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    "ocrText": "The President\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCOPY NO. 1\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\nas of\nMarch 31, 1952\nTRUMAN NARA LIBRABA\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 12958, Sec. 3.5\nBy WM Date 5/29/98\nTOP SECRET\nWARNING\nTHIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL\nDEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIO-\nNAGE LAWS, TITLE 18, U.S. C., SECTION 793 AND 794, AS AMENDED. ITS\nTRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER\nTO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.\nMarch 31, 1952\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\n1. COMPLETED PROJECTS\n(March 17, 1952 - March 31, 1952)\nNSC 126 PUBLIC STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN AMERICAN\nWEAPONS\n(NSC Action No. 622, Memo for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated February 28, 1952)\nNSCID No. 1 DISSEMINATION OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO FOREIGN\nGOVERNMENTS\n(NSC Action No. 623, Memo for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated February 18, 1952)\nTRUMAND MARA DERAGA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 1 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\n2. PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC\nA. ITEMS SCHEDULED ON AGENDA FOR THE 114TH NSC MEETING ON\nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 2. 1952\n(Agenda dated March 28, 1952)\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\nFor discussion of the subject in the light of an oral brief-\ning by the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the military\nsituation in Korea. Scheduled as item 1.\nFORMOSA\n(NSC 128; NSC 48/5)\nThe reference report by the Acting Secretary of Defense on the\nsubject (NSC 128) has been transmitted to the Council and is\nscheduled for consideration as item 2.\nPORT SECURITY\n(Progress Report dated March 3, 1952, by the Departments of\nthe Treasury and Navy on the NSC 78 Series)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Departments of the Treas-\nury and the Navy on the subject has been circulated for the\ninformation of the Council, and is.scheduled to be noted as\nitem 3. The Attorney General and the Director, Bureau of the\nBudget, are being invited to participate with the Council,\nthe Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of Defense\nMobilization in action on this report.\nUNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD INTER-AMERICAN MILITARY\nCOLLABORATION\n(Progress Report, dated March 18, 1952, by the Department of\nState on NSC 56/2)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Department of State on\nthe subject has been circulated for the information of the\nCouncil, and is scheduled to be noted as item 4.\nTRUMAN MARA DIBRAPA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 2 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nB. ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY MEMORANDUM ACTION\nPLAN FOR CONDUCTING PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS DURING GENERAL\nHOSTILITIES\n(NSC 127, Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated March 3, 1952, Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary,\nsubject, \"National Psychological Warfare Plan for General War,\"\ndated May 8 and July 23, 1951; NSC 59/1; Presidential Directive\nof April 4, 1951, Establishing the Psychological Strategy\nBoard; NSC 20/4)\nA plan on the subject, approved by the Psychological Strategy\nBoard, on February 21, 1952, was submitted by the reference\nmemo of March 3 as NSC 127 for the consideration of the NSC,\nthe Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of Defense\nMobilization. NSC 127 has also been submitted to the\nDirector, Bureau of the Budget, for comment. This plan was\nprepared in the light of changes proposed by the Joint Chiefs\nof Staff (reference memo of July 23) in the \"National\nPsychological Warfare Plan for General War,\" submitted by the\nreference memo of May 8. Approved with revised paragraph\n19 by DMS, March 7, by ODM, March 10; by NSRB, March 11;\nby Treasury, March 12; by State, March 27. Awaiting action\nby others concerned.\nHAVE TAHMAN BARA TIBRARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 3 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\n3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nA. SENIOR NSC STAFF\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES /PRIORITY PROJECT7\nWITH RESPECT TO THE AREA OF THE ARAB\nSTATES AND ISRAEL DURING THE PERIOD\nOF THE COLD WAR\n(NSC 47/2 and NSC 47/5, NSC 65/3, Memo for Senior NSC Staff\nfrom Executive Secretary, subject, \"The Eastern Mediterranean\nand the Middle East,\" dated December 12, 1950; NIE-14 and 26,\nMemo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject:\n\"World-Wide Demand and Supply of Petroleum in Event of a\nMajor War,\" dated August 3, 1951, Records of Senior NSC Staff\nMeetings, December 29, 1950 and July 10 and August 16, 1951,\nMemo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject:\n\"The Position of the United States with Respect to the General\nArea of the Eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea and Persian Gulf,\"\ndated October 5, 1951 NSC 117; Memo for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, subject: \"Security of Certain Middle East Areas,\"\ndated December 11, 1951; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from\nExecutive Secretary, same subject, dated February 27, March 4,\nMarch 25 and March 31, 1952; NSC 97/2)\nMemo by the Senior State Member on the subject transmitted by\nthe reference memo of December 12, 1950 and considered by the\nSenior Staff on December 29, 1950, when it was agreed that an\ninitial draft report should be prepared by State and that CIA\nshould furnish an intelligence estimate of local attitudes and\nconditions which affect protection of our interests and the\nrealization of our objectives. On February 23, 1951 the Senior\nNSC Staff agreed that this project should be completed as a\nmatter of priority. CIA estimate circulated as NIE-26.