APPROVED MINUTES SEVENTEENTH MEETING OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD JANUARY 15, 1953

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APPROVED
N U T E S
Seventeenth Meeting of the
PSYCHOLOGICI~L STRJ:TEGY BOi.RD
January 15, 1953 2,45 P. N.
Conference Room, Deputy Secretary
of Defense
Department of Defense
pentagon
M fiERS :
Chairman
Mr. William C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense,
Mr. David K. E, Brace, Ulider Secretary of State.
General Waiter B, Smith, Director of Central Intelligence
Achiral Alan G. Kirk, USN (Ret.), Director ofard Psychological
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OTHER PARTICIPANTS s
Department of State
stant Secretary-for Public
Mr. Howland H. Sargeant, Affairs
Department of Defense
Brig. General John Magruder, USA (Ret.)
Mr. William H. Godel
Director for Mutual Security
Central Intelligence Agency 14utual Security Agency
Honorable 1j , Averell Harriman
25X1 Mr_ Thomas Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Brig. General Millard C. Young, USAF
psychological Strateg By oard
Mr. George A. Morgan
Mr. Edmond L. Taylor
-Mr. Mallory Browne
I)r, Hor`ace S. Craig to the Board
Mr. Charles E. Johnson, Secretary
Alan G. Kirk
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NSC review(s) completed.
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Agenda Item A. A National Psychological Program with Respect to Escapees
from t e Sov et Orbit: Phase B PSB D-l a 1, December 17
The Board approved the paper with the following amendment. Paragraph
2 was amended to reads
n2. Requirements for Program Development,
Within the framework of NSC $6/i and with due regard for
conditions in specific areas,
as Take action to insure that escapees from the Soviet
Orbit will re;.eivo asylum and will be assisted in
achieving a constructive :wife in the free world; and
to this end enlist the support of governments of the
tiee world." . , . (The balance of the paragraph
remains unchanged).
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Agenda Item B, Psychological Strategy Program forK PSB D-27, 25X6
5ecember 22, 1)
The Board approved the paper, subject tofinal coordination by the
Director of comments from the member departments and agencies,
Agenda Item No. I - PSB Status Report to NSC on the Psychological
o~am as o December 31g 1952 (PSB D?-?35
The Board approved the report for submittal to the President and
the NSC. M:, Bruce noted that r'the Department of State continues
to be wary of attempting to measure, with existing dubious critaria,
the effectiveness of a given psychological action in situations in
which many other forces,, economic, political and military, are at work.
To correct such deficiencies was not feasible under the time limits
imposed. They will continue to appear until arrangements are made
permitting more effective staff work within and among the agencies
concerned.?1
Agenda Item No, 2 - Te.d: Case Evaluation of the U. S. Psychological
25X6 Et:;`?yrt i.nL(P3 D'29)
The. Board noted th:t paper with interest but did not approve it.
Mr. Bruce comment-ad as i o'llows e
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Agenda Item No. 3b -
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111. While the paper has indicated that the psychological
25X6 operations in have contributed to the attainment of our
national objectives in that country and indicated that although
progress has been made, much remains to be done, the paper does
not proide the guidance for policy planners or programmers
which an acceptable evaluation might be expected to provide,
"2.' The Department considers the subject paper, even as
corrected, constitutes a useful first step in the development
of acceptable evaluation criteria and procedures."
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The Board approved the p,..per aY.d authorizes: the Dt.reotor to
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coordinate any f-c:rther commen-1 which the 2SB m3 ber agencies might
wi;h to make. Upon final coordination of these comments, the Director
is authorized to transmit the paper to the President and the NSC.
The Board noted the paper with interest and, subject to further
staff work, accepted it as a reference document to be transmitted to
the PSB member agencies and to the Director of Mutual Security,,
Agenda Item No. 4 - Psychological Strategy Plan for the
(PS3 D- 22, January 8, I9
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The Board approved the paper subject to coordination of final
agency comments by the Director.
Agenda Item No. 5 - Ito the National Psychological
Stra teg w Respect to PSB D-21/2.9
January 7,
The Board approved the paper and authorized the Director to
coordinate any f?arther caiiments which the PSB member agencies might
wish to make. The Board further agreed to delete Paragraph 4 under
Contingency B, page 11, in the subject paper.
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Agenda Item No, 6 Ps chological Strata P1ari fo
~PSB D-23, January 5s 195
The Board noted this paper with interest as an indication of
progress and referred the paper back to the Director for further staff
work. The Director broigbt to the attention of the Board that the
development of a plan for had to be within the context
of a wide geographic area extending far beyondF7
Agenda Item No. 7
The Board noted the Staff Study and approved the recommendation
that the Director undertake the preparation of a psychological strategy
plan for Western Europe as set forth in the paper.
Agenda Item No. 8 - This item was deleted from the agenda prior to
the meeting.
Agenda Item No. 9 - Progress Report by the Director
The Director presented a report to the Board giving an account
of all major items of work not otherwise.listed on the agenda, The
Board made the Director's Progress Report and the related papers noted
in the Report a part of the Minutes of the meeting. The "Progress
Resort by the Director at the Seventeenth Meeting of the Psychological
Strate Board, January l5_,19-53-",, , is, therefore, appended to and
made a part o these Minutes, Reports on the following subjects are
also a part of these Minutes but have been given separate distribution:
2 5X6 (1) Psychological erations Plan for Reduction of Communist
Power in O PS3 D-l4c)
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(3) Doctrinal (Ideological) Warfare Against the USSR (PSB D-33)
(4) Psychological Strategy for Economic Security Via-a-Vis
the Soviet Orbit (PSB D-28).
(5) Preliminary Survey for Plan
Staff Study on European Satellites of the USSR.
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Post-Agenda Item - Periodic Review of PSB Plans
The Board indicated its desire that the PSB Staff develop a
schedule for the periodie review of PSB approved plans,
Post-Agenda Item - A roval of Minutes
In view of the time limitations which preclude the normal process
of clearing and approving the Minutes,, the Board agreed to record its
final action at the meeting on each item of the Agenda and authorized
the Director to record and issie the Minutes of the meeting without
:further clearance or approval by members of the Board.
Post'Agenda.Item - Statement by Members of the Board L ro os of their
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Mr. Foster noted that inasmuch as this was the last meeting he
expected to attend, he wished to express his view that he considered
the past year and four months during which he had been associated with
the Board as being very useful. He felt that there was real promise
for the future and hoped that the new Board could go on and strengthen
the work. He stated his view that the Board had a devoted, active
and useful staff. He further noted that he hoped that out of the work
of the Board would come a really well directed psychological effort
on the part of the United States which can be very useful in th.s
cold war in which we are engaged. He considered it a real privilege
to be associated with his fellow members on the Board, with Mr,
Harriman, with Admiral Kirk, with the P.W. Staff and with his
colleagues in the Department of Defense who have worked with him on
the work of the Board. General Smith, Mr, Bruce and Mr. Harriman
expressed their wish to be associated with Mr, Foster in his statement.
General Smith observed that it was interesting to him to see how
much progress had been made in a completely uncharted field. Mr.
Harriman then said that he had been watching the development of psycho-
logical warfare in relation to Russia since the war and the advance
in government thinking had been really fantastic,
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