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THE NATIONAL PLAN
for
Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
Annex 7
ROLE OF THE MILITARY
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JUNUAL
Executive Office of the President
OFFICE OF CIVIL AND DEFENSE MOBILIZATION
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CRATTING 3.108
Preface
This annex supports and amplifies the National
Plan for Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization by
setting forth the responsibilities of the Armed Forces
of the United States in assisting civil authority in time
of civil defense emergency.
Auxiliary documents will be issued as necessary and
will be subordinate to and compatible with this annex
and the National Plan.
The annex is published in looseleaf form in order
that pages may be added or replaced easily whenever
revisions are made.
Penaldingh
Director
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Issued August 1959
The Dwight 0.
[iii]
Contents
PREFACE
iii
I. INTRODUCTION
1
II. MISSION
2
III. PLANNING AND BASIC PROCEDURES
3
IV. RESPONSIBILITIES
6
A. Contingency Plans
6
B. Attack Warning and Reports of Nuclear
Detonations
7
C. Radiological Fallout Reports
7
D. Aerial Reconnaissance
7
E. CONELRAD.
7
F. Explosive Ordnance Disposal
7
V. LOCAL ASSISTANCE IN CATASTROPHES
9
VI. IMPLEMENTATION
9
[iv]
ANNEX 7
ROLE OF THE MILITARY
I. Introduction
A. Military assistance to local or State authorities
in peacetime, as well as in wartime emergency, is a long-
standing tradition of the Armed Forces of our country.
Modern warfare has created a condition wherein the
entire resources of the Nation must be fitted into the
war plan. The plans for the nonmilitary defense of the
Nation are contained in the National Plan for Civil De-
è
fense and Defense Mobilization, of which this military
annex is a part.
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B. The Department of Defense recognizes the es-
sential interdependence of the civil and military defense
efforts of our Nation in achieving our total posture of
national security. Military support to civil authorities
in civil defense operations is an emergency task within
the mission of all Federal active duty and reserve units
of the military services, to be performed when essential
military requirements will permit.
C. Military resources are acquired by the Depart-
ment of Defense to meet operational and support re-
quirements which are levied by the military mission of
the Armed Forces. These resources represent only a
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small proportion of the total gross national resources,
and civil authorities must be aware of the limitations on
their use and availability. MILITARY ASSISTANCE
SHOULD COMPLEMENT BUT NOT BE A SUBSTI-
TUTE FOR CIVIL PARTICIPATION IN CIVIL DE-
FENSE and may be limited or denied completely if the
military situation so dictates.
II. Mission
A. The Department of Defense has issued positive
guidance to the military departments concerning the
responsibilities of the Armed Forces in rendering assist-
ance to the national civil defense effort. Inherent in the
acceptance of this responsibility by the Department of
Defense are these two basic principles:
1. In the event of an attack on the United States,
the active defense of the Nation, and its offen-
sive combat operations and immediate deploy-
ments and essential preparations therefor, will
be the paramount and most immediate tasks of
certain United States Armed Forces. Also, cer-
tain other military manpower and materiel re-
sources will be required for the support of these
defensive and counteroffensive actions.
2. Military resources other than those in "1," above,
can be made temporarily available to assist the
civil authorities in civil defense operations, pro-
vided that:
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a. Such support does not interfere with the es-
sential military mission.
b. Resources thus committed will be responsive
to military command and remain under mili-
tary control (with the exception of consum-
able items, such as food, fuel, and clothing)
and will be subject to recall to meet the oper-
ations requirements of the military mission.
B. The Department of Defense provides planning
and training assistance to civil authorities at all levels
to assist them in the attainment of an adequate national
capability for civil defense operations.
