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    "ocrText": "The President NET(PSF/NSC)765\nTOP SECRET\nCOPY NO. 1\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\nas of\nDecember 11, 1950\nAMOUNT A SATES and\nSTATE\nTOP SECRET Declassified With Deletions\nE.O. 3.6\nBy as 93-110 NLT Date 10-21-96\nWARNING\nTHIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NA-\nTIONAL DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF\nTHE ESPIONAGE ACT, 50 U.S.C., 31 AND 32, AS AMENDED. ITS TRANS-\nMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER TO\nAN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.\nSTATES\nSTATE\nTHE\nDecember 11, 1950\nTOP SECRET\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\n1. COMPLETED PROJECTS\n(December 5, 1950-December 11, 1950)\nU. S. POSITION REGARDING A CEASE-FIRE IN KOREA\n(NSC Action No. 390)\nPROCLAMATION OF A NATIONAL EMERGENCY\n(NSC Action No. 392)\nTHEM MYRATA THE\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 1 -\nSTATEMENTS\nTOP SECRET\n/\n2. PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC\nFALL\nA. ITEMS SCHEDULED ON THE AGENDA FOR THE 75th NSC MEETING,\nTHURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1950:\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(NSC 68/3 and Annexes to NSC 68/3; NSC Actions Nos. 361 and 386;\nMemos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nNovember 14 and 20, 1950)\nPursuant to the President's directive in the reference memo of\nNovember 14 and in the light of Council action at its 72nd meeting\n(NSC Action No. 386), the NSC Staff, with the assistance, as appro-\npriate, from representatives of the White House Staff, the Depart-\nment of Commerce, the Economic Cooperation Administration, the\nBureau of the Budget, and the Council of Economic Advisers,\nprepared a revision of NSC 68/1 and the Annexes thereto, issued\nas NSC 68/3 and Annexes to NSC 68/3. Scheduled for consideration\nas Item 1 on the agenda for the 75th NSC Meeting, December 14.\nThe Secretary of Commerce, the Economic Cooperation Administrator,\nthe Director, Bureau of the Budget, and the Chairman, Council of\nEconomic Advisers will participate with the Council and the\nSecretary of the Treasury in the consideration of this item.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING A BLOCKADE OF TRADE\nWITH CHINA\n(NSC 92; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated December 4 and 6, 1950)\nA report by the Department of State on the subject (NSC 92), in-\ncluding an Appendix by the Department of Commerce on actions taken\nwith respect to trade with China, was submitted by the reference\nmemorandum dated December 4, for urgent consideration by the\nCouncil, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce\nand the Economic Cooperation Administrator. Approved by Commerce,\nDecember 6; and by ECA, December 6. Disapproved by Treasury,\nDecember 6, with comments submitted by the reference memorandum,\ndated December 6, for urgent consideration by the Council, the\nSecretary of Commerce, and the Economic Cooperation Administrator.\nDisapproved by State with comment, December 8. Scheduled as\nitem 2 for consideration on the agenda of the 75th Council meeting,\nDecember 14. (See also Section 3A.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 2 -\nTOP SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nPROGRAM OF UNITED NATIONS ACTION TO STOP AGGRESSION\n(Progress Report, dated November 16, 1950, by the Deputy Under\nSecretary of State on NSC 85)\nCirculated for the information of the Council and the Secretary of\nthe Treasury. Scheduled for information as Item 3 on the agenda\nfor the 75th NSC Meeting, December 14.\nUNITED STATES POSITION REGARDING STRENGTHENING THE DEFENSE OF\nEUROPE AND THE NATURE OF GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION THERETO\n(NSC 82 Series; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same sub-\nject, dated November 8, 1950)\nMemorandum by the Secretary of Defense on the subject, circulated\nat his request for the information of the Council and the Secre-\ntary of the Treasury. Scheduled for information as Item 4 on the\nagenda for the 75th NSC Meeting, December 14.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO SCANDINAVIA\n(NSC 28/1)\nand\nCURRENT POSITION OF THE U. S. RESPECTING BASE NEGOTIATIONS WITH\nDENMARK AND NORWAY (NSC 32/1)\n(Progress Report, dated November 14, on the above subjects, by\nthe Under Secretary of State)\nCirculated for the information of the Council and the Secretary\nof the Treasury. Scheduled for information as Item 5 on the agenda\nfor the 75th NSC Meeting, December 14.