E-47)OR GIN: Draft statement of policy on the subject, prepared
by the Planning Board, was submitted for Council consider-
ation as NSC 148, together with a Far East Financial Summary
and an, annex constituting an NSC staff study on Communist
China.
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UNITED STATES P0, r ICI S INT12--M AS (,Co, r t'd)
CtJ,m T_ STATt S: Awaiting further study by the Council and
analysis and screening of the figures in the Far East
Financial Summary by the Bureau of the Budget, in collabo-
ration with the responsible departments and agencies.
,
NBC 1 : NBC Action No. 759 ? NBC 118/2; Memo for NSC
,
subject "Future Courses of Action in Connection with the
, Situation in Korea", March 30, 1953; NIE-80; SE--41)
0RIGI : Report on the subject prepared by the NBC Planning
Board in the light of the estimate of the JCS transmitted
by the reference memo of March 30, was submitted as NBC 147
for the consideration of the Council. N.SC 117 also sets
forth possible methods of meeting the problem of reimburse-
ment of the United States for logistic support of other UN
forces in Korea.
CURR STATUS: Awaiting further study by the Council.
E, T~T~,,1TITED STATES_ CJE IVESANDCO TRS -*OFMACTION _WITH R
(NSC--146 and Annex to NSC 146- NBC Action Nos. 60, 624;
NBC 128 48/5; SE-29; NIE-27/i; Memos for NBC, April 6 and
7, 19533
QRIGI;N: The Council on April 2 directed the NBC Staff,
after preliminary discussion by State, Defense and CIA to
prepare a report for Council consideration in the light of
a review of NBC 48/5, insofar as it pertains to U.S. policy
toward Formosa, the Chinese Nationalist Government, and
other anti-communist Chinese forces and in the light of the
views of the JCS, contained in NBC 128, (NSC Action
No. 624-b)
CURRENT T P.S: Awaiting further study by the Council of
NBC 146 as by the reference memo of April 6.
T ?JTTTAJIQN
5. UNITED, TAE POLICY REGARD-ING _F
(Progress Report, March 20, 1953 b the Under Secretary of
State on Paragraph 5-,g, of NBC 136/l)
ORIGIN: The reference progress report has been circulated
for' the information of the Council.
CURRENT STATUS: To be scheduled on the agenda of an early
Council meeting.
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III. CURRENT NSCLANNING BOARD PROJECTS
1. UNITEDFSTATES OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO THE
NE AL EAST
(NSC 129/1; Memo for Senior NSC Staff, March 17, 1953
Record of M eeting of Planning Board on April 10, 1953
QRIGIN: The Senior Staff agreed on January 29 to prepare
recommendations for Council consideration on several ur-
gent and immediate policy questions including this policy
question.
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting consideration by the Planning
Board at its meeting on April 15 of a revision of the
report of March 17 being prepared by the Board Assistants.
2. UNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND COURSES OF ACTIN WITH RESPECT
TO JAPAN
(NSC 125/4; NSC Action No. 761; NSC 125/2; Annexes to
NSC 125/1; NSC 125/3 and Annex to 125/3; NSC Action No. 660;
Memo for NSC, August 7, 1952; NIE-52)
ORIGIN: In connection with the President's approval of
NSC 125/2, he directed that the general structure of a
U.S. program to implement the courses of action enumerated
in paragraph 7 thereof should, where suitable, be explored
by the Department of. State in consultation with the Depart-
ments of Defense and Commerce, the Office of the Director
for Mutual Security, the Office of Defense Mobilization
and other appropriate agencies, and that the main elements
of such a program should be reported back to the Council
at the earliest possible time (reference memo of August 7).
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting revision of NSC 125 by the
Planning Board pursuant to NSC Action No. 761-.q to take
account of the question of the long-term viability of the
economy of Japan deprived of the raw materials and markets
of the Chinese mainland, Scheduled for consideration at
the meeting of the Planning Board on April 15. (See also
related project above.)
3. NATIONAL_ SFCURIT AND THE ST,,, AWRENCE WATERWAX
ORIGIN: Draft NSC determination of the U.S. national
security interests in the St. Lawrence Waterway was cir-
culated at the meeting of the Planning Board on April 13,
1953.
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting consideration by the Planning
Board at its meeting on April 15.
