NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STATUS OF PROJECTS AS OF AUGUST 31, 1949

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
STATUS OF PROJECTS
as of
August 31, 1949
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THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF
THE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S.C., 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANS-
MISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO
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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
STATUS OF PROJECTS
1. COMPLETED PROJECTS
(August 15, 1949 - August 31, 1949)
(None)
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2. PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC
SECURITY OF INFORMATION ON INTELLIGENCE SOURCES AND METHODS
Memos for NSG from Executive Secretary, sarne subject, a ed
August 11 and 31, 1949)
Proposed National Security Council Intelligence Directive on above
subject submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence pursuant
to par. 7 of NSC 50 (NSC Action No. 237d). Action requested by
reference memo dated August 31. Awaiting action by all members
and the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General.
AVOIDANCE OF PUBLICITY CONCERNING THE INTELLIGENCE AGENCIES OF THE
U. S. GOVERNMENT
Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated
August 18 and 31, 1949)
Proposed National Security Council Intelligence, Directive on above
subject submitted by the Director of Central Intelligence pursuant
to par. 7 of NSC 50 (NSC Action No. 237d). Action requested by
reference memo dated August 31. Awaiting action by all Council
members and the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General.
ANTARCTICA
NSC 2
Report by the Secretary of State on the subject circulated for the
information of the Council. To be scheduled as an item for informa-
tion on the agenda of the next Council meeting.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF OVERT PSYCHOLOGICAL
WARFARE IN THE INITIZL STAGES OF WAR ON EMERGENCY
NSC
Report by the Secretary of State, prepared by the organization
established within the Department of State pursuant to par. 1 of
NSC 43, and concurred in by the policy consultants designated
pursuant to par. 2b of NSC 43, submitted for consideration by the
Council. Concurred in by Treasury, August 4; by NSRB, August 15.
Awaiting action by Defense.
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UNDER CONSIDERATION BY NSC (Cont'd)
MEASURES REQUIRED TO ACHIEVE U. S. OBJECTIVES WITH RESPECT TO THE
USSR
Ref. NSC 20/k; NSC 35; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary,
same subject, dated May 25 and June 21, 19+9; Memo for Consultants
from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated March 30, 19+9)
On the basis of the statement of U. S. risks and objectives with
respect to the USSR (NSC 20/4) as adopted by the Council and ap-
proved by the President, the Staff drafted specific measures re-
quired to achieve those objectives, pursuant to NSC Action No. 88-b.
In this connection, the Staff considered the views of the JCS on
military commitments, which were circulated as NSC 35 for Council
information and Staff use. Staff draft report presented to Consult-
ants January 11. Referred back to Staff for revisions in the light
of the discussion at the Consultants' meeting on January 17. Staff
request that JCS views on "military readiness" be obtained for use
in completing final draft of report was transmitted to the Secretary
of Defense, January 19. JCS views incorporated by the NSC Staff in
a draft report submitted to the Consultants by memo dated March 30.
Concurred in by Navy and NSRB, April 1; by Air Force, April 5; by
Army, April 12. State recommendations regarding this project sub-
mitted by memo dated May 25 to Council. Defense proposal with
respect to State recommendations submitted to the Council for con-
sideration by memo dated June 21. To be scheduled for consideration
at a forthcoming Council meeting.
DEVELOPMENTS WITH RESPECT TO WESTERN UNION
NSC Action No.
At its 39th Meeting the Council agreed to retain this subject on
its agenda pending consideration of policy questions with respect
thereto which have not yet been decided.
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3. PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC CONSULTANTS
PLANNING FOR LIMITED JAPANESE ARMED FORCES
NSC 44 an memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, subject: "Limited
Military Armament for Japan", dated March 11, 1949; Memo for Con-
sultants from Executive Secretary, above subject, dated April 27,
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949)
Study by the Department of the Army, "Limited Military Armament for
Japan", and comments thereon by General MacArthur and the JCS, re-
ferred by the Secretary of Defense for examination by the NSC Staff
with a view to preparing possible amendments to NSC 13/3 for Council
consideration. Draft report submitted to the Consultants, April 27.
Concurred in by Defense and Navy, May 3; by Array, May 5; by NSRB,
May 7; by Air, May 9; Awaiting action by State.
