Minutes of the Sixteenth Meeting of the National Security Council

NLT TOI OLIGRET MINUTES OF THE 16th MEETING of the NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL held on Thursday, July 22, 1948 in the Conference Room at The White House ARCHIVES 5. KECORDS NATIONAL AND is SERVICE MEMBERS PRESENT Harry S. Truman, The President of the United States, Presiding (for discussion of General Clay's report only) George C. Marshall, Secretary of State James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army John L. Sullivan, Secretary of the Navy W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board OTHERS PRESENT General Lucius D. Clay, The Military Governor of the U.S. Zone in Germany Robert Murphy, Political Adviser to General Clay Robert A. Lovett, Under Secretary of State W. H. Draper, Jr., Under Secretary of the Army Charles E. Bohlen, Counselor, Department of State Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief (for discussion of General Clay's report only) General Omar N. Bradley, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Vice Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Vice Chief of Naval Operations General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force Rear Admiral R. H. Hillenkoetter, Director of Central Intelligence Lieutenant General A. C. Wedemeyer, Director of Plans and Operations, Department of the Army SECRETARIAT Sidney W. Souers, Executive Secretary James S. Lay, Jr., Assistant Executive Secretary DECLASSIFIED NSC LTR. 9.4.70 PROJECT NLT 77.82 By NLT'HE NARS, Date 3.26.79 TOP