\nPROVISION OF A POLICE FORCE FOR JERUSALEM\n(Progress Report, dated November 7, 1950, by the Under Secretary\nof State on NSC 27/3)\nCirculated for the information of the Council and the Secretary\nof the Treasury. Scheduled for information as Item 6 on the\nagenda for the 75th NSC Meeting, December 14.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 3 -\nTOP SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nB. ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY MEMORANDUM ACTION\nNSC 10/2\n1950) (Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated June 19,\nMemorandum by the Chairman, NSRB, recommending a revision of NSC\n10/2, submitted for Council consideration by the reference memo of\nJune 19. Approved by State with comments, July 7. Awaiting action\nby other Council members. At the request of the Chairman, NSRB,\nthis matter will be scheduled on the agenda of a later Council\nmeeting.\nCOORDINATION OF U. S. AID PROGRAMS FOR FAR EASTERN AREAS\n(NSC 61/1; NSC 61; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated May 16 and August 14, 1950)\nPursuant to NSC 61, a report by the Under Secretaries of State and\nthe Army, and with the concurrence of the President, representatives\nfor a Working Group were designated by the Secretaries of State,\nDefense, the Treasury, and Commerce, and the Economic Cooperation\nAdministrator, to prepare a report looking to closer coordination\nof economic and military aid programs generally for Far Eastern\nareas. The report, prepared by the Working Group with the assistance\nof a representative of the Bureau of the Budget, was submitted for\nconsideration by the reference memo of May 16 as NSC 61/1. Approved\nby the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce; disapproved by\nthe Economic Cooperation Administrator, with comment. Reply of\nthe Secretary of Defense with the views of the JCS was circulated\nby the reference memo of August 14, which summarizes the above\nreplies and suggests an appropriate Council action in the light\nthereof. Approved by Defense and Treasury, August 17; by NSRB\nand ECA, August 18; by Commerce, with comments, August 19. A-\nwaiting action by other Council members with respect to the\nsuggestion in the reference memo of August 14.\nPROGRAM OF PHYSICAL SECURITY FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND ALLIED\nFACILITIES\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nNovember 20 and December 7, 1950)\nReport by the ICIS on the subject was submitted by the reference\nmemorandum dated November 20, for action by the Council, the\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 4 -\nTOP SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nPROGRAM OF PHYSICAL SECURITY FOR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS AND ALLIED\nFACILITIES (Cont'd)\nSecretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretaries\nof the Interior and Commerce and the Chairman, Atomic Energy\nCommission. Approved by Justice, November 22; by Treasury,\nNovember 24; by NSRB, November 27, subject to proposed changes;\nby Commerce, December 4, subject to proposed change; by State,\nDecember 11. A statement of proposed changes in the Recommendations\nof the report by the Interdepartmental Committee on Internal\nSecurity, drafted to reflect the comments by the Chairman, NSRB,\nand the Secretary of Commerce, was submitted by the reference\nmemorandum dated December 7. Report with proposed amendments\napproved by Treasury, December 8; by NSRB, December 11; by\nCommerce subject to further comments, December 11, Awaiting\naction by others concerned and also further recommendations by\nthe ICIS in the light of the above actions.\nLIMITED 100 D OF\nLARNED\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 5 -\nTOP SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nC. ITEMS AWAITING SUBSEQUENT NSC CONSIDERATION\nRECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO U. S. POLICY TOWARD JAPAN\n(Progress Report, dated December 8, 1950, by the Under Secretary\nof State on NSC 13/3)\nCirculated for Council information. To be scheduled on the\nagenda of a later NSC Meeting.\nNSC DETERMINATIONS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 843, SECTION 1304 (THE CANNON\nAMENDMENT)\n(NSC 94)\nNSC 94, a report prepared by the Special Committee on East-West\nTrade, submitted for consideration by the Council, the Secretary\nof the Treasury, the Secretary of Commerce and the Economic\nCooperation Administrator. To be scheduled on the agenda of a\nlater Council meeting. (See also Section 30.)