INFORMAL MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL FOREIGN INFORMATION ORGANIZATION 12 OCTOBER 1950

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• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: October 12, 1950
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INFORMAL raNUTES OF A SPECIAL MEFTINO CIT THE INTERDEPARTMENTAL
YOREIGN INFORMATION ORGANIZATION CALLED AT THE REQUEST OF
, ON THMhSDAY OCTOBER 122 19502 IN OFFICE OF DIRECTOR
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Department of State - Mr 8arrett2 Director
Mr, Stones Executive Secretary
Mr. Hulten
Department of Defense - General Magruder
Joint Chiefs of Staff - Admir
Cent'z'al Intellig=7:nce Agency -
flpaAment of the Army - Genera ure
_Economic Cooperation Administration. - Mr, Drummond
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The meeting vas called at the request of I to 25X1A
consider certain foreign information activities or ECA in
category which recuires careful coordination with Stato
Department and OPC,
stated that he felt it was important for the
Board to discuss this Iroblem with, Mr. Drummond in order to
assure the most effective coordination of the type of propa-
ganda activity which necessarily involves important Policy and
security considerations, lie noted that problems in this field
had been discussed with the State Department and that an agree.
25X1A zient lyas being worked out in wri" 4 g activities and
r.ssponsibi:_ities in this field, made it clear that
he was not concerned with cuestions o jur:sdictional interest,
but was solely concerned in reaching an understanding which
would achieve the most workable and efrective coordination,
ik outlined several con0AUQns under which the disclosure of
the source would be detrimental, because it would (1) cause
grave diplomatic embarrassment, (2) impair the effectiveness
of the project, or (3) prejudice the medium employed,
Mr, DrumLond said that he favored coordination as long
as it would not hamper getting the job done well, He was not
concerned with lurisdictional issues and would cooperate fully
with the State Department and ECA in seeing that specific
projects were handled by the agency best equipped to do the
job effectively, He pointed out that ECA information operations
in Europe are based on the principle of double de-centralization,
first to OSR in Paris and second2 to the Individual country
missions which have comsiderable latitude in handling local
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projects %-,Atil.o'it 11 Ag to refer to Wasbigton. Or 4, Dmomona
stated e 1 on the principle that th,sut
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type of -"T& had undertaken
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as a3. .wazino devoted to nuity
usu.) form of payment To,
private local o-,ga,-1.?_;,..;;?,tjons 02
'')10 i7,--ance and Italy rov:h eo;iJn
of eata, pned material etc.
organizat-Ww,!1, P.sualJy io
purol..s- or other mat,,,:x5al supporting
obectives.
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? Stated, that ECA 6ees not always limit its use of local-
orghigations tb the.dissemination'of informatiOn in SlApport
of. Marsba',11 objeCtives. Be said :.that- in-Trance
I1aciy9and- perbps. certain other-countrieS1 ECA -has gone.. , ?
:beyond this. in asistig-private grOupS,,but?he,.believed;that:?,-,
thiS.was'alVas done with the-knowledge.Of_the Ambassaaor,&
He stresSed th faOt that tCA always follois State- PeprtMent?
? -policy 5. sues .11k0 Korea6 . .
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. ? ?of.projects.Whih?involve...SUbsidie-e'or financial aid tb-...-
private groh.ps broad .- .AS a.generEil rule l.; he :thought that ? ? H.
the. State:-Pepaytment.atid ECA..shoUld'hnhdle projects involving ?
subsCriptions tc evert 'publications,. .pUrChase of leaflets and -
other overt printed materials-, motion picture prints- and . -.
Posters.. and tht CIA 811oula9,4n.g6hetta not enter this field
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.or subsidise Iii.. S. publishing firmsand motiovpieture..pro
dOcer,s,, On the other hand he thought that the. Stato.DePart
. bent -an& ECA should not, engage -in?SUbSidizing. foreign groups .
.. ?.- Or newspapers-and should- be ?partieUlarly? Careful about Its :.?
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arrangements .vith--organizationS? in the labor field -
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-? -? .Admiral Stevens said that a good rale fbr-agencie:
engaged: in eIrert.propaganda'..would be..,the.:prolt.iion of' marketable
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' Mr. ',E.4arrett, :everting' to the question of coordination
suggeSted.?.Upt t-fh a'f,:,,,Teement work61-1!?out by .the Central Inte ,.
lik,enc6'AR146:dck 6na the State Departthent'should apply .equally:
- to ECA. concurred ad, Mr. Drummond Stated that
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he would welcome an opportunity to go over the agreement
in terms of ECA activities in the field. Further dis-
clUsion brought out the fact that the ECA, office in Paris
does not normally receive reports on projects of this kind,
which are handled in the individual ECA missions in Marshall
Plan countftes. 'noted that al/ projects requiring
policy decisions were rererred to Washington by his agency?
Mto Hulten said that all State Department projects in the
field in this category were likewise referred to Washington
for policydecisiono
The following proposal by Mk. Barrett was accepted;
lo That the agreement between the State Department
and CIA be referred to ECA for its approval, .
25X1A 2 Thatlwill Undertake to appoint a
reprs ntative - ni1 to coordinate projects
in this field with designated representatives of 25X1A
State and ECA, and will consider the possibility
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of assigning a man to coordinate similar projects
25X in and other European counWieso
Mro Stone was requested to send a copy of the State
Department-CIA agreement to Mr. Drummond in Paris and to
check the Minutes of the meeting with
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