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PROJECTS IN PREPARATION BY NSC STAFF
U. S. POLICY TOWARD ASIA
NSC ; Memcs or rom Executive Secretary, "Appraisal of U.S.
National Interests in South Asia'", dated June 2 and 17, 1949; NBC 49;
NBC 51; NBC 55; NSC 37/6; NBC 37/7)
A request by the Secretary of Defense (NSC 48) for a study of the
current situation in Asia was circulated on June 10 for the in-
formation of the Council and referred to the NBC Staff for the
preparation of a report for Council consideration. The following
reports have. been referred to the NBC Staff for consideration in
connection with the preparation of the report requested by NSC 48:
a.
SANACC
Asia"
posed
360/14, "Appraisal of U. S. Interests in South
(memo of June 2), together with amendments pro-
by the Secretary of, Defense (memo of June 17).
b.
"Implications of a Possible Full-Scale Invasion from
North Korea Subsequent to Withdrawal of U. S. Troops
from Korea". Staff study prepared in the Department
of the Army, forwarded by the Secretary of the Army
on June 30, together with JCS comments thereon.
c. NBC 49, "Current Strategic Evaluation of U. S. Security
Needs in Japan". Report by the JCS furnished by the
Secretary of Defense pursuant to questions raised by
the Acting Secretary of State in connection with the
the State Department study of the present adequacy
of NSC 13/3.
d. NSC 51, "U. S. Policy Toward Southeast AAsia". Report
by the Secretary of State.
e. NBC 55, "Implications of a Possible Chinese Communist
Attack on Foreign Colonies in South China". Report
by the JCS, forwarded by the Secretary of Defense.
f. NSC 37/6, "Current Position of the U. S. with Respect
to Formosa", and NBC 37/7, "The Position of the U. S.
with respect to Formosa". Report by the Secretary of
State (NSC 37/6) and the views of the JCS (NBC 37/7)
which were obtained by the Secretary of Defense pursuant
to recommendation by the Secretary of State in NBC 37/6.
Staff has prepared and is considering drafts dealing with various
aspects of the problem. Awaiting staff report.
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IN PREPARATION BY~NSC STAFF (Cont'd)
FUTURE COURSE OF U.. S . ACTION WITH RESPECT' TO
AUSTRIA
Report by the Secretary of Defense (NSC 38/1) circulated June 16 to
the Council for information and referred to the Department of state
in accord with the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense that
the Department of State present, as a matter of urgency, its views
on the issues involved in a future-course of U. S. action with re-
s ect to Austria. Report by the Secretary, of State in reply (NSC
3 /2) was considered by the NSC at its 43rd meeting. The Council
referred both reports (NSC 38/1 and 38/2) to the NSC Staff for use
in the preparation of a study of'the nature and timing of possible
courses of action available to the U. S. with respect to Austria.
A State draft was circulated August 29 for Staff consideration.
Awaiting Staff study.
COORDINATION OF CURRENT ECONOMIC WARFARE OPERATIONS
sC 53
Report by the Under Secretary of State circulated at his request to
the Council Members and referred to the NSC Staff for consideration
prior to consideration by the Council. The Secretary of Commerce
and the Economic'Cooperation Administrator will participate in the
Council's consideration of this matter and upon request, together
with the Secretary of the Treasury, have designated representatives
who are assisting in the preliminary staff work. At a meeting of
the Staff, the State Department member was requested to furnish
further information. Awaiting Staff report.
U. S. POLICY CONCERNING MILITARY COLLABORATION UNDER THE INTER-
AMER AN TEA OF--RECIPROCAL ASSISTANCE
(NSC 5
Report by the Secretary of Defense, including a draft NSC report on
the subject and an interim directive to the Chairman of the U. S.
Delegation, Inter-American Defense Board, circulated to the Council
for information and referred to the NSC Staff for use in the prepara-
tion of a report for Council consideration. Awaiting Staff report..
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5. OTHER CURRENT PROJECTS
U. S. POLICY TOWARD GERMANY
NSC Action No.