\n/ THE / STATE II il\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 6 -\nTOP SECRET\n3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nA. SENIOR NSC STAFF\nAGENDA FOR 75TH NSC MEETING\n(Agenda, dated December 11, 1950, for 75th NSC Meeting)\nThe items on the reference agenda are scheduled for discussion at\nthe Senior Staff meeting on December 13. (See also the following\nitem.)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES REGARDING A BLOCKADE OF TRADE\nWITH CHINA\n(NSC 92 and related papers; memos for Senior NSC Staff from Execu-\ntive Secretary, dated December 8 and 12, 1950)\nMemorandum by Senior State member on the subject circulated by\nthe reference memo of December 8 for urgent staff consideration of\nthe recommendation contained therein with respect to NSC 92.\nMemorandum by Senior Treasury member on the subject circulated\nby the reference memo of December 12. NSC 92 and the above re-\nlated papers scheduled for discussion at the Senior Staff meet-\ning on December 13 in the light of a joint State-Treasury report,\nto be prepared. (See related items in Section 2, immediately\nabove, and subsequent Communist China project below.)\nA PLAN FOR NATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE\n(NSC 74; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated July 10 and September 14, 1950; Memo for Senior NSC Staff\nfrom Executive Secretary, subject: \"A National Psychological Ef-\nfort\" dated December 8, 1950)\nNSC 74, transmitted by the Under Secretary of State and prepared\nby the organization established pursuant to NSC 59/1, was submitted\nfor consideration by the Council and the Secretary of the Treasury\nby the reference memo of July 10.\nIn the light of the divergent views received with respect to\nNSC 74, the Senior Staff agreed that the organization established\nin the Department of State pursuant to NSC 59/1 should make a\nfurther effort to reconcile those views. Report by State circulated\nby the reference memo dated December 8 and scheduled for considera-\ntion at the Senior Staff meeting on December 15.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 7 -\nTOP SECRET\nDEPARTMENT\nNEW\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNISM IN\nITALY\n(NSC 67/1; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated November 15, 1950)\nMemorandum by the Deputy Under Secretary of State, containing a\nsuggested revision of the Conclusions of NSC 67/1 in the light of\ndevelopments in the Far East, transmitted by the reference memo\nfor consideration by the Senior NSC Staff. Revision under pre-\nparation by the Staff Assistants scheduled on the agenda of the\nSenior Staff meeting on December 15.\nRESULTS OF THE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINI-\nSTER ATTLEE\n(NSC Action No. 391b; NSC 93)\nPursuant to NSC Action No. 391b the Senior Staff discussed the\nsubject on December 12 and agreed to consider the matter further\nin the light of proposals to be made by its members and in the\nlight of a statement, to be prepared by the Executive Secretary,\nof the NSC reports which appeared to require review. NSC 93, a\nreport by the Secretary of State, was subsequently circulated and\nreferred to the Senior Staff for use in this connection. Sche-\nduled for further discussion at the Senior Staff meeting on De-\ncember 18.\nU. S. COURSES OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THE SOVIETS ATTEMPT TO CLOSE\nTHE BALTIC\n(NSC 88)\nNSC 88 circulated for information and referred to the NSC Staff\nfor use in the preparation of a report for Council consideration.\nAt its meeting on October 19, the Senior NSC Staff agreed that\nState should prepare for Staff consideration a draft report on\nthe subject, taking into account the views of the JCS in NSC 88.\nAwaiting draft report from State.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO INDOCHINA\nAt its meeting on October 19, the Senior NSC Staff agreed to con-\nsider this subject further upon receipt of a draft paper on the\nsubject prepared by the Southeast Asia Aid Committee, together\nwith the comments of the State Department, the Joint Secretaries,\nand the Joint Chiefs of Staff thereon.