ORGANIZATION PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE DIVISION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000400100058-7
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 8, 2001
• Sequence Number: 58
• Content Type: REGULATION

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4ANIZATION
PS!cBOLOGICAL WARFARE DIVISION
RESPONSIRILII '. The Director, Psychological Warfare Division, War
Department Special Staff is responsible for staff functions which relate
to War Department participation in psychological warfare, for the re-
searcah, development and military application of new or improved techni-
ques or devices in the sphere of psychological warfare. In addition addition he
acts as the Army member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Liaison with the
Department of State for psychological warfare matters. The Paychologi-
oaal Warfare Division wills
Advise the Chief of Staff on all psychological warfare matters of
rest to the War Department,
2. Establish policies for and coordinate psychological warfare matters
for the War Department.
3. Develop plans and policies governing Army participation in psycho-
logical ?arfaare, including morale operations.
k, Plan and direct analysis of psychological warfare operations
against or affecting the military interests of the U. S. whether of
foreign or domestic origin.
5. Review long-mange informational and educational materials furnished
to United States-Forces Insofar as these may concern the psychological
or political characteristics of foreign peoples, or may themselves oonsti?
gate statements of national policy..
6. Formulate plans, studies, and directives for military participation
in propaganda and psychological warfare operations involving the other
nations of the world,
7. Coordinate the preparation of training aide and literature on psycho-
logical warfare for training programs of military psychological warfare
its,
8. Maintain War Department liaison with major commands, staffs, agencies,
and services on psychological warfare matters.
9. Collect and disseminate technical data on psychological warfare devices.
I.O. Formulate training doctrine and coordinate training programs for
military psychological warfare units.
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Establish policies for and coordir a to research in and deve lopmen
psychological warfare technical devices.
12. Furnish War Department representation with other governmental activi-
ties concerned In psychological warfare matters.
ORGANIZATION, The subdivisions of the Psychological Warfare Division and
their functions area
TIONS BRAWSH;.
a. stains liaison with the overseas Planning Board of the Office
of International.. Information and Cultural . fairs, Department of State,
Navy Department and other interested agencies of the government with ream
pest to propaganda and psychological warfare matters.
b. Reviews the Federal program of foreign public information and
prepares periodic studies of same.
a. Prepares psychological warfare materials for use by disseminatin
agencies.
d. Reviews incoming intelligence materials for items
warfare interest.
ological
0, Maintains War Department liaison with major commands, agencies
and services on psychological warfare matters.
f. Furnishes War Department representation with other governmental
activities concerned with psychological warfare.
g. Handles an administrative details, correspondence, and personnel
ere of the Psychological Warfare Division,
2. PLAN AND POLICY MWCTT,
a, Establishes policies for and coordinates psychological warfare
matters for the War Department.
b.. Develops plans and policies governing War Department participa-
in the national psychological warfare effort, including morale
operations.
c. Reviews long-range educational and informational materials fur-
nished to United States Forces insofar as these may concern the psycho-
logicl or political characteristics of foreign peoples or may themselves
constitute statements of national policy.
d. Formulates plans, studies and directives for military partici-
pation in psychological warfare operations involving other nations of the
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rtarld in anticipation of future requirements.
Develops projects for execution in conjunction with other agencies
of the government in order to influence public opinion in foreign countries;
to counteract hostile military psychological warfare and to further the
military policy of the 'United States.
3. TACTICS AND TEC} N IQU ES BRANCH.
a. Formulates psychological warfare training doctrine and coordinates
training programs for military psychological warfare units,
b. Develops and coordinates the preparation of training aide and
literature on psychologicaal warfare tactics and techniques for use in the
traif ng programs of military service schools and higher staff colleges.
o. Establishes policies for and coordinates the research in and
development of psychological warfare technical devices, with special reference
to dimserination of psychological warfare materials by leaflet, bomb, guided
missile, artillery shell, public address systems,
d, Collects and disseminates technical data on psychological warfare
operations.
4. RESEARCH AN!) ANALYSIS APTC t.
a. Pans and directs the analysis of pschological_ warfare operations
affecting the military interests of the United 'States, whether of foreign
or domestic origin, and issues periodic studies of the same.
attitt
b.
Prepares special studies on the psychological vulnerabilities and
of other nations of the world.
o.
Cooperates with and assists other agencies of the government,
quasi-official and private organizations engaged in psychological research
in the techniques of gauging and influincing public opinion.
d Plans and supervises the compilation of historicasl data on
psychological warfare to include a critical evaluation of U. S. Government
psychological warfare operations during World War II*,
BY DIRE TIMI OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF':
Attachment s
Outline Organization Chart.
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