\nOn July 10, 1951 the Senior Staff agreed that this report should\nproceed without awaiting completion of the related project\non a national petroleum program (NSC 97, see Section 4 below),\nbut that the report should not be submitted for NSC considera-\ntion until the information being developed in connection\nwith the petroleum report could be taken into account. On\nAugust 16 the Senior Staff discussed the report prepared by\nthe Petroleum Administrator for Defense and transmitted by the\nreference memo of August 3, and agreed that this report should\nbe studied further by the Senior Staff before finally com-\npleting a report on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle\nEast. Draft statement of policy and NSC Staff study, which\ntook account of the preliminary material on the world oil\nsituation assembled in connection with the NSC 97 project,\nwas prepared by the Department of State and transmitted by the\nreference memo of October 5 for the consideration of the\nSenior Staff. State Department amendments to the draft state-\nment of policy were made available to the Senior Staff on\nOctober 24.\nPROTE\nHARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 4 -\nTHE\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO THE AREA\nOF THE ARAB STATES AND ISRAEL DURING THE PERIOD OF THE COLD\nWAR (Cont'd)\nMemo from the Joint Chiefs of Staff on \"The Anglo-Iranian\nProblem\" was submitted to the Council at the request of the\nSecretary of Defense as NSC 117. At its meeting on October 24,\nthe Senior Staff discussed the draft report prepared by State\ntogether with NSC 117 and agreed that the draft report should\nbe referred to the Senior State, Defense, JCS and CIA members\nfor the preparation of a revised draft in the light of the\ndiscussion. At its meeting on October 25 the Senior Staff, in\nconnection with a discussion of the project on a national\npetroleum program, agreed that the revised draft report should\ntake account of the importance of middle Eastern Oil to the\nfree world both in war time and in peace time. Comments and\nsuggestions by the Senior ODM member and a memorandum by the\nSenior Representative, PSB, both relating to the draft report,\nwere transmitted to Senior State, Defense, JCS and CIA members\nfor use in the preparation of a revised draft report. At its\nmeeting on November 20 the Senior Staff agreed that NSC 117\nshould be listed in the Status of Projects as a reference in\nconnection with the project on the Eastern Mediterranean and\nMiddle East, rather than as a separate item.\nAt its meeting on March 6 the Senior Staff considered the\ndraft report on the subject, transmitted by the reference\nmemos of February 27 and March 4. and referred it to the Staff\nAssistants for revision in the light of the discussion, with\nparticular reference to the following: (a) the draft report\nshould include the Arab States, Israel and the Middle East\nCommand but not Iran, which will be covered by the forthcoming\nrevision of NSC 107/2 (see below); and (b) the draft report\nshould be designed to supersede NSC 47/2, 47/5 and 65/3 and\nshould incorporate such of the policies from these reports\nas remain valid. The Senior Staff at its meeting on March 27,\nconsidered the draft statement of policy prepared by the\nStaff Assistants and transmitted by the reference memo of\nMarch 25; agreed upon paragraphs 1 through 6 and paragraph 9\nthereof, as amended, and decided to give further consideration\nto the remainder of the paper at an early meeting. List of\nrevisions made at its meeting on March 27 are being transmitted\nto the Senior Staff by the reference memo of March 31. Await-\ning consideration by the Senior Staff at its meeting on April\n1. (See also related project above on \"Relative Cost of\nEnsuring Availability of Certain Middle East Oil Facilities\nor of Offsetting Their Loss\" in Section 3-A above.)\nNARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 5 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nCONDITIONS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT\n/PRIORITY PROJECT7\nWITH THE USSR\n(Records of Senior NSC Staff Meetings\nFebruary 23 and May 24, 1951, NSC 79;\nNSC 112; NSC Action No. 511; Memo for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, subject: \"United States and Allied Objectives\nin the Event of Global War,\" dated September 6, 1950)\nOn February 23, 1951, the Senior NSC Staff agreed that the\nNSC 79 project on United States and allied war objectives\nshould be completed in two sections and that the section on\nthe above subject, including a plan for reduction and regula-\ntion of armaments and armed forces, should be completed as a\nmatter of priority. On May 24 the Senior Staff agreed that\nthe completion of this project would provide an important\nbackground for obtaining popular support for U. S. national\nsecurity policies.