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 8 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO TURKEY\n(NSC Action No. 366-c)\nIn accordance with the reference Council action, the Senior NSC\nStaff discussed the subject on November 8 and agreed that State,\nin consultation with Defense, would prepare a draft report. A-\nwaiting State report. (See also related projects in Section 3C.)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN\nOn October 25 the Senior Staff agreed that a draft report on the\nsubject should be based upon a complete reassessment of the U. S.\nposition toward Iran, including a review of the applicability to\nIran of the basic U. S. position relating to the Eastern Mediter-\nranean and the Middle East, approved in 1947, and of current Bri-\ntish thinking regarding this area.\nOn October 30 the CIA member was requested, with assistance from\nappropriate departments and agencies, to prepare as early as pos-\nsible an intelligence estimate of the extent to which the Western\nEuropean economy is dependent upon Middle Eastern oil, and of the\nrelated problems involved in alternate sources of supply. A-\nwaiting report by CIA member. (See also related projects in Sec-\ntion 3C.)\nCOLLABORATION WITH FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS ON OPERATIONS AGAINST\nGUERRILLAS\n(NSC 90)\nNSC 90 circulated for Council information and referred to the\nSenior NSC Staff for use in the preparation of a report. On\nOctober 30 the Senior State and JCS members undertook to collabor-\nate in the preparation of a draft paper covering both the politi-\ncal and military aspects of the problem; and the Senior CIA mem-\nber agreed to prepare an intelligence estimate on current and\nprobable areas and characteristics of guerrilla warfare. Await-\ning joint report by State, JCS, and CIA members.\nBIRTH\nTHERE\nLL\nDEPARTMENT\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 9 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN GERMANY\n(NSC 89; NSC 73/4, par. 42; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary,\nsubject: \"Additional Airlift to Support the Far East\", dated\nSeptember 27 and November 20, 1950; NSC Action No. 368; Memo for\nSenior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject: \"United\nStates Policy with Respect to Berlin and Eastern Germany\", dated\nOctober 31, 1950)\nAt its 69th Meeting, the Council noted the reference memorandum\nof September 27, and the fact that the situation presented there-\nin would be taken into consideration in the studies on the Berlin\nblockade referred to in par. 42 of NSC 73/4. Memoranda on the\nsubject by the Deputy Under Secretary of State and the Secretary\nof Defense were circulated for Council information as NSC 89, and\nreferred to the NSC Staff for use in connection with this staff\nproject. The Senior Staff agreed, on October 25, to consider the\nsubject further upon receipt of a study on airlift capabilities un-\nder preparation in the JCS. JCS study circulated to Senior Staff\nby the reference memo of October 31. Subsequent memorandum by the\nDeputy Secretary of Defense (reference memo of November 20) cir-\nculated for Council information and referred to the Staff for\nconsideration in connection with this project. To be scheduled\non the agenda of a later Senior Staff meeting.\nJAPANESE PEACE TREATY\n(NSC 60/1)\nOn September 15, the Senior Staff agreed that this subject\nshould be a continuing project and that accordingly the Senior\nState member should keep the Senior Staff informed of any secu-\nrity policy issues which may arise, with a view to further con-\nsideration of the subject. (See also related Progress Report on\nNSC 13/3 in Section 2C.)\nUNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD SPAIN\n(NSC 72; NSC 72/1; NSC Action No. 312; Memo for NSC Consultants,\nsubject: \"The Provision of Military Aid to Spain\", dated August 3,\n1950; Revised memo of Senior NSC Staff meeting, August 11, 1950)\nJCS views circulated as NSC 72 for Council information. State\nviews in response to NSC 72, circulated as NSC 72/1 also for\nCouncil information. At its 60th Meeting the Council discussed\nthe subject, deferred further action and directed the NSC Con-\nsultants to study the reference papers in preparation for further\nCouncil consideration. A memo for the President by the Secretary\nof Defense on \"The Provision of Military Aid to Spain\", referred\nby the President to the Executive Secretary, was circulated by the\nreference memo of August 3 for the information and use of the NSC\nConsultants and Staff in connection with their study of NSC 72 and\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 10 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD SPAIN (Cont'd)\nNSC 72/1. On August 11, the Senior Staff agreed to reconsider our\nrelationship with Spain on the basis of a statement of U. S. mili-\ntary requirements with respect to Spain. Awaiting paper by Senior\nJCS member, scheduled for completion at an early date.