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4. CONDITIONS FOR APEACEFUL SETTLEMENT,ITH THE USSR
(Memo for Senior NSC Staff, "Armaments and American Policy",
February 4 1953; Records of Senior NSC Staff Meetings,
September 6, 1950, February 25, May 24, and July 10, 1951,
and January 27, 29 and April , 1953; NSC 79, 112, NSC
Action No. 725; Memo for NSC, "United States and Allied
Objectives in the Event of Global War", September 6, 1950)
(See also related project, Armaments and American Policy)
ORIGIN: On September 6, 1950, the Senior Staff discussed
NSC 79 and designated an ad hoc group to draft a report
to include (1) a statement of war objectives in the event
of global war, as recommended by the JCS, and (2) such
related questions as a statement of the conditions that the
U.S. would be willing to accept for a peaceful settlement
with the USSR and its satellites. On February 23, 1951,
the Senior NSC Staff agreed that the NSC 79 project should
be completed in two sections and that the section of the
above subject including a plan for reduction and regulation
of armaments and armed forces should be completed as a
matter of priority.
CURRENI_,STATUS; Awaiting continued discussion of the
subject at the April 13 and 20 meetings of the Planning
Board, in the light of recent Soviet peace moves, with a
view to preparing recommendations for Council consideration.
(See also related project below.)
5. UNITED STATES PO CY TOWARD THE SOVIET SATELLITE STATES IN
,GFRM ~MA
EA TR OPE INQLUDING EAST-
(NSC /2; Memo for Senior NSC Staff, March 3, 1953; Record
of Senior NSC Staff Meeting on January 29, 1953.)
ORIGIN; The Senior Staff agreed on January 29 to prepare
recommendations for Council consideration on several urgent
and immediate policy questions, including this policy
question.
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting consideration by the Planning
Board at an early meeting of the draft statement of policy
and staff study on the subject of March 3 prepared by State.
Tentatively scheduled for consideration at the meeting of
the Planning Board on April 22.
6. U.S. POLICIES ANDFRUGR S IV H CONOMIC FIELD WHICH MAY
AFFECT THE WAR PUPU7'E~UT AEOF THE SOVIET BLOC
((NSC Action No. 71K NSC 104/2 91/1; 12-271; Memo for
NSC Planning Board, March 30, 1953; Progress Report,
January 19, 1953, by the Secretary of State and the
Director for Mutual Security on NSC 104/2.)
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U.S. 'QLICIES AND PROGR M" IN THE ECG MIC EIgLD WHICH M
AFFECT THE WAR POTENTIAL OF,
TAI SOVIET BLOCant'd)
ORIGIN: The Council on March 18, 1953 directed the NSC
Planning Board, with the participation of the Department
of Commerce, to review the existing policy on this subject
(NSC 104/2) and submit appropriate recommendations for
Council consideration (NSC Action No. 738).
CURRENT STATUS: Tentatively scheduled for review by the
Planning Board at its meeting on April 24.
7. A NATIONAL ?ETROLEUM PROGRAM
(NSC 97, 97/2; Record of Meeting of Senior NSC Staff of
August 16, 1951; Memos for Senior NSC Staff, July 24 and
December 22, 1952, March 5 and 10, 1953; Memo for NSC
Planning Board, April 6 and 10; Memo for NSC, "Security
of Certain Middle East Areas", December 11, 1951; NSC
Action No. 592; Record of meeting of Senior Staff, Janu-
ary 27, 1953, and meeting of Planning Board, April 10,
1953)
DRIGIN: Interim recommendations on the subject, prepared
by the NSC Staff in response to a letter from the Secre-
tary of Defense (NSC 97) were approved by the President
upon the recommendation of the NSC as NSC 97/2.
CUR REN.STATUS: Awaiting preparation of a revised draft
statement of policy by the Board Assistants based on the
drafts of March 5 and April 6. Tentatively scheduled for
Planning Board consideration at the meeting on April 24.
(See also related project below.)
8. THE POSITION OF THE UNITEDSATES WITH RESPECT TO SOUTH
ASIA
SC 98/1; Record of Senior Staff meeting on January 29,
1953)
ORIGIN: The Senior Staff at its meeting on January 29
agreed to prepare recommendations for Council consideration
on several urgent and immediate policy questions, including
this policy question.
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting preparation of a draft report by
State.
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9.ARMAMENTS yDMERICAN POLICX
(Memos for Senior NSC Staff of February 4, March 12, and
April 2, 1953; NSC Action No. 725)
QRI-IN: The NSC, on February 25, 1953, after discussing
recommendations of the Department of State Panel of Con-
sultants on Disarmament contained in the report on the
subject (reference memo of February 4), referred the
report to the Senior NSC Staff, directing it, with the
assistance of Dr. Vannevar Bush, to report back to the
Council on possible means of carrying out the recommenda-
tions (NSC Action No. 725).
CURRENT ST: Awaiting preparation of a revision of the
report of April 2 by the ad hoc committee on the subject
in the light of the discussion at the Planning Board meet-
ing on April 10 and comments to be submitted informally
to the Committee by the Planning Board Members.