III. Planning and Basic Procedures
A. PLANNING AND OPERATIONAL LIAISON
has been established between the Zone of the Interior
Army Commanders' and the Office of Civil and Defense
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Mobilization Regional Directors. Planning and opera-
tional liaison between appropriate local military com-
manders and State and local civil defense directors has
been directed. This liaison provides the necessary co-
ordination between military and civil authorities for
preattack planning as well as cooperation during an
actual civil defense emergency.
¹There are six U.S. Armies within the Zone of Interior:
First U.S. Army, Governors Island, New York City.
Second U.S. Army, Fort Meade, Md.
Third U.S. Army, McPherson, Ga.
Fourth U.S. Army, San Antonio, Tex.
Fifth U.S. Army, Chicago, Ill.
Sixth U.S. Army, Presidio, Calif.
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Zone of Interior Army Commanders, acting in the
role of the Department of Defense coordinators of mil-
itary assistance to civil defense, have established the
essential coordination and control channels with their
opposite numbers in the Navy and Air Force.
Representatives have been selected to serve on the
Regional Boards of the Office of Civil and Defense Mo-
bilization to represent the Army Commander and to ex-
pedite the military assistance to civil defense activities.
In this regard the appropriate representatives of the
Departments of the Navy and the Air Force are respon-
sible for coordination with the appropriate representa-
tives of the Department of the Army in the planning
for and the rendering of military assistance to civil au-
thorities, as jointly deemed necessary.
Resources furnished to meet requests for assistance
received from the Office of Civil and Defense Mobiliza-
tion Regional Director are coordinated by the Zone of
Interior Army Commander, consistent with any priori-
ties on available assistance established at that level in
accordance with the Department of Defense policies.
B. NATIONAL GUARD FORCES which are not in
the active Federal military service are available to the
State governors for support of civil defense operations,
and remain under State control, until ordered or called
into active Federal military service.
Emergency military assistance for maintenance of
law and order, short of martial law, is provided as a
supplement to, rather than a substitute for, State and
local law enforcement agencies and is rendered through
those agencies.
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C. Preparations for the continuity of government²
at Federal, State, and local levels will be strengthened
in order to avoid the necessity for imposition of martial
law. Martial law will not be imposed except when the
agencies of the civil law have been paralyzed, over-
thrown, or overpowered and are unable to operate and
function adequately. Martial law cannot be imposed
without specific executive authorization. Priority will be
given to support civil authorities in maintaining law
and order.
D. MILITARY AREAS are specific geographical
areas in which an overriding military mission exists and
which have specifically been declared as such by the
Secretary of Defense. Within such areas, civil govern-
ment will accord precedence to military requirements
and will conduct civil affairs in such manner as not to
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interfere with the discharge of the military mission. The
The
Armed Forces in such areas will not exercise jurisdic-
tion over civil government, populations, or resources
except as absolutely required for the successful accomp-
lishment of the military mission.
E. MILITARY COMMANDERS receive orders re-
lating to civil relief and control through the established
chain of military command. In areas where martial law
has been declared by the President, the military author-
ities may perform all acts reasonably necessary for the
restoration and maintenance of public order, until such
time as it is determined by the President that the appro-
priate civil authorities are able to operate and function
adequately.
²See Annex 8, Preparations for Continuity of Government.
[5]
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IV. Responsibilities
The Department of Defense has directed that train-
ing programs be established, for both active and reserve
military forces, which will emphasize military skills use-
ful to the civil defense mission.
Appropriate military personnel are responsible for
current knowledge of civil defense plans and resources
at national, regional, State, and local levels.
A. Contingency Plans
1. The military departments are responsible for de-
veloping domestic emergency plans. These plans
are made necessary to cope with any forseeable
contingency. They include provisions for emer-
gency assistance, consistent with the execution
of the primary military mission, to local and State
government authorities in civil defense emergen-
cies wherein civil authorities are incapable of
operating without this support.
2. Military domestic emergency plans at appropri-
ate levels of command will be coordinated as nec-
essary with Federal, State, and local civil defense
plans to a degree consistent with military secur-
ity. Particular cognizance will be taken of those
aspects of the plan which are of common interest
to both military and civil defense operations.