\nUNITED STATES COURSES OF ACTION WITH RESPECT TO KOREA\n(NSC Action No. 378; NSC 81/1, NSC 81/2 and NSC 73/4; Memo for\nNSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated November 10,\n1950; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated November 13, 15, and 17, 1950)\nAt its 71st Meeting, the Council directed the Staff to study the\nviews of State, the JCS, and CIA, in the light of the Council\ndiscussion, and to advise the Council as to further steps which\nshould be recommended to the President to meet the Korean situa-\ntion. At its meeting on November 10, the Senior Staff agreed\nthat the State Department would draft recommendations for con-\nsideration by the Senior NSC Staff, prior to their submission to\nthe Council. An interim report by the NSC Staff was submitted\nas NSC 81/2 for consideration by the Council and the Secretary of\nthe Treasury, and, in view of later developments, was withdrawn\non November 30.\nSubsequent draft reports considered by the Senior Staff on Novem-\nber 20, 29, 30, December 1, 4 and 5. Preparation of further\ndrafts deferred pending developments.\nTHE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST\n(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same sub-\nject, dated December 12, 1950)\nMemorandum by the Senior State member on the subject transmitted\nby the reference memo for Senior Staff consideration, to be sche-\nduled on the agenda of an early meeting. (See related country\nprojects above and in Section 3B.)\nPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNIST CHINA\n(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same sub-\nject, dated November 22, 1950.)\nRecommendations by Senior State member on the subject, circulated\nby the reference memorandum and discussed at Senior Staff meeting\non December 12. Awaiting further memorandum on Formosa by Senior\nState member, and CIA report on the five points listed in Part II\nof the reference memo. (See also related NSC 92 project above and\nin Section 2A.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 11 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(NSC 68 series; Annex No. 8, Long-term political and Economic Frame-\nwork; and Annex No. 10, Economic Implications.)\nAwaiting revision of Annex No. 8 by State; and of Annex No. 10 by\nCEA. (See also Section 2A.)\nTHE UNITED KS / SIGNETURE\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 12 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nB. NSC STAFF ASSISTANTS\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO GREECE\n(NSC Action No. 366)\nVarious staff drafts, dating from August 8 to October 26 under\nrevision. Awaiting revised report by State in collaboration\nwith JCS and CIA.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES TOWARD YUGOSLAVIA\n(NSC 73/4, par. 37-a-(2); Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary,\nsubject: \"United States Policy Toward Yugoslavia and the\nFurnishing of Military Assistance to Yugoslavia in Case of\nAggression\", dated September 5, 1950)\nJCS memo circulated by the reference memo for Council information\nand referred to the Staff for use in connection with studies\nbeing prepared pursuant to NSC Action No. 348-b, with particular\nreference to the review of NSC 18/4. On October 4 the Senior\nStaff agreed that this project, among others, while not a matter\nof priority, should be completed as rapidly as possible. A-\nwaiting initial draft report by State.\nGENERAL STATEMENTS OF PRINCIPLE DERIVED FROM NSC POLICY REPORTS\n(NSC 73/4)\nOn September 6 the Senior Staff agreed that the Staff Assistants\nshould examine existing NSC policy reports with a view to deriving\ntherefrom any general statements of principle. Awaiting review\nof existing NSC policy reports by the Staff Assistants.