\nReport by the Secretaries of State and Defense in connection\nwith the plan referred to above, adopted by the Council (NSC\nAction No. 511) and approved by the President as NSC 112. On\nJuly 10, the Senior NSC Staff noted that NSC 112 was the first\nstep toward completion of this project and that further work\nwould proceed in the light of Council action on NSC 112. At\nits meeting on November 20, in connection with a review of\nthe NSC Status of Projects, the Senior Staff agreed that the\nSenior State, Defense and JCS members, together with the\nExecutive Secretary, would meet at an early date to review\nprogress on this project. Awaiting report by the State,\nDefense and JCS members. (See also related projects below.)\nUNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL\nWAR\n(NSC 79, Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated September 6, 1950)\nJCS memo (NSC 79) circulated for Council information and\nreferred to the Staff for use in the preparation of a report.\nThe Senior Staff designated an ad hoc group to draft a report\nto include both a statement of war objectives in the event of\nglobal war, and such related questions as a statement of the\nconditions that the U. S. would be willing to accept for a\npeaceful settlement with the USSR and its satellites. At the\ninitial meeting of the ad hoc group under the chairmanship of\nthe State member on October 6, 1950, the form and content of\na response to the problems posed by NSC 79 were discussed and\nagreed upon.\nOn February 23, 1951, the Senior Staff agreed that this project\nshould be divided as follows: (1) a statement of U. S. and\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 6 -\nTOP SECRET\nHAMPS TROMAND NARA CHARA\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL\nWAR (Cont'd)\nallied war objectives in the event of a global war; and (2)\na statement of the conditions the U. S. would be willing to\naccept for a peaceful settlement with the USSR, including a\nplan for the reduction and regulation of armaments and armed\nforces. At its meeting on November 20, in connection with a\nreview of the NSC Status of Projects, the Senior Staff agreed\nthat the Senior State, Defense and JCS members, together with\nthe Executive Secretary, would meet at an early date to review\nprogress on this project. Awaiting initial draft by the State\nPolicy Planning Staff of the project listed under (1) above.\n(See also related projects above and below.)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(NSC 68 Series; NSC 114 Series; NSC Action No. 575; Memos for\nSenior NSC Staff, from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated November 6, 1951 and March 11, 1952; Memo for the\nSteering Committee on the NSC 68 and 114 Series, from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated March 19, 1952)\nThe Council on October 17 (NSC Action No. 575-c), directed\nthe Senior NSC Staff to submit for Council consideration at\nthe earliest practicable date a reappraisal of the policies\nand programs set forth in the NSC 68 and 114 Series, including\na revision of Part I of NSC 114/2 and in the light of: (1)\nFurther analysis of Soviet atomic capabilities as indicated\nby the recent explosion of another atomic bomb in the USSR;\nand (2) the current evaluation of the net capability of the\nUSSR to injure the continental United States (see Section 4).\nAt its meeting on October 24, the Senior NSC Staff noted the\nstatement by the Executive Secretary that the Senior State\nmember had agreed to prepare a draft of the political and\nforeign policy considerations to be included in the reappraisal\nof the NSC 68 and 114 Series; and that the Senior Defense, JCS\nand CIA members would prepare a revision of the portions of\nPart I of NSC 114/2 relating to military capabilities, in the\nlight of the two factors mentioned above.\nAt the request of the Director, Psychological Strategy Board,\nparagraphs on \"Psychological Strategy in the Ensuing Years,\"\nprepared by the Staff of the PSB, were circulated by the\nreference memo of November 6 for the information of the Senior\nStaff, and were referred to the Senior State member for con-\nsideration in connection with his preparation of the draft of\nthe political and foreign policy considerations to be included\nin the reappraisal of the NSC 68 and 114 Series.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 7 -\nTOP SECRET\nHARRY TRUMAND NARA UBRARA\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(Cont'd)\nThe Steering Committee on this project, at a meeting on\nFebruary 19, agreed that as an initial step, outlines on the\nfollowing topics should be prepared as indicated, for consider-\nation by the Steering Committee at an early meeting: (1) As-\nsets and Liabilities of the Soviet Empire versus the Free World\n(the Senior CIA Member); (2) Bases of Soviet and Communist\nActions (the Senior State Member); and (3) Analysis of the\nSituation in Major Areas of the World (the Senior State Member).\nOutline of anticipated activity by the NSC over the balance of\nthe calendar year with respect to U. S. objectives and programs\nfor national security was transmitted by the reference memo\nof March 11 for the information of the Senior Staff. The\nSenior Staff at its meeting on March 13, agreed that the\nreappraisal of policies called for by NSC Action No. 575-c\nshould be considered by the Senior Staff not later than April\n1, and by the Council not later than April 16. Draft outlines\nprepared in accordance with the above action of the Steering\nCommittee were transmitted to the Steering Committee by the\nreference memo of March 19. Draft reports prepared in the\nlight of these outlines were considered by the drafting group\nat meetings on March 28 and 31. Awaiting preparation of a\ndraft report by the drafting group. (See also related projects\nabove and below.)