NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STATUS OF PROJECTS AS OF APRIL 23, 1951

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NATIONAL SECURITY QOUNCIL
STATUS OF PROJECTS
1, COMPLETED PgOJE, 1''
(April 16, 1951-April 23, 1951)
TESITUATION THE FAR EAST
(NSC Action No. 461)
NSC 86/1 UN TED STATES POI ON SOVIET AND SATELLITE DEFECTORS
NSC Action No. 462)
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PR Eq TS UNDER C ONy DE AT ION BY THE NSC
A. In view of the absence of any reports requiring a meeting of
the Council this week, the regular meeting scheduled for
Wednesday, April 25, has been cance1gd4
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PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (C ont f d )
r raw ~~~.wr+.s.., B. TE EMSUNDER CONSIDERATION SY =QRANDUM ACTION
FSQCgRA4 QF WHYS AL SEC LJITY FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND ALLIED
IT E3
(M Mem1EJ
o for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated April
10, 1951)
Memo by the Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Secur-
ity and its attached report by the ICIS on the subject were sub-
mitted by the reference memo for consideration of the "Recommenda-
tions" therein by the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Attorney General the Secretaries of the Interior Commerce, and
Labor, the Director of Defense Mobilization, and the Chairman,
Atomic Energy Commission. Approved by Labor, April 12; by
Commerce, April 16; by Defense, NSRB Justice, and 0DM April 17;
by Treasury, April 20. Awaiting action by others concerned.
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C.
PROJECTS UNDER C ONS IDERAT ION BY T H E N C (C ont' d )
WAIT.
C ONSIDE
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Draft Statement of Policy and Staff Study on the subject, prepared
by the Department of State with the advice and assistance of the
Department of Defense and the CIA, was revised by the Staff
Assistants and approved by the Senior Staff on April 12 for
submission to the Council as NSC 26/5, To be scheduled on the
agenda of an early Council meeting,
NSC 26/2 an0. -NSC
Progress Report dated April 3, 1951, by the Under Secretary of
State, on the subject)
The ref erenceAProgress Report has been circulated for Council
information and will be scheduled on the agenda of an early
Council meeting.
U' L A' N OF MANPOWEROF OTHER NATIONS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES
(NBC 10
At the suggestion of the Senior State Member, the Senior NSC Staff
on December 12 agreed to designate an ad hoc group under the
chairmanship of a JCS official and with officials from State,
NSRB, Mr. Harriman's Office, and CIA, to prepare a draft report
on the subject.
The report by the ad hoc committee was considered and amended
by the NSC Staff for submission to the NSC as NSC 108. To be
scheduled on the agenda of a later Council meeting. (See related
project in Section 3-A.)
UNITE.,T-STATES Pt, 0Y TOWARD IN E .-AMERICAN MILITARY COLLABORATION
Progress Report, dated April 20, 19 1 by the Department of State
on NSC 56/2)
The reference progress report by the Department of State on the
subject has been circulated for Council information and will be
scheduled on the agenda of an early Council meeting.
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3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS
A. SENIOR NSC STAFF
WYF
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UTTITED STATES NATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND ZPRIORITY PROJECV
POLICY IN ASIA
(NSC 101; NSC 101/1; NSC Action No. 420;
Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary,
subject: "The Position of the United States with Respect to Asia"
(NSC 48/2) dated November 20 1950; Memo for Senior NSC Staff
from Executive Secretary, subject: "The Position of the United
States with Respect to Communist China", dated November 22 1950;
Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject:
"United States Policy Toward Asia in General and Toward China in
Particular" dated December 14, 1950; Checklist of possible U. S.
actions, dated January 11; NIE-10; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from
Executive Secretary, subject: "U. S. Action-to Counter Chinese
Communist Aggression" dated January 22, 195].; Memo for Senior NSC
Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated March 15, 1951;
Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, subject: "United States
Action to Counter Chinese Communist Aggression", dated March 21
and April 10, 1951)
Memo by the Deputy Secretary of Defense on the subject, circulated
for Council information by the reference memo dated November 20,
and referred to the Secretary of State for consideration of the
action proposed in the second paragraph thereof.
Recommendations by Senior State Member circulated by the reference
memo of November 22 and discussed on December 12. Memo by Senior
State Member transmitting correspondence between the Departments of
State and Defense on the question of Formosa circulated by the
reference memo dated December 14, for Senior Staff use in connection
with its, discussion of the subject. CIA report on the five points
listed in Part II of the reference memo of November 22, cir-
culated as NIE-10, January 17.