Mutual support during emergency conditions
should be the guiding principle for both the mil-
itary plans and the civil defense plans.
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B. Attack Warning and Reports of Nuclear Detonations
The Commander in Chief, North American Air De-
fense Command, provides attack warning information
and reports of nuclear detonations to responsible offi-
cials of the Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.
C. Radiological Fallout Reports
The Department of the Air Force monitors and re-
ports, through military weather teletype circuits, ob-
served radiation intensities at all Air Force locations
served by the Air Weather Service.
D. Aerial Reconnaissance
The Department of the Air Force, to the extent
feasible, performs certain postattack aerial photo re-
connaissance for bomb damage assessment purposes.
Headquarters, United States Air Force, will make the
information available to OCDM and other appropriate
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Government Agencies as required.
E. CONELRAD
The Commander in Chief, North American Air De-
fense Command, initiates CONELRAD as the military
situation requires and informs appropriate Office of
Civil and Defense Mobilization officials concerning the
status of the CONELRAD Alert.
F. Explosive Ordnance Disposal
The Department of the Army conducts explosive
ordnance disposal operations in civil emergencies re-
quiring such assistance, except as indicated in the fol-
lowing paragraphs:
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1. Department of the Navy: Responsible for ex-
plosive ordnance disposal under water, for coast-
al areas to and including the high water mark,
for enclosed bodies of water, for rivers or canals,
and at all Navy and Marine Corps installations,
and for disposal of explosive ordnance or nu-
clear materials aboard naval aircraft.
2. Department of the Air Force: Responsible for ex-
plosive ordnance disposal on Air Force installa-
tions and for disposal of explosive ordnance or
nuclear materials in the physical possession of
the Air Force at the time of any incidents and/or
accident.
3. Armed Forces Special Weapons Project: Has
been delegated the authority for conduct of all
explosive ordnance disposal operations at all
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project instal-
lations.
NOTE: The Atomic Energy Commission is re-
sponsible for taking custody of enemy atomic
weapon components after the components have
been rendered safe by the Service having dis-
posal responsibility in accordance with the
above. Local civil authorities are responsible for
disposal of nonmilitary, nonnuclear commercial-
type explosives and explosive devices in areas
under civil jurisdiction. Army Explosive Ord-
nance Disposal personnel are responsible for
disarming nuclear devices in such areas.
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Annex 7
V. Local Assistance in Catastrophes
A. While the accomplishment of the military mis-
sion is paramount and must not be jeopardized, nothing
said in the foregoing paragraphs shall be construed so
as to interfere:
1. With immediate action by a command where
necessary to prevent damage to or destruction of
government property or other vital national de-
fense materials, premises, and utilities.
2. With immediate assistance by a local command
to the civil community in case of a catastrophe,
in accordance with law, established custom, and
regulations of proper authority.
THE
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B. MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO CIVIL AU-
THORITIES IS A TEMPORARY MEASURE. IT WILL
BE TERMINATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE IN OR-
DER TO CONSERVE MILITARY RESOURCES AND
TO AVOID INFRINGEMENT ON THE RESPONSI-
BILITY AND AUTHORITY OF CIVIL GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES.
VI. Implementation
A. The decision regarding the degree of support to
be given at the time of emergency will be announced by
the Zone of Interior Army Commander and will be based
upon the military mission and situation at that time.
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B. Requests for emergency military assistance are
submitted through civil defense channels to the Office
of Civil and Defense Mobilization Regional Director,
thence to the Zone of Interior Army Commander. The
responsibility for initially providing assistance to civil
authorities in domestic emergencies is that of the mili-
tary service having resources nearest the afflicted area.