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND COURSES OF ACTION WITH RESPECT TO\nCOMMUNIST AGGRESSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA\n(NSC 124 and Annex to NSC 124; NSC Action Nos. 597 and 614;\nMemo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nMarch 4, 1952; SE-22; NSC 48/5, NSC 64; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated March 11,\n1952) 1952; Record of Meeting of the Senior NSC Staff on March 13,\nThe Council on December 19, 1951 discussed the situation in Indo-\nchina in the light of recurring rumors of impending Chinese\nCommunist intervention, and at the suggestion of the Secretary\nof State, directed the Senior NSC Staff to expedite the report\non U. S. policy toward Southeast Asia, with particular reference\nto possible courses of action regarding Indochina (NSC Action\nNo. 597-b). Draft report on the subject, prepared by the NSC\nStaff in accordance with NSC Action No. 597-b, was submitted\nas NSC 124 and Annex to NSC 124 for consideration by the NSC.\nThe Council at its meeting on March 5, 1952 (NSC Action No.\n614): (a) directed the NSC Staff to prepare an agreed set of\nHARRY TRUMAN NARA UBRARD\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 8 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND COURSES OF ACTION WITH RESPECT TO\nCOMMUNIST AGGRESSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (Cont'd)\nassumptions, along the lines suggested by the Secretary of\nState as a basis for further studies by the Department of\nState and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, respectively, of diplomat-\nic and military courses of action to counter identifiable\nCommunist aggression in Southeast Asia; (b) referred NSC 124\nto the NSC Staff for reconsideration in the light of the above\nstudies; and (c) directed the NSC Staff to prepare for Council\nconsideration a report on U. S. courses of action in Southeast\nAsia to counter continued deterioration of the existing situa-\ntion in the absence of identifiable Communist aggression.\nAssumptions proposed by the Secretary of State on the subject\ncirculated to the Senior Staff on March 5. The Senior Staff\nat its meeting on March 6, discussed the procedure for further\nwork on the project by the NSC Staff, and agreed that: (a) the\nSteering Committee should prepare draft assumptions on the sub-\nject for Senior Staff consideration with a view to preparation\nof the set of agreed assumptions called for by NSC Action No.\n614-a; and (b) the Steering Committee, pursuant to NSC Action\nNo. 614-c, should prepare for Senior Staff consideration a\ndraft report on U. S. courses of action in Southeast Asia to\ncounter continued deterioration of the existing situation in\nthe absence of identifiable communist aggression.\nThe Senior Staff on March 13 considered and amended the draft\npaper attached to the reference memo of March 11 and approved\nthe amended version (attached to the reference record of\nmeeting) as a basis for further studies by State and JCS\nrespectively, of diplomatic and military courses of action\nto counter identifiable Communist aggression in Southeast\nAsia. The paper, as approved, subsequently transmitted to the\nSecretaries of State and Defense for appropriate action.\nAwaiting studies by State and JCS as well as the preparation\nof a report by the Steering Committee pursuant to NSC Action\nNo. 614-c.\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND COURSES OF ACTION IN KOREA\n(NSC 118/2; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated December 18, 1951; NIE-55; SE-20; NSC Action\nNo. 595)\nThe Council in adopting NSC 118/1 as amended (subsequently\nissued as NSC 118/2), referred the alternative versions of\nsubparagraph 2-b-(6) to the Senior NSC Staff for review in\nthe light of an analysis of the traffic in and out of Commu-\nNARA DIERADA\nnist China and of the probable effectiveness of an embargo\nor blockade (NSC Action No. 595-a-(4)). Awaiting preparation\nof a draft report by the Steering Committee.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 9 -\nTOP SECRET\n502 SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nSECURITY OF STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN\nFOREIGN COUNTRIES\n(Progress Report, dated July 24, 1951 by the Department of\nState on NSC 29; NSC Action Nos. 531 and 610)\nBy NSC Action No. 531 the Council referred the reference\nProgress Report to the Senior NSC Staff for recommendations\nregarding the desirability of a revision of the list of\noperations contained therein and the frequency of future prog-\nress reports by the Department of State. On September 27, in\nconnection with a review of the NSC Status of Projects, the\nSenior Staff agreed that the State Department, with the assist-\nance of a sub-committee composed of representatives from De-\nfense, NSRB, ODM and CIA, would assume responsibility for\nthe preparation of a draft report pursuant to NSC Action No.