A checklist of possible U. S. actions to counter Chinese Communist
aggression for the use of the respective departments and agencies,
prepared by the Senior Staff, was considered on January 15 in the
light of a memorandum by the JCS (NSC 101), and a report on courses
of action was prepared for Council consideration (NSC 101/1).
At its 80th meeting the NSC discussed NSC 101/1 in the light of
NSC 101 referred NSC 101/1 to the NSC Staff for revision in the
light of the discussion and agreed that the revised study should
concern itself with U. S. objectives as well as U. S. courses of
action on the reference problem. (NSC Action No. 420-b.)
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CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (C ont' d )
ATES NATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND POLICY IN ASIA_ (Cont'd)
The "Objectives" section of a State draft revision was amended by
the Senior Staff on January 22, subject to further consideration
at a later meeting. The revised objectives were circulated by the
reference memo of January 22.
On February 23, the Senior Staff agreed that this project should be
completed as a matter of priority.
The Council requested the JCS to prepare a detailed study of the
military effectiveness of the possible use of Chinese forces on
Formosa against the mainland of China, including consideration of
the effect of such use upon the defense of Formosa. (NSC Action
No, 420-c ,) The JCS s't.ad.y on this subject was circulated for
Council information by the reference memo de,te, March 21 and re-
ferred to the Senior Staff for use in connection with the subject
project. The Department of State was requested by the Council
to prepare a study of the effect upon China and other Eastern
countries of continued U. S. support of Chiang Kai-shek. (NSC
Action No. 420-c,) Awaiting State report.
A draft report on "United States National Objectives and Policy in
Asia" by the Department of State was circulated by the reference
memo dated March 15 for Senior Staff consideration at an early
meeting. In transmitting the staff study. the Deputy Under Secre-
tary of State indicated that the report should be considered as
superseding NSC 48/2 and completing action by the Department
called for by the NSC 101 series; and that in the near future
the Department of State would transmit a complete report on
current NSC policy papers which it considers to be replaced,
supplemented or otherwise affected in the event the reference
report is approved.
At the request of the Secretary of Defense, a memo by the JCS on
"Military Action in Korea", was circulated by the reference memo of
April 10 for the information of the Council and referred to the
NSC Staff for consideration as soon as practicable in connection
with the subject. project.
Preliminary consideration of the State and JCS reports by an in-
formal drafting group is under way.
(See also related project in Section 3-B entitled: "U. S. Action
to Counter Chinese Communist Aggression", and project on Indochina
in this section.)
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CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (C ont' d )
THE EASTERN MEDITERR .I EAN AND MIDDLEEASTT PRIORITY PROJECI/
Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive
Secretary, same subject, dated December 12,
1950)
Memorandum by the Senior State Member on the subject transmitted by
the reference memo and considered by the Senior Staff on December
29, when it was agreed: that an initial draft report should be
prepared by State; and that CIA should furnish an intelligence
estimate of local attitudes and conditions which affect protection
of our interests and the realization of our objectives. On
February 23 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that this project should
be completed as a platter of priority. Awaiting intelligence esti-
mate from CIA and initial draft report from State. (See also
related area projects in this section and in Section 3-B.)
CON] ITION FqR A PE CE UL E LEMENT PRIORITY PROJEC
WIT THE R
(Record of Senior NSC Staff Meeting,
February 23? NSC 79; Memo for NSC
from Executive Secretary subject:
"United States and Allied Objectives
in the event of Global War", dated
September 6, 1950)
On February 23 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that the NSC 79 project
on United States and allied war objectives should be completed in
two sections and that the section on the above subject, including
a plan for the reduction and regulation of armaments and armed
forces, should be completed as a matter of priority. Awaiting
report by the State, Defense and JCS members. (See also NSC 79
project below-and related "Joint Review" in Section 4.)
UNITED ATE D ALLIED WAR OBtiTE T~ IVES IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL WAR
(NSC 79; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated
September 6, 1950)
JCS memo (NSC 79) circulated for Council information and referred to
the Staff for use in the preparation of a report. The Senior Staff
designated an ad hoc group to draft a report to include both a
statement of war objectives in the event of global war and such
related questions as a statement of the conditions that the U. S.
would be willing to accept for a peaceful settlement with the USSR
and its satellites. At the initial meeting of the ad hoc group
under the chairmanship of the State member on October 6 the form
and content of a response to the problems posed by NSC 79 were
discussed and agreed upon.