10. RELATIVE COS OF E SURTNG AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MIDDLE
EAST OIL FACILITIES TI S R OF QFFSF LNG T LOSS
(Record of Meeting of Senior NSC Staff on November 27, 129/1,
and of Planning Board on April 10, 1953; N ,
136/1)
RQ IGIN: The Senior NSC Staff on November 27, 1951 agreed
that, in connection with but not necessarily as a part of
the Mediterranean and Middle East project (see NSC 129/1
and NSC 136/1), the Department of Defense should prepare
a study of the cost of the military effort in terms of
feasibility, time and material, and the forces required
to ensure the continued availability of oil from the
Bahrein-Qatar-Saudi Arabia area, and the Office of Defense
Mobilization should prepare a study of the economic
cost in terms of feasibility, time and material required
to offset the loss of oil from that area.
CURRENT STATUS.: Awaiting preparation by the Planning
Board of a report on the National petroleum program
(see project above).
11. ELIGIBILITY CF REPRESENTATIVES OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS TO
RECEIVECLASS IFIED UPS,,SECURIT ~INFORMA ION
(Memos for NSC Planning Board, March 2 and April 6, 1953;
Memos for NSC, subject, "Eligibility of Foreign Represent-
atives to Receive Classified Information", June 14 and
November 19, 1951; NSC Action No. 507)
ORIGIN: Draft Presidential directive, a report and pro-
posed regulations on the subject, prepared by the
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S OF FOREIG1 GOVERNMEN
TO RECEIVE CLASSIFI
INFORMATION nt I d)-
Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Security, were
transmitted by the reference memo of June 14, 1951 for
consideration by the Council.
CURRENT gTAJUS: Awaiting preparation by the NSC Repre-
sentative on Internal Security in consultation with the
members of the Interdepartmental Committee on Internal
Security and the Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference
of a revised draft directive on the subject based on the
discussion at the Planning Board Meeting on April 13.
12. JAPANESE PE? C
(Para. 3, NSC 12 /
ORIGIN: The Planning Board requested the Department of
State and Defense to state their respective positions
by April 15 on the question of whether the U.S. should
maintain the status quo in the entire group of islands
mentioned in Article 3 of the Peace Treaty, or whether
it should return certain of these islands to Japan.
CURRENT STATUC: Awaiting consideration by the Planning
Board at its meeting on May 15 on the basis of reports by
the Departments of State and Defense. (See also related
project below.)
13. UNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND COURSES OF ACTION WITH
RESPECT TO LAIN AMERZICA
NSC7/1; Annex to NSC 144)
QEIGIN: NSC 144/1, approved by the President on March 18,
stated (para.3) that its limited purpose was to define our
objectives and courses of action concerning important
problems common to the area; policies toward specific
country situations, such as those in Argentina and Guate-
mala, were left for subsequent papers.
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting reports on specific country situ-
ations in Latin America from State (including especially
Panama, Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, Venezuela and Brazil).
14. THE P05 ITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO
YUG SL HVIA
NSC 1 NSC 18/6)
ORIGIN: The Senior Staff on January 29 agreed to prepare
recommendations for Council consideration on several
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YUGOSLAVIA(Coat 'c
T POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES? WITB, R SPEC
urgent and immediate policy questions, including this policy
question.
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting preparation of a draft report by
State.
15. UNITED STATES OB
CT IVES
S WITH-RESPECT TO NORTH
AYR IC 69
Memos for Senior NSC Staff, March 4 and 16, 1953; NIE-
and Supplement)
ORIGIN: Draft statement of policy and staff study prepared
by State were transmitted by reference memo of March 4 for
consideration by the Senior Staff.
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting consideration by the Planning
Board at an early meeting of the revised statement of
policy and financial appendix of March 16 prepared by
Staff Assistants.
16. SC 26 SERIES
(Progress Report March 9, 19537 by the Under Secretary of
State on NSC 26 tries; NSC Action No. 753)
0 TQE : The Council on March 25 noted the reference pro-
gress report on the subject and that the Department of
State is preparing a proposed revision of this policy for
Council consideration. (NSC Action No. 753).
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting report by State.
17. UNITED STATES WAR OBJECTIVES IN BE EVENT OF
GL O)3ALWAR
NSC 799 Memo for NSC September 6 1950; Records of Senior
Staff meetings on September 6, 1950 and February 23, 1951;
Memo for Senior Defense, JCS and CIA members, January 14,
1953)
.QA. X IN: JCS memo (NSC 79) was circulated for Council inform-
mat-ion and ref arred to the Staff. The Senior Staff on
S ptember 61)19509 designated an ad hoc group to draft a
report on (war objectives in the event of global war
and (2) such related questions as a statement of the con-
ditions the U.S. would be willing to accept for peaceful
settlement with the USSR and its satellites (see also
related project above).