In instances where immediate assistance from the mil-
itary is required to prevent starvation, extreme suffer-
ing, and property loss, or where local resources available
to State and municipal authorities are clearly inade-
quate to cope with the situation, requests from local
communities for emergency assistance should first be
made directly to the commander of the nearest military
installation.
C. The military departments have issued imple-
menting instructions unilaterally which provide that
local military commanders will coordinate their domes-
tic emergency plans with like plans of local civil author-
ities, as appropriate. Local coordination does not require
the military commander to precommit his resources for
civil defense operations, but it does provide the military
commander with a quick response capability when an
emergency arises, if the needed resources can be made
available.
D. Military plans are not considered as taking the
place of adequate and timely civilian plans.
[10]
*U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1959 0 518317
THE NATIONAL PLAN
for
Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
Annex 8
PREPARATIONS FOR CONTINUITY
OF GOVERNMENT
Dwight D.
UNUM
The
Executive Office of the President
OFFICE OF CIVIL AND DEFENSE MOBILIZATION
Preface
This annex supports and amplifies the National
Plan for Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization, par-
ticularly Part V, Section A, Continuity of Government.
It states the principles, responsibilities, requirements
and broad courses of nonmilitary action incident to this
subject.
Auxiliary documents will be issued as necessary
and will be subordinate to and compatible with this
annex and the National Plan.
The annex is published in looseleaf form in order
that pages may be added or replaced easily whenever
revisions are made.
The Dwight of
Hough
Director
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Issued January 1959
iii
Contents
PREFACE
iii
I. DEFINITION
1
II. ASSUMPTIONS
1
III. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2
A. Federal
2
B. State and Local
3
C. Private Organizations and Individuals
3
IV. FUNCTIONS
3
A. Assurance of Leadership and Authority
3
B. Preservation of Documents and Records
4
C. Establishment of Emergency Operating
Centers
4
D. Full Use of Government Personnel,
Facilities and Equipment
5
V. EXECUTION
6
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ANNEX 8
PREPARATIONS FOR
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT
Definition
For the purpose of this annex, "preparations for
continuity of government" means a specific program
consisting of four major functions (see Part IV) de-
signed to assure the preservation and effective opera-
tion of the Federal, State and local governments of the
United States in the event of attack or other disaster.
Assumptions
A. The survival of the Nation depends on the
ability of Federal, State and local governments to carry
out their responsibilities in the event of a massive
nuclear attack.
D.
B. An attack on the United States might
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1. Completely destroy or damage seats of
BILL
Federal, State and local governments
2. Disrupt or destroy communications and
transportation to the extent that State and
local governments might be isolated for
protracted periods
3. Seriously affect all government operations.
1 See Part I of the NATIONAL PLAN and Annex 1, PLANNING BASIS.
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C. The basic foundation for all civil defense efforts
is the ability of government to operate effectively dur-
ing an emergency.
D. Volunteers can be used most effectively as aux-
iliaries to units of government.
General Responsibilities
Each government is responsible for determining
the function it must carry on in an emergency, such
determination to be based on the essential require-
ments for national survival. Other governmental func-
tions shall be discharged only after these essential
requirements have been met.
Each government will advise the public within its
jurisdiction, as appropriate, of its preparations for
continuity.
A. Federal
1. The Federal Government is responsible for de-
veloping and executing measures necessary to
insure its survival and effective operation during
emergencies.
2. The Federal Government is responsible for stim-
ulating, guiding and assisting State and local
governments in executing measures necessary
to insure their survival and effective operations
during emergencies.
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B. State and Local
State and local governments are responsible for
taking the steps necessary to insure their survival and
effectiveness during emergencies and to contribute to
the Nation's survival.
C. Private Organizations and Individuals
Private organizations and individual citizens are
responsible for serving as volunteer auxiliaries to their
governments.
Functions
A. Assurance of Leadership and Authority
1. Objective
To preserve constitutional leadership and
authority under all conditions.