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'UNITED STAY AND ALLIED WAS 0__-BJEC_T_IVEg IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL WAR
Cont'd
On February 23 the Senior Staff agreed that this project should be
divided as follows: (1) a statement of U. S. and allied war
objectives in the event of a global war; and (2) a statement of
the conditions the U. S. would be willing to accept for a peaceful
settlement with the USSR, including a plan for the reduction and
regulation of armaments and armed forces. Awaiting initial draft
by the State Policy Planning Staff of the project listed under
(1) above, /(See also related project above and "Joint Review" in
Section 4.)
lH E PQSITION OF THE UNITED S7.'ATES WI`TH_._RESPECT TO INDOCHINA
(NSC 64/1; Memo for Senior NSC Staf from Executive Secretary,
same subject, dated January 4, 1951)
At the request of the Secretary of Defense the views of the JCS on
the subject (NSC 64/1) were circulated for Council information and
referred to the NSC Staff for use in the preparation of a report
for Council consideration. On December 27, the Senior Staff
directed the Staff Assistants to prepare, as a matter of urgency,
a draft report on the immediate steps the United States should take
to meet the critical situation in Indochina. Draft report by
Staff Assistants submitted to Senior Staff by the reference memo,
On January 8, the Senior Staff discussed the subject in the
light of the importance of Indochina to the security of Southeast
Asia and the security of the United States. To be considered
further at a later Senior Staff meeting. (See also related area
projects in this section and in Section 3-B.)
TITED S 'ATES POLICY WITH RESMCCT TO TURKEY
(NSC Action No, 366-c)
In accordance with the reference Council action, the Senior NSC
Staff discussed the subject on November 8 and agreed that State,
in consultation with Defense, would prepare a draft report. A-
waiting State report. (See also related area projects in this
section.)
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CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Conttd)
OCR L-,~ILABOl1ATION WITH FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS ON OPERATIONS AGAINST
GUERRILLAS
NSC 90; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary
same
,
subject, dated March 12, 1951)
NSC 90 was circulated for Council information and referred to the
Senior NSC Staff for use in the preparation of a report. On October
30 the Senior State and JCS Members undertook to collaborate in
the preparation of a draft paper covering both the political
and military aspects of the problem; and the Senior CIA Member
agreed to prepare an intelligence estimate on current and prob-
able areas and characteristics of guerrilla warfare. Joint re-
port by State, JCS and CIA, upon the recommendation of the Staff
Assistants was submitted y the reference memo of March 12 for
Senior Stal'f consideration, On March 15 the Senior Staff referred
the report to representatives of the Senior State, JCS and CIA
Members to revise in the light of the discussion. Awaiting re-
port by State, JCS and CIA Members.
PROPOSED NBC STUDY OF USE OF CIVILIAN MANPOWER OF NON-SOVIET
NATIONS FOR PR.ODUC,TION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary subject
,
"Proposed NSC Study of Use of Foreign Manpower for Production",
dated March 29, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive
Secretary, same subject, dated April 16, 1951)
Memos by the Acting Senior NSRB Member and by the Senior 0DM
Member, transmitted by the reference memos of March 29 and April
16, respectively, were considered by the Senior Staff on April 17.
It was agreed that ODM should undertake the preparation of a
report on the subject for consideration by the NSC Staff, along
the lines proposed by ODM in the report attached to the reference
memo of April 19. The Staff further agreed to the inclusion of
NSRB and Mr. Harriman's Office among the agencies to be con-
sulted by ODM. Awaiting report from ODM. (See related project
in Section 2-C.)
UNITED STAI+S OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAA'I?FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
NSC 68 Series; Annex No. 8, Long-term Political and Economic
Framework)
Awaiting revision of Annex No, 8 by State. (See also related
projects above and in Section 4.)
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NESE PEACE TREATY.
On September 15 the Senior Staff agreed that this subject should
be a continuing project and that accordingly the Senior State
Member should keep the Senior Staff informed on any security policy
issues which may arise, with a view to further consideration of
the subject. (See also related area projects above.)
(HE-PQSSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RE PECT TO IRAN
N SC 107; NSC Action No. 454-; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary,
same subject, dated March 26, 1951)
In adopting the reference report at its 87th meeting the Council
directed the NSC Staff to review the statement of policy in NSC
107, if the President approved it, whenever the situation in Iran
has clarified sufficiently to warrant such review and in any
event not later than July 1, 1951. Accordingly In the light of
the President's approval of the statement of policy in NSC 107,
this project is awaiting review by the Senior NSC Staff.