\n531. Memorandum from the Office of the Secretary of Defense\ndated October 2, 1951, which advised that recommendations by\nthe Munitions Board for revision of the list of strategically\nimportant industrial operations would be submitted by Decem-\nber 15, 1951, was transmitted to the Senior State member of\nthe NSC Staff for his information and use in connection with\nthis project. The Senior Staff on March 13, in connection with\na review of the Status of Projects, agreed that in view of the\nactions now underway, no further recommendations to the Coun-\ncil are needed and that the Senior State Member should prepare\nfor Senior Staff consideration, a draft memorandum to the Coun-\ncil reflecting this conclusion. Awaiting draft memo by State.\nPROVISION FOR STATE FORCES\n(NSC 96/1 and NSC 96; NSC Action No. 409; Memo for Members of\nStaff group from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Provision for\nState Guard Forces, dated May 7, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated September\n19, 1951)\nAt the request of the Secretary of Defense, NSC 96 on the sub-\nject was submitted for Council consideration. At its 77th\nmeeting, by the reference action, the Council agreed to request\nthe Chairman, NSRB, to develop, in consultation with other in-\nterested agencies, a plan for the provision of essential Fed-\neral guidance and assistance to the States in organizing re-\nserves to perform State and local security functions when the\nNational Guard is ordered into active military service, this\nplan to include any necessary Federal legislation.\nReport by the Chairman, NSRB, circulated for Council informa-\ntion as NSC 96/1 and referred to the NSC Staff for use in the\npreparation of a report for Council consideration. On April\n12, 1951 the Senior Staff discussed NSC 96/1 and referred it\nto the Defense, JCS and NSRB Staff members together with\nHARTE TRUMAN LID NARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 10 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nPROVISION FOR STATE FORCES (Cont'd)\nofficials from the Department of Justice, the Bureau of the\nBudget, and the Federal Civil Defense Administration, for use\nin the preparation of a report for Senior Staff consideration.\nDraft outline, prepared by the Executive Secretary, trans-\nmitted to the above staff group by the reference memo of May 7,\nand discussed at a meeting on May 14. With some modifications,\nthe outline was adopted as a working guide and the proposed\nassignments were accepted. A new draft report, prepared on\nthe basis of material submitted by Defense, Justice and Civil\nDefense, in accordance with the agreed outline, was transmitted\nto the Senior Staff by the reference memo of September 19.\nThe Senior Staff on March 13 in connection with a review of\nthe Status of Projects, agreed to consider this subject\nwithin approximately a week on the basis of this draft report.\nAwaiting consideration by the Senior Staff.\nRELATIVE COST OF ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MIDDLE EAST\nOIL FACILITIES OR OF OFFSETTING THEIR LOSS\n(Record of meeting of Senior NSC Staff on November 27, 1951;\nNSC 97/2; Memos for the Steering Committee on the NSC 97\nSeries, from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated February\n18 and March 4, 1952)\nThe Senior NSC Staff at its meeting on November 27, agreed\nthat, in connection with but not necessarily as a part of the\nMediterranean and Middle East project (see Section 3-B below),\nthe Department of Defense should prepare a study of the cost of\nthe military effort in terms of feasibility, time and material,\nand the forces required to ensure the continued availability\nof oil from the Bahrein-Qatar-Saudi Arabia area, and the Office\nof Defense Mobilization should prepare a study of the economic\ncost in terms of feasibility, time and material required to\noffset the loss of oil from that area. JCS views on the\nfeasibility of holding the Bahrein-Qatar-Saudi Arabia area\nwere transmitted by the reference memo of February 18 for the\nuse of the Steering Committee on NSC 97 in connection with this\nproject. At the request of the Senior ODM member, a letter to\nhim from the Deputy Administrator, Petroleum Administration\nfor Defense, was transmitted to the Steering Committee on\nNSC 97 by the reference memo of March 4 as the ODM study of\nthe economic cost in terms of feasibility, time and material\nrequired to offset the loss of oil from the Bahrein-Qatar\nSaudi Arabia area. Awaiting preparation of a report by the\nSteering Committee. (See also NSC 97 project in Section 4\nbelow.)\nTRUMAN NARA IBRARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 11 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nORGANIZED AND COORDINATED PROGRAM OF PRECLUSIVE BUYING\n(Memo for NSC from Acting Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated February 11, 1952; NSC 104/2, paragraphs 11 and 12;\nMemos for NSC from Executive Secretary, subject, \"Assignment\nof Responsibilities for Exonomic Defense\" dated November 7,\n1951 and January 25, 1952; NSC Action No. 126)\nMemorandum by the Chairman, NSRB, and its attached draft\nanalysis on the subject were circulated by the reference memo\nof February 11 for the information of the Council, the Secre-\ntaries of the Treasury and Commerce, the Director of Defense\nMobilization and the Director, Bureau of the Budget. The\nmemorandum and its attached draft analysis were referred to\nthe Senior NSC Staff for use in the preparation of appropriate\nrecommendations for Council consideration. The Senior Staff,\nat its meeting on February 28, agreed that studies along the\nlines of those listed in the enclosure to the reference memo\nof February 11 should be prepared within 30 days, as a basis\nfor Senior Staff consideration of the desirability and feasi-\nbility of the initiation of a preclusive buying program. The\nSenior Staff referred the preparation of such studies to the\nMutual Trade Security Advisory Committee (augmented for this\npurpose by the participation of NSRB) for appropriate coordi-\nnation in accordance with the \"Memorandum of Agreement\" attach-\ned to the reference memorandum of January 25. Awaiting study\nby the Mutual Trade Security Advisory Committee.