2. Actions Required
a. Issuance of executive orders, enactment of
legislation and amendment of constitutions
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for the establishment of automatic emer-
gency lines of succession in depth for top
executives, legislators, the judiciary and
other key personnel.
b. Promulgation of succession lists.
c. Maintenance of succession lists on a current
basis.
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B. Preservation of Documents and Records
1. Objective
To provide the documentary basis and in-
formation required for the protection of the
rights and interests of individuals and for the
effective operation of government in emer-
gency and thereafter.
2. Actions Required
a. Identify documents and records essential to
the objective.
b. Determine the method and kind of preserva-
tion required.
c. Provide protected and accessible storage for
essential documents and records and insure
their safety and currentness.
C. Establishment of Emergency Operating Centers
1. Objective
To provide secure facilities in which top
executive officials, legislative bodies, members
of the judiciary and other key personnel can
carry out their emergency responsibilities.
2. Actions Required
a. Determine governmental requirements for
secure facilities and the uses to which the fa-
cilities will be put.
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b. Select, and acquire where appropriate, sites
for emergency operating centers.
C. Modify or erect structures as necessary, pro-
vide adequate protection and provide essen-
tial equipment and supplies.
D. Full Use of Government Personnel, Facilities and
Equipment
1. Objective
To achieve maximum effectiveness in emer-
gency operations of government through the
full and efficient use of all government person-
nel, facilities and equipment.
2. Actions Required
a. Identify the emergency functions of govern-
ment and the departments responsible for
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them.
b. Reinforce these departments with the re-
sources of other departments which do not
have emergency functions.
c. Augment these departments by recruiting,
assigning and training nongovernment per-
sonnel as auxiliaries.
[5]
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Execution
A. Preparations for continuity of government
shall be directed and coordinated by the Director, Office
of Civil and Defense Mobilization, as a measure for
protection of life and property, in accordance with Part
IV, Section A and Part V, Section A of the National
Plan.
B. Execution of Federal responsibilities assigned
to but not reserved by the Director shall be in accord-
ance with Part IV, Section A and Part V, Section A of
the National Plan and Annex 5, "Federal Delegations
and Assignments."
C. Execution of State and local government re-
sponsibilities shall be in accordance with Part IV, Sec-
tion B and Part V, Section A of the National Plan and
in coordination with the authorities applicable to execu-
tion of Federal responsibilities.
[6]
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THE NATIONAL PLAN
for
Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization
Annex 9
PUBLIC INFORMATION
Divid The D. Elsenhowar STATE
UNUM
Executive Office of the President
OFFICE OF CIVIL AND DEFENSE MOBILIZATION
IMOIDEA 1HT
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061009
Preface
This annex supports and amplifies the National
Plan for Civil Defense and Defense Mobilization, par-
ticularly Part V, Section B, Public Information and
Education. It states the responsibilities, require-
ments, and broad courses of action for the dissemina-
tion of survival information to the public before, during,
and after attack. These shall apply also, where per-
tinent, to other major disasters.
Auxiliary documents will be issued as necessary
and will be subordinate to and compatible with this
annex and the National Plan.
The annex is published in looseleaf form in order
that pages may be added or replaced whenever revisions
are made.
Dividi The D. Eisenhower
Cealdingh
Director
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
Issued February 1960
[iii]
Contents
Page
PREFACE
iii
I. DEFINITION
1
II. ASSUMPTIONS
1
III. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
2
A. Government
2
B. Information Media
2
C. Private Organizations.
2
IV. FUNCTIONS
2
A. Preparedness Information
2
B. Emergency Information Capability
3
C. Survival Information in Emergency
5
V. EXECUTION
6
A. All Federal Agencies
6
B. Office of Civil and Defense
Mobilization
7
C. Department of Defense
7
D. State and Local
8
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ANNEX 9
PUBLIC INFORMATION
I. Definition
In this annex the term "public information" means
news, other information, and instructions required, in
both preemergency and emergency periods, for indi-
vidual, community, and national survival and recovery
in event of attack upon the United States.
