LETTER TO GENERAL WALTER B. SMITH FROM CHARLES W.MCCARTHY

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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
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• Publication Date: February 6, 1952
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ADDRESS OFFICIAL IrrovedTFor Release 2006/03/17 :
THE DIRECTOR OF
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
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PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD
February 6, 1952
General Walter Be Smith
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington 25,9 Do Ce
I am enclosing herewith the amended minutes Of the
eighth meeting of the Psychological Strategy Board held on
January 10th., for approval.
We have incorporated the changes suggested by Messrs.
Webb and Foster, We have lined through the old language and
underlined the new.
In order to expedite Board business, if these minutes
are in acceptable form, your written approval is requested,
For the Director:
NSC review(s) completed.
Charles W. McCarthy
Colonel, U.S.A.
Executive Officer
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Eighth Meeting of the
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD
January 10, 1952 2:00 p.m.
Room 3E928, Pentagon
FOR APPROVAL
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General Walter B. Smith, Director of Central Intelligence,
Chairman
Honorable William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Honorable James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State
Dr. Raymond B. Allen, Director, Psychological Strategy Board
Mr. Gordon Gray, former Director, Psychological Strategy Board
Department of State
Mr. Edward tiiBarrett, Assistant Secretary of State for
Public Affairs
Department of Defense
Brig. Gen. John A. Magruder, USA (Ret'd)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Brig. Gen. Je D. Balmer, USA
Central Intelligence Agent
Tyra Wisner, Deputy Director
Psychological Strate Board
Tracy Barneso Deputy Director
Col. Charles W. McCarthy, Executive Officer
Capt. Richard N, Antrim (for Agenda Items 1 and 2)
Major Edmund J. Bennett, Secretary'
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~6 4 Charles W. McCaw
Colonel, U.S.4A,:
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Approval of Minutes of Sixth Fifth Meeting
Action:
At the request of the Chairman, the minutes of the e#xtk fifth
meeting were approved without discussion.
Agenda Item 1. - Plan for Conducting Psychological Operations During
General Hostilities (PSB D- a
Discussion:
Mr. Foster reported that the comments of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff on the subject Plan had just come to him for review so that he
had not as yet had an opportunity to analyze them thoroughly. These
comments included some points which will require consideration of the
Boar: , ray ,dvised that there would be a presentation of the points
of differ. e-ice at the next meeting of the Board.
General Balmer briefly discussed the comments of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff which proposed certain changes to the Plan, Since such
changes involved matters of substance the Board decided to defer action
until a future meeting in order to permit each member to study the pro-
posed changes and their effect on the Plan.
Agenda Item 2. - Plan to Assure the Continued Orientation of Ja an
toward the West.
The Board requested the Director to make recommendations to it
at the next meeting concerning the assignment of responsibility for
the de c-eicpment of the subject Plan.
Disc;,'::;;j cn
Mr, We0b proposed that State Department staff should take the
lead in .~r~~'T?i:~g ,t'ao basic Plan, which would contain annexes developed
jointly CIA and JCS. Mr. Webb stated his belief that the responsi-
bility for preparing a Plan such as this should be assigned to the
member agency having the major interest. Consequently, such agency
rather than PSB should chair the panel or study group preparing the Plan.
Mr. Foster recognized that the primarily interested department
must make a major contribution to the preparation of a Plan, as State
will have to do in the subject Plan. He suggested, however, that PSB
should retain the responsibility for preparation in order to discharge
its duty under its directive of coordinating the efforts of all inter-
ested departments, Mr. Foster then mentioned the possibility of having
the chairman chosen from the agency with the primary interest but having
him discharge his duties as chairman as a representative of PSB. Dr.
Allen indicated that this might be a proper solution.
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General Smith said that his staff had commented that the
present State Department paper is more of a general treatise than
a workable national psychological plan; it is, however, a good point
of departure for the preparation of such a plan. The CIA staff
recommended that the Plan be evolved by a PSB panel, but General
Smith indicated no preference for either of the two approaches pre-
sented.
Progress Report:
PSB D-18 - Program for Soviet Orbit Escapees.
Dr. Allen inquired of Mr. Foster as to Defensets position on
the questions reported in the PSB Minutes of the Seventh Meeting.
Mr. Foster stated that Defense had no objection to the transfer of
$14.3 million from MSA funds provided this transfer of funds will con-
tribute to the basic purpose of the Kersten Amendment. Mr. Foster
expressed some doubt ea to the exi-stenee of an overall pier: whiek met
the speelf ieatier-a of 4he Kersten Amendments the view, however, that
this action on the first phase of the plan was Insu is en ly res on-
sive to th Kors7een Adendmenran~ in7ica ed tTie importance of o t n
tie second plia3 e" o` e~h plan more .roc to-$he Act.
Mr. Foster indicated his intention of writing a letter to
Mr. Ohly of MSA along the foregoing lines.
General Smith observed that the language of the Kersten Amend-
ment was pretty elastic: "either to form such persons into elements
of military forces supporting NATO or for other purposes". (Under-
lining supplied). It was his beliert77 Me -escapee program would
easily fall within the intent of this language.
Mr, Webb advised that the Department of State had been in contact
with Mr. Walter and others who has had been in close touch with Mr.
Veryo - Karsten, .eoe gentlemen are agreed that the proposed escapee
program 7rVY envisaged by the Congress in passing the Kersten Amendment,
This rew, said Mr. Webb. is also borne out in the position Mr. Vorys
to,.-'k at t e recent UN meeting when the Russians raised the escapee
matter, Mr WeDh heii,?ves there will be no problem in obtaining Con-
gress ona.'l assunt to using the MSA money.
Mr. Webb reported that the State Department had gone ahead with
its respo:Z;-ib:L_:Lities under PSB D-18. He advised that the Ford Founda-
tion is prepared to provide $500,000. The Department has located
responsibility for carrying out this program, Mr. Webb said, in the
Bureau of United Nations Affairs.
Mr. Barnes reported that MSA had indicated preliminarily that
the transfer of the $4,3 million was an appropriate expenditure of
funds. He also advised that MSA, as soon as it learns from Defense, is
prepared to talk with Senators and Representatives concerning the pro-
posed transfer of MSA funds.
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Post Agenda Items:
1. Mr. Webb reported that Mr. Ralph Block had been designated
to represent the State Department in the group concerned with develop-
ment of policy on statements concerning certain novel weapons. (Sub-
sjuently,Mr. Josph B. Philli s was designated b State to replace
Mr. Block Me to internal workloads in etoeiepartmet.)
2. Representatives of the JCS, Army, Navy and Air Force pre-
sented a briefing entitledi "The Organization and Operations within
the Military Establishment in the Field of Psychological Operations."
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