\nUNITED STATES POSITION WITH RESPECT TO JAPAN\n(NSC 125; NSC 48/5; NSC 60/1)\nAt the direction of the President, a memorandum from the Presi-\ndent to the Acting Secretary of State and the Secretary of De-\nfense on \"Interim Policy with Respect to Japan,\" and its\nattachments, consisting of a memorandum to the President from\nthe Acting Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense on\nthe same subject, an \"Interim Policy with Respect to Japan,\"\nand an \"Interim Directive to the Commander-in-Chief, Far East,\nConcerning the Joint Committee Provided in the Administrative\nAgreement With Japan,\" were transmitted as NSC 125 for the in-\nformation of the NSC. Pursuant to the President's request,\nNSC 125 was referred to the Senior NSC Staff for its informa-\ntion and use in the preparation of a report on Japan for\nCouncil Consideration. Awaiting State-Defense draft.\nAMERICA TROBUTO HARA DEWORK\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 12 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN\n(NSC 107/2; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsubject, \"United States Objectives and Policies with Respect to\nthe Area of the Arab States, Iran and Israel During the Period\nof the Cold War,\" dated February 27 and March 4, 1952.)\nThe Senior Staff at its meeting on March 6 in connection with\na discussion of the draft report on \"United States Objectives\nand Policies With Respect to the Area of the Arab States,\nIran and Israel During the Period of the Cold War\" transmitted\nby the reference memos (see project above), agreed that this\ndraft report should include the Arab States, Israel and the\nMiddle East Command, but not Iran, which was to be covered by\nthe forthcoming revision of NSC 107/2. Awaiting preparation\nof a draft revision of NSC 107/2 by State. (See also related\nproject above on \"Relative Cost of Ensuring Availability of\nCertain Middle East Oil Facilities or of Offsetting their\nLoss. \")\nEFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE CIVILIAN MANPOWER OF NON-SOVIET\nNATIONS FOR WORK OF VALUE TO THE MOBILIZATION PROGRAM\n(Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject,\n\"Proposed NSC Study of Use of Foreign Manpower for Production,\"\ndated March 29 and April 16, 1951; Memos for Senior NSC Staff\nfrom Executive Secretary, same subject, dated October 17, 1951\nand March 26, 1952)\nMemos by the Acting Senior NSRB Member and by the Senior ODM\nMember transmitted by the reference memos of March 29, 1951\nand April 16, respectively, were considered by the Senior\nStaff on April 17. It was agreed that ODM should undertake\nthe preparation of a report on the subject for consideration\nby the NSC Staff along the lines proposed by ODM in the report\nattached to the reference memo of April 19. The Staff further\nagreed to the inclusion of NSRB and Mr. Harriman's Office\namong the agencies to be consulted by ODM.\nDraft statement of policy prepared by an inter-agency group\nunder the chairmanship of ODM and including representatives\nof the Departments of State, Defense and Labor, ECA, NSRB and\nMr. Harriman's Office was transmitted to the Senior Staff for\nconsideration by the reference memo of October 17 together\nwith a memo from the Senior ODM Member and the comments of\nthe inter-agency group in explanation of the proposed state-\nment of policy.\nNARA VISIANA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 13 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nEFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE CIVILIAN MANPOWER OF NON-SOVIET\nNATIONS FOR WORK OF VALUE TO THE MOBILIZATION PROGRAM (Cont'd)\nThe Senior Staff at its meeting on October 30 considered the\ndraft report and referred it to the NSC Staff Assistants, with\nthe advice and assistance of representatives of the other de-\npartments and agencies concerned, for the preparation of a\nrevised report in the light of the discussion.\nThe Senior Staff at its meeting on February 28, discussed the\nstatus of this project and agreed that the Staff Assistants,\nin the light of the ODM proposed terms of reference, the\ndiscussion at the meeting and a revised NSRB draft (circulated\nto the Staff Assistants on March 6), should prepare a brief\ndraft report on the subject as a basis for further Senior\nStaff discussion. Draft statement of policy, prepared by the\nStaff Assistants pursuant to the agreement at the Senior\nStaff meeting on February 28, has been transmitted by the\nreference memo of March 26 as the basis for further discussion\nof the subject by the Senior Staff. Awaiting consideration of\nthe draft statement of policy by the Senior Staff at an early\nmeeting.