II. Assumptions
A. The will of the people to survive and recover
will be an essential factor for victory in event of a
nuclear war.
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B. The public must be well informed if it is to
survive.2
C. Nuclear attack could and probably would dis-
rupt for an indefinite time normal means of distributing
news and other information over nationwide facilities.
Many local facilities for distributing information, how-
ever, would survive and be operable.
D. Surviving local and regional media, deprived of
normal sources of news, would require information over
emergency systems until normal distribution could be
restored.
¹See Annex 1, Planning Basis.
2See Annex 2, Individual Action.
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III. General Responsibilities
A. Goverment
Government-Federal State, and local-is respon-
sible for preparing and distributing to the public, by the
most effective available means, before, during, and after
emergencies, information on survival and recovery
measures to be taken by individuals and by government.
The Federal Government is responsible for assisting
State and local governments in this effort.
B. Information Media
Public information media upon which the people
normally depend for news are responsible for helping to
disseminate information and instruction essential to the
public safety, well-being, and morale in emergencies.
C. Private Organizations
Veterans, church, school, industrial, professional,
labor, farm, civic, and other organizations, local and
national, are urged to assist government in informing
their memberships and the public on warning, shelter,
evacuation, and other survival measures and plans.
IV. Functions
A. Preparedness Information
1. Objective
To inform the public on weapons effects and
on how to survive nuclear, biological, and chemi-
cal warfare.
2. Actions Required
a. Obtain and develop essential information
such as weapons effects and preventive and
remedial measures.
b. Prepare handbooks, pamphlets, releases,
transcriptions, scripts, and other material for
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informing the public by all available oral and
visual means."
C. Disseminate such information through:
(1) Direct public distribution of printed
materials.
(2) All mass media, including radio, televi-
sion, films, newspapers, and magazines.
(3) The support of professional, patriotic,
fraternal, industrial, labor, civic, church,
school, and other national and local
organizations, in activities such as dis-
cussion groups, public speaking cam-
paigns, and special conferences.
d. Improve techniques for informing and in-
structing the people, through study of public
reactions and other research.
e. Utilize the capability of all Federal agencies
in the program to establish in the public mind
the need for civil preparedness as an integral
part of national defense.
.O
Eisenhower
B. Emergency Information Capability
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LIGHTER
1. Objective
To provide for the use of every available
means of communication to keep the public in-
formed under emergency conditions.
2. Actions Required
a. Organize emergency information staffs at all
levels of government, supplemented in emer-
gency by personnel from the information
media.
b. Establish procedures for collecting and dis-
tributing information during an emergency.
³Use of such material for systematic instruction is covered in Annex
37, Training and Education.
$See Annex 36, Research and Development.
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These should include:
(1) Obtaining of damage assessment data
and all other information, including that
from newsgathering sources, essential
to the preparation of reports to the
public.
(2) Methods of disseminating information
by all available means6 to the public di-
rectly, to news media, and to other gov-
ernment levels or government agencies;
and methods of receiving from govern-
ment agencies information on their
essential functions.
(3) Arrangements to assure that informa-
tion for dissemination to the public con-
forms to national security requirements.
c. Establish policy on the type of information
and news that should receive priority during
an emergency. Generally, these priorities
should be followed:
(1) Presidential proclamations and an-
nouncements by other government
officials.
(2) Other survival information and instruc-
tions.
(3) Information on the progress of the war,
especially that relative to enemy capa-
bilities for further attack.
(4) Information on recovery measures.
(5) Information on attack effects on popula-
tion and resources.
⁵See Annex 14, Damage Assessment.
6See Annex 15, Communications.