\nTHE UNITED STATES POSITION WITH RESPECT TO SOUTH ASIA\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Appraisal of\nU, S. National Interests in South Asia\", dated June 2 and June 17,\n1949; SANACC 360/14; NSC Action No. 224; NSC 48/2; Memo for the NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated November 1, 1950)\nSANACC 360/14 on the subject, and amendments proposed by the Secre-\ntary of Defense, referred by the Council at its 42nd Meeting to the\nNSC Staff for use in preparation of a report pursuant to NSC 48,\n\"U. S. Policy Toward Asia\", and for re-examination in light of that\nstudy (NSC 48/2) and the discussion at the meeting. On November 3,\nthe Senior Staff referred a Staff Assistants' draft report to State\nfor preparation of a new draft. Revised State draft circulated\nDecember 6. Preliminary discussion by Staff Assistants December 11.\nTo be scheduled for further consideration by the Staff Assistants\nat an early meeting.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 13 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nC. OTHER CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nRELEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING NEW WEAPONS\n(Memo for NSC Consultants and AEC Representative from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated July 5, 1950)\nAt the direction of the President, the Council and the Chairman,\nAtomic Energy Commission, undertook a consideration of the\ngeneral problem of weapons information, including atomic weapons,\nin order to make appropriate recommendations to the President on\nthe subject. A draft report, prepared by the Executive Secretary\nin accordance with the discussion at a meeting on June 22, has\nbeen circulated to the NSC Staff and a representative of the AEC\nby the reference memo. Awaiting redraft of this report by Defense.\nUNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL WAR\n(NSC 79; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated September 6, 1950)\nJCS memo (NSC 79) circulated for Council information and referred\nto the Staff for use in the preparation of a report.\nThe Senior Staff designated an ad hoc group to draft a report to\ninclude both a statement of war objectives in the event of global\nwar, and such related questions as a statement of the conditions\nthat the U. S. would be willing to accept for a peaceful settle-\nment with the USSR and its satellites. At the initial meeting\nof the ad hoc group under the chairmanship of the State member\non October 6, the form and content of a response to the problems\nposed by NSC 79 were discussed and agreed upon. Awaiting draft\nby the State Policy Planning Staff.\nUNITED STATES POLICY ON DEFECTORS\n(NSC 86; NSC Action No. 364; Memo for Ad Hoc Committee on NSC 86,\nfrom Executive Secretary, same subject, dated December 5, 1950)\nAt its 69th Meeting the Council referred NSC 86, without endorse-\nment of the proposals contained therein, to the Staff for the\npreparation of a report. The Senior Staff subsequently designated\nan ad hoc committee, including a representative from the Depart-\nment of Justice, to prepare a draft report.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 14 -\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES POLICY ON DEFECTORS (Cont'd)\nOn October 26 the ad hoc committee agreed that initial studies\nwould be prepared by State and CIA, with appropriate advice and\nassistance from the other departments and agencies represented\non the committee. CIA report circulated by the reference memo.\nAwaiting report from State.\nPROPOSED NSC STUDY OF MANPOWER\n(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated December 4, 1950)\nMemorandum by the Senior State Member on the subject circulated\nby the reference memo. On December 12 the Senior Staff designated\nan ad hoc group under the chairmanship of a JCS official and with\nofficials from State, NSRB, Mr. Harriman's office and CIA to\nprepare a draft report. Awaiting report by ad hoc group. (See\nalso related item in Section 4.)\nOPERATION OF ISBRANDTSEN COMPANY, INC. SHIPS TO COMMUNIST\nCOUNTRIES\n(NSC 87; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsubject: \"Strengthening of Export Control Laws\", dated October\n16 and 25, 1950; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same sub-\nject, dated November 1, 1950; Memo for Special Committee on East-\nWest Trade from Executive Secretary, subject: \"East-West Trade\",\ndated November 18, 1950)\nReferred to the Special Committee on East-West Trade by the\nSenior Staff on November 8, this project is to be scheduled for\ndiscussion at an early Special Committee meeting.\nNSC DETERMINATIONSON EAST-WEST TRADE\nOn December 6 the Special Committee on East-West Trade agreed\nthat the Department of Commerce with the assistance of representa-\ntives from State, Defense, NSRB, Treasury, ECA and CIA would\ncoordinate the preparation of statistical studies on the subject\nand submit those studies to the Special Committee for evaluation.