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C R NT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)
B. NSa ST F ASSISTANTS
U?S: ACTION TO COUNTER CHINESE COMMUNIST LPRIORITY PROJECT%
AGGRESSION
Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive
Secretary, same subject, dated January 22,
1951; and related papers under Senior
Staff project on "United States National Objectives and Policy in
Asia" in Section 3-A)
Preliminary drafting of an analysis in support of the objectives
attached to the reference memo has been undertaken by the NSC Staff
Assistants on an urgent basis for consideration by the Senior NSC
Staff at an early meeting. Awaiting initial draft from Staff As-
sistants. Draft analysis in support of the objectives listed in
paragraphs 1-,a, -b, -,t, and -r,g, of the reference memo, presented by
the JCS Staff Assistant, was circulated February 6. Awaiting draft
analysis by State in support of the objectives listed in paragraphs
1- -, , -g, and -,,. (See also Senior Staff project subject:
"United States National Objectives and Policy in Asia," In Section
3-A)
POSIT N 0 THE TED STATES WIJH RES EC TO SCANDINAVIA
Pro ress Report, dated November 1 , 19 0, on NSC 2 1 and NSC 32/1;
NSC 58; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject:
"U. S. Courses of Action in the Event the Soviets Attempt to Close
the Baltic", dated March 26, 1951; Record of Senior Staff Meeting
on April 3, par. 3)
On December 13 the Senior NSC Staff directed the Staff Assistants
to prepare a draft revision of NSC 28/1 for consideration by the
Senior Staff,
On October 17, 1950, NSC 88, "U,S. Courses of Action in the Event
the Soviets Attempt to Close the Baltic" was circulated for Council
information and referred to the NSC Staff for preparation of a re-
port for Council consideration. In view of recommendations made by
the Staff Assistants in the reference memo of March 26, the Senior
Staff agreed on April 3 that a statement of policy and a staff
study on the subject of NSC 88 should be incorporated in the draft
report on "The Position of the United States with Respect to
Scandinavia " and that completion of this project should be expre-
dited. Awaiting initial draft report by State,
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UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN GERMAN
(NSC 89; NSC 737+, par. 4+2; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary,
subject: "Additional Airlift to Support the Far East r' dated
September 27 and November 20, 1950; NSC Action No. 366; Memo for
Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject dated
October 31, 1950; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secre-
tary, subject: "Courses of Action in the Event East Germany Im-
poses a Blockade in Berlin", dated February 16, 1951; Memo for
Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary subject: "United States
Policy with Re and to a Possible New Berlin Blockade," dated
March 27, 1951)
At its 69th Meeting, the Council noted the reference memo of Sep-
tember 27, and the fact that the situation presented therein would
be taken into consideration in the studies on the Berlin blockade
referred to in par. 42 of NSC 73/4. Memoranda on the subject by the
Deputy Under Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense were
circulated for Council information as NSC 89, and referred to the
NSC Staff for use in connection with this staff project. JCS study
on airlift capabilities circulated to Senior Staff by the reference
memo of October 31. Subsequent memo b5 the Deputy Secretary of
Defense (reference memo of November 20y) circulated for Council
information and referred to the Staff for consideration in con-
nection with this project. Views of the JCS on "Courses of Action
in the Event East Germany Imposes a Blockade in Berlin" circulated
by the reference memo of February 16 to the Senior Staff for con-
sideration in connection with this project upon the recommendation
of the Secretary of Defense.
On February 23 the Senior Staff noted that the JCS views would be
taken into account in the early completion of a draft report on
"U.S. Policy with Respect to Berlin and Eastern Germany" now under
preparation in the Department of State in collaboration with the
Department of Defense. Report by State circulated by reference
memo dated March 27, considered by the Senior Staff on April 3 and
referred to the Staff Assistants for revision in the light of t:he
discussion, Awaiting Initial draft by ad hoc group of Staff Assis-
tants.
VENT OFHOSTILITI
Letter by the Secretary of Defense to the President on the subject,
and the President's reply, referred by the President to the Council
circulated as NSC 106 for Council information, and referred to the
Senior Staff for preparation of recommendations on the subject for
consideration by the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury, the
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IN THE EVENT OF HOSTILITIES (Cont'd
Director of Defense Mobilization and the Economic Cooperation
Administrator at an early Councii meeting.
