TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR COORDINATION ON NSC 167/2 AND RELATED MATTERS CONCERNING KOREA

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 11, 2005
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: November 13, 1953
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Rg'ER E'NOE:
NSC 167/2
OPERATION COORDINATING BOARD
WASHINGTON 25, D.C.
TERMS OF REFERM CE FOR CCORDINATION
OF NSC 167/2 AND RMAT, HATTERS
CONCERNING KOREA
PARTICULAR ATTENTION IS DIRECTS? TO THIS SUBJECT'S
EXTRIJi~iELY 612-15ITIVE NATURS OVER AND ABOVE NOM ML
SECURITY REQUIRM4i:ENTS
1. The President, on November 6, 1953, approved the statement o
policy, in NSC 167/2, as adopted by the NSC, and directed its im .emer-:.
tation by all appropriate executive departments and agencies of the U.:s,
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Government under the coordination of the OCB. This statement of -jolir "
was accordingly referred to the OCB by memorandum of transmittal r4atee;
November 6, 1953.
2. Representatives of the following agencies shall constitute a
working group in order to facilitate inter-agency coordination of policies,
programs and operations in fulfillment of NSC 167/2. The working group,
shall be chaired by a representative of the Department of State, pith
an Executive Secretary from the OCB staff:
a, Department of State
b. Department of Defense
c. Foreign Operations Administration
d. United States Information Agency
e. Central Intelligence Agency
f. Other agencies as-appropriate from time to time
3. It shall be the function of the members of this working group
to keep informed and to inform each other of operations and forwarxi
planning as they are developed within their departments in support of
NSC 167, and to undertake to insure the.proper coordination of these
plans and.operations and their accordance with NSC 167/2. Such inter-
agency coordination and reporting as may require unusual or non-routine
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development shall be conducted through the members of the working group
or through such special mechanisms as may be established by OCB. A,pendix
"A" consists of certain specific tasks to which the group is enjoin?=d to
give immediate attention,
4. In the implementation of this policy, the working group szali
constantly keep in mind that particular climate of opinion the U.S,
is seeking to achieve.
5. In addition,,the working group shall, on the basis of its cog-
nizance of current planning, operations, and new policy developments,
initiate action or submit recommendations concerning amendments or modi-
fications which may be occasioned by new proposals which appear to ce
desirable within this policy. The working group shall report to tna OCB
serious gaps or omissions, as well as inconsistencies and ambiguit=es in
implementation planning and operations.
6, Responsibility for the conduct of operations which arise from
the implementation of this policy statement remains with the d