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    "ocrText": "Copy\nNo. 34 of 35 Copies.\nTOP CECRET\n500 R\nU.S. EYES ONLY\nISAC 0-4/72\nJune 20, 1951\nINTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE\nScope Duration and Feasibility of the North Atlantic\nTreaty Medium Term Defense Plan and Related\nUnited States Assistance\nThe attached document is an appreciation, essential\nto further planning and action, of the scops, duration\nand cost of achieving the agreed U.S. policy objective\nof creating military strength in Western Europe which\nwill doter Soviet aggression, or resist invasion if it\noccurs. The paper also states certain possible U.S.\ncourses of action in the light of this appreciation.\nThe original draft of this paper, ISAC D-4/7,\nwas discussed at the Tuesday, June 19 meeting of\nISAC, but the attached document, which embodies\nmodifications suggested in the discussion and a\n\"summary and recommendations\" section, has not been\nstudied by the member agencies. It was agreed by\nthe Committee, howover, that the modified version\nshould serve as a basis for Cabinet level discussion\nof the problem by Thursday afternoon, June 21, or as\nsoon thereafter as practicable. This tight schedule\nis dictated by the necessity for securing decisions as\nsoon as possible on the recommendations of the paper in\norder to provide the U.S. Standing Group member with\na clear U.S. position, and to enable preparations for\nthe forthcoming MSP Congressional presentation to go\nforward.\nATTENTION is directed to the security considera-\ntions attaching to the contents of this document. It\nis to be seen and discussed only on a need-to-know\nbasis.\nDECLASSIFIED\nJohn F. Hickman\nE. O. 11652, Sec. B(E) and 5(D) or (E)\nSecretary\nDept. of State letter, Aug. 23,1976 0-1972\nDR OBJECT NLT 76-6\nBy NLT- HC NARS Date/0-2017"
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