On March 15 the Senior Staff discussed the reference report and re-
ferred ti to the Staff Assistants for use in the preparation of a
draft report for consideration by the Senior Staff. Initial draft
in preparation by ad hoc group of Staff Assistants with the advice
and assistance of a special group from the Defense Department.
Awaiting initial draft from ad hoc group of Staff Assistants.
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CURRENT T Q_S AFLPROJEC " Cont'd)
C. OTHER CURRENT NSC STAFF Q SS
. DETERMINATIONS ON EAS ST TR Dim
Memos for Special Committee on East-West Trade from Assistant Exec-
utive Secretary, same subject, dated January 15 and 21, February 8,
9, 12, and 13, and April 18 and 20, 1951; Memo for Special Committee
from Assistant Executive Secretary, subject: "Agenda for Next
Special Committee Meeting", dated January 22, 1951; memos for NSC
from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated February 8 and 23,
1951)
On December 6 the Special Committee on East-West Trade agreed that
the Department of Commerce, with the assistance of representatives
from State, Defense, NSRB, Treasury ECA and CIA, would coordinate
the preparation of statistical studies on the subject and submit
those studies to the Special Committee for evaluation. On February
7 a drafting group of representatives of the Departments of State,
Defense and Commerce was designated to prepare draft reports for
the Special Committee.
List of countries receiving U. S. aid, prepared by the Department
of State, circulated for information by the reference memo of
January 22.
Initial country studies on Latin America, the Near East, and Africa,
were approved by the Council (reference memos of February 8 and 23),
and the Special Committee was directed to continue its examination
of trade between the Soviet bloc and the countries of Latin America,
the Near East and Africa, and to scrutinize particularly certain
aspects thereof.
Preliminary studies of trade between the Soviet Bloc and other
countries of the world have been circulated as follows:
a. Hong Kong: reference memo of April 20.
)a. Japan and Indochina: reference memo of April 20.
c, Formosa, the Philippines, Burma and Thailand: ref-
erence memo of January 25.
Korea, Malaya, Pakistan, India, Ceylon and Afghanistan:
reference memos of February 8, 9, and 13-
_q. Indonesia: to be circulated.
f,. Ireland: reference memo of April 20.
Austria, Belgium-Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway,
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Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland: reference
memo of February 12.
United Kingdom, Trieste, Finland and Yugoslavia: to
be circulated.
Studies of the trade of Poland and Czechoslovakia were circulated
by the reference memo of April 20.
On April 17 the Special Committee reviewed its work in progress,
and reached the following agreements:
1. HonZ Kong; _a aQ. The State, Defense and Commerce members
should continue their preparation of a draft report, to be
completed as soon as possible, on U.S. export controls with
respect to Hong Kong and Macao. In this connection considera-
tion should be given in accordance with NSC 94/1, to the gen-
eral question of trade between the Soviet Bloc and Hong Kong
and Macao.
2. Zguth Sgauth.Qa,S_,__, s,, ' a , The drafting group should prepare
a report, for consideration by the Special Committee by May 1,
on trade between the Soviet Bloc and the countries of South
and Southeast Asia. It was understood that this assignment in-
cludes: Indonesia, Formosa, the Philippines, Burma and Thai-
land, South Korea, Malaya (with special attention to Singa-
pore), Pakistan, India, Ceylon and Afghanistan. With respect
to Japan, a separate report is to be made.
Europe. The drafting group should prepare as soon as practi-
cable reports grouped in order of priority as follows;
Sweden and Switzerland
Austria and Western Germany
p. France, Belgium-Luxembourg and the Netherlands
United Kingdom, Trieste and Italy
e. Spain, Portugal, Denmark, Iceland and Norway
f. Finland and Yugoslavia
4. General F yjpw,, The drafting group should undertake the nec-
essary staff work for the Council's continuing responsibility
to scrutinize East-West trade, in accordance with NSC 94/1,
by means of the following procedures; (a) on the basis of in-
formation from the various departments and agencies concerned,
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appropriate reports should be prepared reviewing specific
questionable trade matters, such as those concerning Buenos
Aires, An.golai'Mexicb, Turkey-and Egypt (paragraph 2--q of the
ort attached to the reference Council memo of February 8);
M Progress reports should be prepared on the basis of peri-
odic reviews of East-West trade; and (c) specific reports on
particular trade problems and shipments should be made as cir-
cumstances require.
