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It has been indicated that this situation was made possible in
large measure due, on the one hand, to shortage of personnel
in the Bureau of Customs and the Immigration and Naturaliza-
tion Service, and, on the other, to the reluctance on the part
of the Department of State to afford closer coverage to Soviet
vessels.
13. An appropriate program, including legislation and/or
executive orders if necessary, should be drafted allowing for
the immediate apprehension and detention in the event of an
emergency of United States citizens of non-military status who
constitute a threat to the Nation's internal security. Bearing
in mind that the vast majority of the members of the Communist
Party, USA, are United States citizens, it should never be for-
gotten that a substantial segment thereof would function in
sabotage, espionage, intelligence and related capacities against
the United States and in behalf of the Soviet Union in the event
of war between the United States and the U.S.S.R. Accordingly,
it is essential that immediate steps be taken to insure the
ability of the government to cope with this situation in the
event of such a contingency. At the present time there exists
no legislation, no executive orders, nor other expressions of
policy on this vitally important question. It is, therefore,
an absolute necessity that a detailed program be worked out,
including the preparation of policies and procedures to be
followed with regard to the arrest, detention, parole and re-
TRUNAN
lease of United States citizens who are deemed to constitute a
danger in time of emergency to the internal security of this
SERVICE" RECORDS
country. Communists, Trotskyites and other subversives should
C.S.
be included in the aforementioned category.
and
14. Provisions similar to those mentioned in item 13 should
be formulated to allow for the proper handling of subversive indi-
viduals in the military forces of the United States.
15. The various statutes in the United States Code pertain-
ing to internal security should be studied with a view toward
strengthening their provisions in the light of present and possible
future conditions. In this connection it is to be noted that the
Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference drafted a bill many
months ago which relates to the internal security and which, if
enacted, would amend and implement the Espionage Act of 1917 in
several aspects. To date no concrote results have come from the
unanimous recommendations and action of the Interdepartmental In-
telligence Conference and the Attorney General's Office with res-
pect to this bill. In furtherance of the internal security, it is
felt that every effort should be made immediately to obviate any
further delay in the submission to the Congress of a strengthened
bill on Espionage.
NSC 17
- 30 -
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