\nHAVE TROMPUM MARA VERARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 14 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nB. NSC STAFF ASSISTANTS\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN GERMANY\n(NSC 89; NSC 73/4, par. 42; Memos for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, subject: \"Additional airlift to support the Far\nEast,\" dated September 27 and November 20, 1950; NSC Action\nNo. 368; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated October 31, 1950; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Courses of Action\nin the event East Germany Imposes a Blockade in Berlin\", dated\nFebruary 16, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive\nSecretary, subject: \"United States Policy With Regard to a\nPossible New Berlin Blockade,\" dated March 27, 1951; NIE-4)\nAt its 69th Meeting the Council noted the reference memo of\nSeptember 27, 1950 and the fact that the situation presented\ntherein would be taken into consideration in the studies on\nthe Berlin blockade referred to in par. 42 of NSC 73/4.\nMemoranda on the subject by the Deputy Under Secretary of\nState and the Secretary of Defense were circulated for Council\ninformation as NSC 89, and referred to the NSC Staff for use\nin connection with this Staff project. JCS study on airlift\ncapabilities circulated to Senior Staff by the reference memo\nof October 31, 1950. Subsequent memo by the Deputy Secretary\nof Defense (reference memo of November 20, 1950) circulated\nfor Council information and referred to the Staff for con-\nsideration in connection with this project. Views of the\nJCS on \"Courses of Action in the Event East Germany Imposes\na Blockade in Berlin\" circulated by the reference memo of\nFebruary 16, 1951 to the Senior Staff for consideration in\nconnection with this project upon the recommendation of the\nSecretary of Defense. NIE-4, issued by CIA, related to the\nabove subject.\nOn February 23, 1951 the Senior Staff noted that the JCS views\nwould be taken into account in the early completion of a draft\nreport on \"U.S. Policy With Respect to Berlin and Eastern\nGermany,\" now under preparation in the Department of State\nin collaboration with the Department of Defense. Report by\nState circulated by reference memo dated March 27, 1951 con-\nsidered by the Senior Staff on April 3, 1951 and referred to\nthe Staff Assistants for revision in the light of the discus-\nsion. At its meeting on November 20, in connection with a re-\nview of the NSC Status of Projects, the Senior Staff agreed\nthat the Staff Assistants should endeavor to complete this\nproject as soon as possible. Awaiting initial draft by ad\nhoc group of Staff Assistants.\nHARRY TROMAN NARA JERAPA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 15 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\n4. OTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS\nGOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE SECURITY PROGRAM\n(NSC 113; Progress Report, dated December 20, 1951, by the\nNSC Representative on Internal Security on NSC 17/4 and 17/6)\nA letter by the President on the subject was transmitted as\nNSC 113 for the information of the Council, and referred to\nthe ICIS for preparation of a response for Council considera-\ntion, as directed by the President in the fourth paragraph\nthereof. As further directed by the President, the Chairman,\nCivil Service Commission, has been requested to participate\nwith the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney\nGeneral and the Director of Defense Mobilization in this\nproject. Awaiting report by the ICIS.\nELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES TO RECEIVE CLASSIFIED\nINFORMATION\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nJune 14, and November 19, 1951; NSC Action No. 507; Progress\nReport, dated December 20, 1951, by the NSC Representative on\nInternal Security on NSC 17/4 and 17/6)\nMemorandum by the Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on\nInternal Security (ICIS), and attached draft Presidential\ndirective together with a report and proposed regulations\non the subject, were transmitted by the reference memo of\nJune 14 for consideration by the Council, the Secretary of\nthe Treasury, the Attorney General, the Director of Defense\nMobilization and the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.\nApproved by ODM, June 19; by Justice, June 21; by State,\nJune 28; by Treasury, June 29; by NSRB, July 2; by AEC,\nJuly 9.\nThe Acting Secretary of Defense on July 2 recommended that\nthe Council defer action on this memorandum until the Stand-\ning Group of the NATO has had an opportunity to examine the\nproposed regulations. On July 11 the NSC agreed that further\nconsideration should be deferred, pending the outcome of the\nNATO negotiations, as recommended by the Acting Secretary of\nDefense (NSC Action No. 507).\nMemorandum from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and its\nattached report on the present status of negotiations within\nNATO were circulated by the reference memo of November 19 for\nthe information of the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury,\nthe Attorney General, the Director of Defense Mobilization and\nthe Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. In accordance with\nthe proposal by the Department of Defense in the first sentence\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n1 16 -\nTOP SECRET\nHAVE TRUMAND NARA LIBRARY\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES TO RECEIVE CLASSIFIED\nINFORMATION (Cont'd)\nof the memorandum, the draft Presidential directive and related\npapers on the subject, transmitted by the reference memo of\nJune 14, were referred back to the ICIS for reconsideration in\nthe light of this memorandum from the Department of Defense.\nAwaiting report by the ICIS.