The NSC Sub-committee on Germany, established by NSC Action No. 176,
met initially on January 28, 1949, pursuant to the reference action,
approved a procedure for its activities and designated representa-
tives as a Steering Group. It was agreed that the Department of
State would prepare for consideration by the Steering Group the first
draft of a restatement of our policy toward Germany, and that the
Steering Group should undertake concurrently the preparation of
position papers on the following problems, the first four of which
should have priority over the remainder:
1. Occupation Statute for Western Germany
2. Trizonal Fusion Agreement
3. German Constitution
4. Ruhr Control Plan
5. Prohibited and Restricted Industries
6. Reparations
7. Western Germany's Long Range Economic Program
(GARIOA and ECA)
8. Western Berlin Currency Situation
The Steering Group held 15 meetings to March 30, 19)49 at which the
above subjects were discussed. These discussions were reflected in
position papers on Germany presented to the President by the Secre-
tary of State on March 31, 19+9 preparatory to the meeting of the
Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France and the United
States held in Washington. Subsequent to this meeting, the position
papers, noted above, prepared by the Department of State, and the
Agreements reached by the three Foreign Ministers on April 8, 1949,
were circulated to the NSC Members by memoranda from the Executive
Secretary, subject "The Position of the U. S. with Respect to Ger-
many", dated April 28 and 29, 1949, respectively. These were noted
by the Council at its 39th Meeting on May 5 (NSC Action No. 212).
Preparatory to the Sixth Meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers
in Paris, May 23 to June 20, 1949, the NSC discussed the position of
the U. S. with respect to Germany in the light of the paper by the
Secretary of State circulated to Council Members by a memo from the
Executive Secretary, dated May 16, 1949 (NSC Action No. 215).
Awaiting first draft from the Department of State of a report on
U. S. policy toward Germany.
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OTHER CURRENT PROJECTS (Cont'd)
UNITED STATES STRATEGIC INTERESTS IN ISRAEL
SC
In accord with the suggestion of the Secretary of Defense, the Sec-
retary of State has been requested to prepare for Council considera-
tion an initial report which re-examines and develops an up-to-date
policy on the position of the United States with respect to Israel,
in light of developments over the course of the last twelve months
and in view of the conclusions reached by the JCS in NSC 47.
Awaiting report by the Secretary of State.
GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS IN NATIONAL SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL
AFFAIRS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
(NBC 52, NBC 5277
Request by the President for the advice of the NSC on the subject
was circulated as NSC 52 to NSC members on July 5. A draft response
for Council consideration prior to September 1, 1949 is being pre-
pared by a special staff committee composed of designated repre-
sentatives of the Secretaries of State, the Treasury, and Defense,
the Chairman, NSRB and the Economic Cooperation Administrator, in
appropriate consultation with the Director, Bureau of the Budget
and the Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers. IA summary tabula-
tion of planning limits for budget programs for Fiscal Year 1951
and extracts of correspondence by the Director of the Bureau of
the Budget relating thereto, were circulated to the Council for
information (NSC 52/1) and referred to the special staff committee.
Initial draft report, containing studies by State, Defense, and
ECA, now being considered by the special staff committee.
THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
INTELLIGENCE
NSC Actions Nos. 231 and 237: NSC 50)
NSC Action No. 231, as amended by NSC Action No. 237 d., calls for
submission by the Director of Central Intelligence of the following
reports, in addition to those already submitted:
a. Within a period of 6 months, a progress report on
particular intelligence questions requiring co-
ordination or attention paragraph ka of NSC 50).
b. In 90 days, a progress report on the organization
of the CIA (paragraph 6 of NSC 50).
Awaiting above reports by the Director of Central Intelligence.
(See also section 2).
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OTHER CURRENT PROJECTS (Cont'd)
STUDY OF CHENNAULT PLAN BY JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
(Memo for the secretary of Defense from the Executive Secretary,
same subject, dated August 25, 19+9)
In accordance with the reference memo on the subject by the Under
Secretary of State, the views of the appropriate agencies of the
Department of Defense along the lines set forth in the Under
Secretary's memo were requested for the National Security Council.
Awaiting report by the Secretary of Defense.
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6. DEFERRED PROJECTS
NATIONAL SECURITY OBJECTIVES OF THE UNITED STATES
Study initiated by NSC Staff December 2, 1947 as a long-term pro-
ject. First draft issued February 25, 1948. Further consideration
subsequently deferred until after NSC action on the NSC 20 and 35
Series. Awaiting completion of a study on this subject being pre-
pared by the Department of State as a long-term project.
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