\nAwaiting reports from Commerce. (See also Section 2C.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 15 -\nTOP SECRET\n4. OTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS\nAPPRAISAL OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS,\nFACILITIES AND ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated Feb-\nruary 7, 1950; NSC Action No. 282)\nIn approving the proposal by the Acting Chairman, NSRB, in the\nreference memo, the NSC directed (NSC Action No. 282) the CIA, in\ncollaboration with the Government agencies concerned, to organize\nand conduct a study of foreign economic intelligence requirements,\nfacilities and arrangements related to the national security, and\nbased on the findings of this study, to prepare for Council con-\nsideration and action a comprehensive plan for satisfying the\nforeign economic intelligence requirements of the national security\nand for a coordinated interagency effort to this end based on a\ndefinite allocation of responsibilities among the agencies con-\ncerned.\nInterim reports by the Central Intelligence Agency on September 8,\nOctober 4, and November 7, concerning the status of this project,\nindicate that the surveys of governmental facilities for the\nproduction of economic intelligence were scheduled for completion\nby November 30, and that a coordinated draft statement of require-\nments for foreign economic intelligence is scheduled for comple-\ntion by December 14. Awaiting report by CIA.\nNATIONAL MANPOWER MOBILIZATION POLICY\nHAVE\n(NSC 77; NSC Action No. 328-b)\nOTHER\nAt its 63rd Meeting (NSC Action No. 328), the Council, the Secre-\ntary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Labor considered NSC 77\nand noted the President's directive that the Chairman, NSRB, in\nconsultation with the Departments of Defense and Labor, should\ndevelop a national manpower mobilization policy. The Chairman,\nNSRB, is developing a policy, in which all but one of a number of\nissues have been agreed upon to date, in consultation with the\nNSRB. Secretaries of Defense and Labor. Awaiting report by the Chairman,\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 16 -\nTOP SECRET\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nSUPPORT FOR THE VOICE OF AMERICA IN THE FIELDS OF INTELLIGENCE\nAND OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\n(NSC 66; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated April 4, May 11, and September 11, 1950)\nIn accordance with NSC 66 the Secretaries of State and Defense,\nthe Chairman, FCC, and the Director of Central Intelligence were\nrequested to designate representatives to prepare a report for\nconsideration by the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury, and\nthe Chairman, FCC, in the event that the recommendations in NSC 66\nwere approved. Comments by Defense, FCC and CIA were transmitted\nby the reference memo of May 11 and, in the light of the Defense\ncomment that further Council action should be deferred until an\nad hoc committee of the IAC completed its investigation of the\nproblem, the departments and agencies concerned agreed informally\nthat this item should not be scheduled for Council consideration\nuntil the Director of Central Intelligence and the IAC had sub-\nmitted a report.\nAn interim report by the Director of Central Intelligence, (the\nreference memo of September 11) indicated that the views of USCIB\nwere being sought. Awaiting views of USCIB and final report by\nthe Director of Central Intelligence.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO ASIA\n(NSC 48/2; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated November 20, 1950)\nMemorandum by the Deputy Secretary of Defense on the subject,\ncirculated for Council information by the reference memo and re-\nferred to the Secretary of State for consideration of the action\nproposed in the second paragraph thereof. Awaiting response by\nthe Secretary of State.\nU. S. POSITION REGARDING A CEASE-FIRE IN KOREA\n(NSC Action No. 390)\nAt its 74th Meeting the Council noted the President's approval\nof a statement that the JCS will prepare as a matter of urgency\nthe military conditions on which a cease-fire would be acceptable.\nAwaiting JCS report.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\nTOP SECRET\n- 17 -\nTOP SECRET"
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