\nA PROJECT TO PROVIDE A MORE ADEQUATE BASIS FOR PLANNING FOR\nTHE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nJune 5, July 17 and 30 and August 7, 1951; NSC Action No. 519;\nNSC Action No. 543)\nMemorandum by the Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on\nInternal Security, and its attached report by the IC IS on the\nsubject, were transmitted by the reference memo of June 5 for\nCouncil consideration of the \"Recommendations\" contained in\nPart VII thereof and of the proposed National Security Council\nDirective. Prior to Council action, at the direction of the\nPresident, the views of the Director of Central Intelligence\nwere requested and transmitted by the reference memo of\nJuly 17 for consideration by the Council concurrently with the\nICIS report. JCS views submitted by the reference memo of\nJuly 30.\nAt its meeting on August 1 the Council agreed to the four\nsteps proposed by the JCS in paragraph 3 of the reference\nmemo of July 30, subject to the assignment of paragraph 3-b\nto the Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference. The Council\nalso agreed that the resulting reports should be integrated\ninto a single report to it under the coordination of the\nDirector of Central Intelligence with the assistance of\nrepresentatives of the appropriate departments and agencies.\nThe Director of Central Intelligence undertook to prepare a\ndirective along these lines for consideration by the Council.\nDraft directive on the subject, prepared by the Director of\nCentral Intelligence was approved by the Council, the Secretary\nof the Treasury, the Attorney General and the Director of\nDefense Mobilization (NSC Action No. 543). Awaiting report\nby the Director of Central Intelligence.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 17 -\nTOP SECRET\nNARA\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nA NATIONAL PETROLEUM PROGRAM\n(NSC 97 and NSC 97/2; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Execu-\ntive Secretary, subject: \"World-Wide Demand and Supply of\nPetroleum in Event of a Major War,\" dated August 3 and Octo-\nber 8, 1951 and February 27 and March 17, 1952; Record of\nMeeting of Senior NSC Staff of August 16, 1951; Memos for\nSenior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nAugust 20 and October 24, 1951; Memo for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, subject, \"Security of Certain Middle East Areas,\"\ndated December 11, 1951; NSC Action No. 592)\nAt the direction of the President, a letter from the Acting\nSecretary of Defense on the subject (NSC 97) was referred to\nthe Director of Defense Mobilization to develop a national\npetroleum program leading to the complete supply of allied\nrequirements for consideration by the NSC. Interim report\non the subject (NSC 97/1), prepared by the NSC Staff based\nlargely on studies by ODM and PAD, was amended by the Council\nand submitted to the President on December 12 (NSC Action\nNo. 592). The President on December 13 approved the Interim\nRecommendations contained in NSC 97/1, as amended, and directed\ntheir implementation by all executive departments and agencies\nof the U. S. Government under the coordination of the Director\nof Defense Mobilization. Report as amended subsequently issued\nas NSC 97/2.\nAt the request of the Senior ODM Member a \"Refining Supplement\"\nto the basic report transmitted by the reference memo of\nAugust 3 and a report on \"Petroleum Transportation in the\nUnited States\" which also supplements this basic report have\nbeen transmitted by the reference memos of February 27 and\nMarch 17 for the information of the Senior Staff. Awaiting\nfurther reports on a national petroleum program by the Direc-\ntor of Defense Mobilization.\nUNITED STATES PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(NSC 114 Series; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated October 18, 1951; NSC Action No. 575; Memo for\nSenior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject, \"United\nStates Objectives and Programs for National Security,' dated\nMarch 11, 1952)\nThe President, in approving the recommendation of the NSC\n(NSC Action No. 575-a) with respect to NSC 114/2 on the\nsubject, stated that the authorization contained in NSC 114/2\nestablished neither an upper nor a lower limit for budget\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- - 18 -\nTOP SECRET\nHAVE TROMANU NARA OBRARA\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (Cont'd)\nestimates, but in accordance with the understanding of the\nSecretary of Defense as stated at the Council meeting, it\nconstituted a point of departure for the normal budget process.\nThe President on February 28, requested that the departments\nand agencies responsible for each of the national security\nprograms described in the NSC 114 Series, prepare for his in-\nformation and for the National Security Council current sum-\nmary statements of those programs, as approved by the President\nfor presentation to Congress. Outline of anticipated activity\nby the NSC over the balance of the calendar year with respect\nto U.S. objectives and programs for national security was\ntransmitted by the reference memo of March 11, for the informa-\ntion of the Senior Staff. Revised summary of the current\nCivil Defense Program submitted March 28. Awaiting prepara-\ntion of the statements referred to above by other departments\nand agencies concerned. (See also related project in\nSection 3-A.)\nTROMAN NARA LIBRARY\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 19 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION"
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