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d. Train emergency information staffs, includ-
ing reservists, through training and educa-
tion courses in emergency information
techniques and especially through participa-
tion in tests and exercises.
e. Develop procedures and emergency program
material for CONELRAD broadcasts in co-
operation with the radio-TV industry, the
Federal Communications Commission, OCDM
Regions, and the States.
f. Prepare proclamations, messages, and other
statements as guidelines or for use orally or
visually during an emergency.
g. Advise all information media on protective
measures, such as shelter and dispersal, that
will increase their chances of surviving
nuclear attack in operational condition.
C. Survival Information in Emergency
D.
1. Objectives
a. To warn the public against dangers of attack
and attack effects.
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b. To instruct the public during emergencies—
before, during, and after attack-on survival
measures.
C. To stimulate and sustain the public will and
capability to survive, recover, and win.
2. Actions Required
a. Activate the public information organization
for emergency operations immediately upon
proclamation of emergency or upon attack.
b. Obtain and confirm news and other essential
and useful data.
"See Annex 37, Training and Education.
⁸See Annex 13, Warning.
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c. Inform the public as rapidly as possible on all
matters pertinent to survival, such as:
(1) Actions to be taken by the people.
(2) Attack, contamination, and other
dangers.
(3) Sources of food, shelter, medical care,
and other emergency relief.
(4) Survivors and surviving resources.
(5) Relief and recovery plans and progress.
d. Disseminate all information possible to main-
tain public confidence, combat rumors, and
apprise the public of the progress of the war,
the state of the Nation, and the prospects for
relief and recovery.
e. Provide radio, newspaper, and other informa-
tion media employees with access to informa-
tion and means of communicating it, within
the limits of security and capability.
f. Assist in any way possible to restore radio
networks and stations, newspapers, maga-
zines, and other public information media to
operational condition.
g. Direct workers to public employment offices
for referral to emergency survival work.
V. Execution
A. All Federal Agencies
Federal departments and agencies shall:
1. Provide emergency information facilities and
methods, where feasible and necessary, to sup-
plement or substitute for normal peacetime pro-
cedures.
2. Release directly or through OCDM information
useful to the public, State and local govern-
ments, industries and institutions, and other
agencies.
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3. Specify and assign representatives for emer-
gency duty with the Federal information staffs
at OCDM relocation sites.
B. Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
The Director of the Office of Civil and Defense
Mobilization shall direct and coordinate the preemer-
gency and emergency public information programs of
the Federal Government. In executing its statutory
responsibility to publicly disseminate appropriate civil
defense and defense mobilization information by all ap-
propriate means, OCDM shall:
1. Familiarize the public with Federal civil defense
and defense mobilization policies and programs.
2. Support and advise State and local governments,
information media, and national organizations
in conducting information programs.
3. In cooperation with other agencies, provide fa-
cilities, procedures, and organization for use of
the departments and agencies of the Executive
Branch of the Federal Government to dissem-
D.
inate information in emergencies.
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4. Provide emergency information facilities if nec-
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essary to supplement or substitute for normal
peacetime news dissemination systems.
5. Advise and cooperate with State and local gov-
ernments in the preparation of emergency
information material and the facilities and pro-
cedures to disseminate it.
C. Department of Defense
The Department of Defense shall use its own
facilities and those of OCDM to disseminate, within the
limits of security, information on the progress of the
war, the state of United States' defenses, and retali-
atory measures.
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D. State and Local
State and local governments, in accordance
with State plans will:
1. Disseminate warning and survival information
and instructions on:
a. Individual and family survival measures.
b. Home, school, factory, office, and other
shelter.
c. Details, objectives, and progress in imple-
menting the National Plan.
d. Details and requirements of State and local
plans.
2. Plan and prepare emergency information com-
munications and programing in cooperation with
information media.
3. Establish working liaison with church, school,
veterans, industrial, professional, labor, civic,
and other organizations for preemergency and
emergency information programing.
4. Establish and staff emergency communications
facilities.
5. Prepare for local CONELRAD programing
broadcasts.
* U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE O-1960
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