5. It was also agreed that, in connection with the above assign-
ments to the drafting group, composed of representatives de-
signated by the State, Defense and Commerce members, the par-
ticipation and assistance of the representative of any other
member of the Special Committee would be welcome.
Awaiting reports from the drafting group as described above.
BMYJ,a N F'QR STATE IN BNAL_M
(NSC 96/1 and NSC 96; NSC Action No.
At the request of the Secretary of Defense NSC 96 was submitted for
Council consideration. At its 77th Meeting, by the reference ac-
tion, the Council agreed to request the Chairman, NSRB, to develop,
in consultation with other interested agencies, a plan for the pro-
vision of essential Federal guidance and assistance to the States
in organizing reserves to perform State and local security functions
when the National Guard is ordered into active military service,
this plan to include any necessary Federal legislation.
Report by the Chairman, NSRB, circulated for Council information as
NSC 96/1 and referred to the NSC Staff for use in the preparation
of a report for Council consideration. On April 12 the Senior Staff
discussed NSC 96/1 and referred it to the Defense, JCS, and NSRB
staff members together with officials from the Department of
Justice, the Bureau of the Budget, and the Federal Civil Defense
Administration, for use in the preparation of a report for Senior
Staff consideration. Awaiting report from above group.
EEL AM NFOORMAT10.1XaA ilN_ NEV W& NQ
(Memo for NSC Consultants and AEC Representative, from Executive
Secretary, same subject, dated July 5, 1950)
At the direction of the President) the Council and the Chairman,
Atomic Energy Commission, undertook a consideration of the general
i
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problem of weapons information, including atomic weapons, in order
to make appropriate recommendations to the President on the subject.
A draft report, prepared by the Executive Secretary in accordance
with the discussion at a meeting on June 22, 1950 has been cir-
culated to the NSC Staff and a representative of the AEC by the
reference memo. Awaiting redraft of this report by Defense.
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4. OTHER QURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS
APPRAISAL OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC INNTE,_L SGENCE REQUIREMEmSFACILITIES
AND ARHMENTS RELA'L7 TO THE NATIONAL CTJRITY
Memo for NSC from Execa~ive Secretary, same subject, dated
February 7, 1950; NSC Action No. 282)
In approving the proposal by the Acting Chairman NSRB, in the ref-
erence memo, the NSC directed (NSC Action No. 28k) the CIA, in col-
laboration with the Government agencies concerned, to organize and
conduct a study of foreign economic intelligence requirements, fa-
cilities and arrangements related to the national security and
based on the finding of this study, to prepared for Council consid-
eration and action a comprehensive plan for satisfying the foreign
economic intelligence requirements of the national security and for
a coordinated interagency effort to this end based on a definite
allocation of responsibilities among the agencies concerned.
Interim reports by the CIA on September 8, October 4, and November
7, 1950 and January 9, February 1, March 7, and April 2, 1951,
concerning the status of this project, indicate that a coordinated
draft statement of requirements for foreign economic intelligence
is scheduled for completion by April 30. Awaiting report by CIA.
NSC Actions Nos. 393-b and 42r5 NS, ; NSC 100; Memo for NSC
from Executive Secretary, subject: "Recommended Policies and Ac-
tions in Light of the Grave World Situation", dated January 16,
1951)
The President directed (NSC Action No. 393-b) the Secretaries of
State and Defense to undertake a joint review of the politico-
military strategy of this Government with a view to increasing and
speeding up the programs outlined in NSC 68/4 in the light of the
present critical situation, and to submit to the President as soon
as possible appropriate recommendations through the NSC.
At its 81st Meeting the Council discussed a report by the Chairman,
NSRB, on "Recommended Policies and Actions in Light of the Grave
World Situation" (NSC 100) and noted the reference by the President
of NSC 100 to the Secretaries of State and Defense for considera-
tion in connection with the joint review of the politico-military
strategy of this Government.
Awaiting joint report by the Secretaries of State and Defense.
(See also related projects in Section 3-C.)
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A NATIONAL PETROLE24 PROGRAM
(NSC 97)
At the direction of the President a letter from the Acting Secre-
tary of Defense i;n, the,,sub jec t , (N13 97) was- .ref erred to the
Director of Defense Mobilization to develop a national petroleum
program leading to the complete supply of allied requirements,
for consideration by the NSC. Awaiting report by Director of
Defense Mobilization.
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