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UNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT
OF GLOBAL WAR ?~ C ti d)
CURRENT STATUS: Awaiting report on the first of the above
questions by an ad hoc committee (designated by State,
Defense, JCS and CIA) based on its study of a preliminary
draft report prepared by the Policy Planning Staff of
State (reference memo of January 14).
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IV. OT CTJRRENT UOU?CIL PROJECTS
1. PROPOSAL FOR A ,V ZTFFDO~~Q P q
JN 143; NSC Action No. Memo for NSC, February 24-r
9)
,QtSN: In a memo to the Executive Secretary of NSC,
February 14, 1953 (NSC 143) the President outlined a pro-
posal for a "Volunteer Freedom Corps", and requested that
it be scheduled for early study by the Council. The Council
approved in principle the proposal and agreed that an ad
hoc committee should study its feasibility and prepare a
detailed plan for its effectuation for Council consider-
ation (NSC Action No. 724).
CQRRBNT STATUS: Awaiting report by the ad hoc committee.
2. T,UiE USF?URAN0 SMItU FOR PSGG C PERK Q NS
D T ?w I P CT O TS SF N 10 Vl , SEC ITY
NSC Action Nos. 612 and 710; NBC 137, 13 1, 66/1; Memo
for NSC, March 26 1953; Memo for NSC subject "The Need
for Immediate Review and Later Establishment of National
Policy on the Use of Radio as a Medium for Psychological
Operations and the Impact of its Use on National Security",
February 5, 1953; Memos for NSC, subject,"Intelligence
Support for the Voice of America with Regard to Soviet
Jamming", January 2 February 26 and 29, 1952; Memo for
NSC, subject,"Potential Soviet Attack on our Essential
Communications Systems and Organizations", January 26, 1951)
IGIN: At the request of the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
his memorandum and its attached report by the Joint Chiefs
of Staff on the subject were transmitted as NSC 137 for
consideration by the Council of the recommendations con-
tained in the second and third paragraphs of the memorandum.
CU1 R :? TT STATUS: Awaiting report by the Director of Central
Intelligence and the Telecommunications Adviser to the
President, pursuant to NSC Action No. 710, and consideration
by the Council of these reports together with the report of
the President's Committee on International Information
Activities transmitted by the reference memo of March 26.
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3. A PROJECT TO PROVIDE A ,MBE AD,FQUATE BASIS FM -PLANNING EOR
4.
k1\1 L 1`tV9 Av1Um0 i0L? vo- ', Vl:LULJCJ' c.L, .i.7Jc lic utv.; i...J. 11vv
June 5, July 17 and 30, August 30, 1951, and November 21,
25, 26, 1952; Memo for NSC, subject, "Summary Evaluation
of the Net Capability of the USSR to Injure the Continental
United States" November 25, 1952; NSC Action Nos. 519,
543, 687, and X99; SE-14)
ORIGIN: The Council on November 26, 1952 (NBC Action
No. 687-a) received a summary evaluation of the net capa-
bility of the USSR to injure the Continental United States
(reference memos of October 21 and November 25) prepared
pursuant to NSC directive (reference memo of August 30,
1951). A directive prepared by the Director of Central
Intelligence pursuant to NBC Action No. 687-b, to provide
the basis for a more adequate evaluation was concurred in
by the Council, approved by the President on January 19,
and issued as NBC 140.
CURRENT S TAM: Awaiting (a) summary evaluation of the
USSR's net capability to inflict direct injury on the U.S.
to be submitted by the Special Evaluation Sub-committee
by May 15, pursuant to NSC 140, and (b) further consider-
ation by he Council of the recommendation of the DCI con-
tained in paragraph 5-c of the memo of the DCI transmitted
by memo on October 21, as amended. (See NBC Action
No. 687-?c).
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NSC Action No. 6519 NBC 131, 131/1; Memo for NSC, June 9,
19 52 )
OFtIOINe On May 16, 1952, the Deputy Federal Civil Defense
Administrator requested that a policy memorandum on the
subject, which the FCDA was proposing to issue for the
guidance of state and local civil defense forces, be re-
ferred to the NBC for such comments or action as was deemed
appropriate (subsequently circulated as NBC 131).
CUR ENES TUS: Awaiting further study by the Federal Civil
Defense Administration in the light of the discussion at the
Council meeting on June 18, 1952.
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