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NIT (PSF/Cuse) 310 TOP SECRITT Copy No. I MINUTES OF THE 6th MEETING OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL held on Thursday, February 12, 1948, in the Conference Room at The White House MEMBERS PRESENT George C. Marshall, Secretary of State, presiding James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board W. H. Draper, Jr., Under Secretary of the Army C. V. Whitney, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force SECRETARIAT Sidney W. Souers, Executive Secretary James S. Lay, Jr., Assistant Executive Secretary ACTIONS 1. THE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WI TH RESPECT TO GREECE (NSC 5/1) SECRETARY FORRESTAL read the comments of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on this paper, which reiterated their previous comments on NSC 5, par- ticularly as to the possible need for partial mobilization. MR. SOUERS pointed out that this paper makes no commitment as to the use of armed forces, but provides for the necessary planning con- cerning their possible use. MR. DRAPER noted that each step leads to further commitments of armed forces and in turn reduces the personnel available. He felt that we were adding new missions which in total would require selective ser- vice. SECRETARY MARSHALL said that this constitutes a change from the previous one-year program of assistance to Greece, to provisions for a continued program. He said that a proposed program for aid to Greece and Turkey for the next fiscal year was being prepared. He felt that it was unfortunate that the amount for Turkey would be the same as for of last year and that all of it would be spent for military purposes. He believed that this put us in a bad political position. SERVICE" DECLASSIFIED E.O. 12065, Sec. 3-402 State Dept. Guideline, June 12, 1979 NSC LTR. 4-13-A2 TOP SECRET By NLT- we 6-18-f2