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top: SECREI
COPY NO. /
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHINGTON
April 26, 1948
MEMORANDUM FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT:
Coordination of Foreign Information Measures
REFERENCES: a. NSC 4 Series
b. NSC Action No. 42
Pursuant to directive by the National Security Council
(Reference b), the NSC Consultants have reviewed the implementation
by the Director of Central Intelligence of certain aspects of the
NSC 4 Series. Mr. George V. Allen, Assistant Secretary of State
for Public Affairs, participated in this review.
Taking into consideration the fact that only four months
have elapsed since the issuance of the initial directive to the
Director of Central Intelligence, and the difficulties of screening
personnel both as to security and qualifications for such duties, the
NSC Consultants and Mr. Allen feel that satisfactory progress has
been made. They also believe that existing organizational relation-
ships both at home and abroad appear to be developing satisfactorily.
At Mr. Allen's suggestion, the Director of Central In-
telligence was advised to concentrate so far as possible upon the
use of anti-Communist democratic forces in foreign countries,
particularly those which are politically left of center. The Director
of Central Intelligence also was requested to project these
operations forward, both as to scope and area coverage, as rapidly as
possible.
The NSC Consultants recommend that the National Security
Council:
a. Approve the above findings.
b. Direct the NSC Consultants to undertake a
similar review and report in approximately
two months.
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