Minutes of the Eighteenth Meeting of the National Security Council

TOP MINUTES OF THE 18th MEETING of the NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL held on Thursday, August 19, 1948 in the Conference Room at The White House MEMBERS PRESENT Harry S. Truman, The President of the United States, Presiding (for Item 1 only) George C. Marshall, Secretary of State James V. Forrestal, Secretary of Defense Tom C. Clark, The Attorney General (for Item 2 only) Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army W. John Kenney, Under Secretary of the Navy C. V. Whitney, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Arthur M. Hill, Chairman, National Security Resources Board OTHERS PRESENT Rear Admiral R. H. Hillenkoetter, Director of Central Intelligence Major General A. M. Gruenther, Director, Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff Robert Blum, Office of the Secretary of Defense J. Patrick Coyne, Consultant, National Security Council Staff (for Item 2 only) SECRETARIAT Sidney W. Souers, Executive Secretary AR DECISIONS 1. THE SITUATION WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN a. Noted and discussed the remarks of the Secretary of State outlining the status of negotiations with re- spect to Berlin. b. Noted and discussed the comments of the Secretary of the Army relative to the situation in Berlin. DECLASSIFIED E. O. 11652, Sec. 3(E) and 5(D) or t letter, Apeil 12,4974 4. 39.77 PROJECT NLT 76-21 Bz NLT- HC NARS Date 6-26-77 TOP SBORET