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    "ocrText": "The President NLT(PSF/NSC)829\nTOP SECRET\nNARA TRUMAN\nCOPY NO. 1\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\nas of\nFebruary 12, 1951\nDECLASSIFIED\nRAC 9-16-2009\nAuthortyULT-PST-43-18-1\nBySDB NARA, Date 4/15/13\nTOP SECRET\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.\nFebruary 12, 1951\nToΓ SECRET\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nIBRARY MARN HARRY\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\n1. COMPLETED PROJECTS\n(February 5, 1951-February 12, 1951)\n(NONE)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 1 -\nToΓ SECRET\nTRUMAN LIBA\nNMVA\nHARRY\nToΓ SECRET\n2. PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC\nA. ITEMS SCHEDULED ON AGENDA FOR 83RD NSC MEETING, WEDNESDAY,\nFEBRUARY 14, 1951\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\nScheduled for discussion as item 1 in the light of an oral\nbriefing by General Bradley on the military situation in Korea.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO GREECE\n(NSC 103; NSC Action No. 366)\nA review of the U. S. position with respect to Greece was\ninitiated by the Department of State in the NSC Staff in August,\n1950. After various revisions a draft statement of policy and\nNSC staff study, prepared by the Senior NSC Staff, were sub-\nmitted to the Council as NSC 103. Scheduled for consideration\nas item 2.\nRECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO U. S. POLICY TOWARD JAPAN\n(Progress Report dated January 26, 1951, by the Under Secretary\nof State on NSC 13/3)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Under Secretary of State on\nthe subject has been circulated for Council information, and is\nscheduled for information as item 3. (See related projects in\nSections3A and 4.)\nUNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD ISRAEL AND THE ARAB STATES\n(Progress Report dated January 26, 1951, by the Under Secretary\nof State on NSC 47/2)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Under Secretary of State on\nthe subject has been circulated for Council information and is\nscheduled for information as item 4. (See related area projects\nin Sections 3-A and B.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 2 -\nTop SECRET\nAMAI\nTOP SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nB. ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY MEMORANDUM ACTION\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\nand the Army, and with the concurrence of the President, repre-\nsentatives for a Working Group were designated by the Secretaries\nof State, Defense, the Treasury, and Commerce, and the Economic\nCooperation Administrator, to prepare a report looking to closer\ncoordination of economic and military aid programs generally for\nFar Eastern areas. The report, prepared by the Working Group\nwith the assistance of a representative of the Bureau of the Bud-\nget, was submitted for consideration by the reference memo of\nMay 16 as NSC 61/1. Approved by the Secretaries of the Treasury\nand Commerce; disapproved by the Economic Cooperation Administra-\ntor, with comment. Reply of the Secretary of Defense with the\nviews of the JCS was circulated by the reference memo of August 14,\nwhich summarizes the above replies and suggests an appropriate\nCouncil action in the light thereof. Approved by Defense and\nTreasury, August 17; by NSRB and ECA, August 18; by Commerce, with\ncomments, August 19. Awaiting action by other Council members\nwith respect to the suggestion in the reference memo of August 14,\n1950.\nSUPPORT FOR THE VOICE OF AMERICA IN THE FIELDS OF INTELLIGENCE\nAND OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT\n(NSC 66; NSC 66/1; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated April 4, May 11, and September 11, 1950; and\nJanuary 25, 1951)\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.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 3 -\nTOP SECRET\nHARRY\nTop SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nSUPPORT FOR THE VOICE OF AMERICA IN THE FIELDS OF INTELLIGENCE\nAND OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (Cont'd)\nReport by the Acting Director of Central Intelligence enclosing a\nreport by USCIB submitted for Council consideration as NSC 66/1.\nRequest for memorandum action transmitted by the reference memo of\nJanuary 25. Approved by Director of Defense Mobilization, January\n31; approved with comments by Chairman, FCC, January 31; approved\nby Treasury, February 6. Awaiting action by others concerned.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 4 -\nToΓ SECRET\nTOP SEORET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nC. ITEMS AWAITING SUBSEQUENT NSC CONSIDERATION\nEXPORT CONTROL POLICY TOWARD THE SOVIET BLOC\n(NSC 102)\nThe reference report by the Secretary of Commerce has been sub-\nmitted for Council consideration; and the Secretary of Agriculture\nand the Economic Cooperation Administrator have been invited to\nparticipate. To be scheduled for consideration at a later Council\nmeeting. (See also related projects in this Section and in\nSections 3C and 5.)\nNSC DETERMINATIONS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 843, SECTION 1304 (THE\nCANNON AMENDMENT)\n(Memo for NSC from Acting Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated February 8, 1951)\nA report by the Special Committee on East-West Trade on trade\nbetween the Soviet Bloc and the several countries of Latin America\nand the Near East and Africa respectively, was submitted for\nCouncil consideration by the reference memo as the first in a\nseries of country reports pursuant to NSC 94/1. To be scheduled\non the agenda of a later Council meeting with the participation\nof the Secretary of Commerce and the Economic Cooperation Admin-\nistrator. (See also related projects in this Section and\nSections 3C and 5.)\nEAST-WEST TRADE\n(Memo for NSC from Acting Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated January 29, 1951; NSC 91/1)\nA report of progress in export control negotiations with reference\nto paragraph 2 (f) of NSC 91/1 was circulated for Council in-\nformation by the reference memo at the request of the Secretary\nof State. To be scheduled on the agenda of an early Council\nmeeting, with the participation of the Secretary of Commerce\nand the Economic Cooperation Administrator. (See related pro-\njects in this Section and in Sections 3C and 5.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 5 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nA. SENIOR NSC STAFF\nAGENDA FOR THE 83RD NSC MEETING\n(Dated February 9, 1951)\nItems on the reference NSC agenda are scheduled for discussion\nat the Senior Staff meeting on February 12, in anticipation of\nthe Council meeting on February 14. (See Section 2-A.)\nU. S. ACTION TO COUNTER CHINESE COMMUNIST AGGRESSION\n(NSC 101; NSC 101/1; NSC Action No. 420; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, subject: \"The Position of the\nUnited States with Respect to Communist China\", dated November 22,\n1950; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject:\n\"United States Policy Toward Asia in General and Toward China\nin Particular\", dated December 14, 1950; checklist of possible\nU. S. action, dated January 11; NIE-10; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated January\n22, 1951)\nRecommendations by Senior State Member on the subject circulated\nby the reference memo dated November 22 and discussed on December\n12. Memo by Senior State Member transmitting correspondence\nbetween the Departments of State and Defense on the question of\nFormosa circulated by the reference memo dated December 14, for\nSenior Staff use in connection with its discussion of the subject.\nCIA report on the five points listed in Part II of the reference\nmemo dated November 22, circulated as NIE-10, January 17.\nA checklist of possible U. S. action to counter Chinese Communist\naggression for the use of the respective departments and agencies,\nprepared by the Senior Staff, was considered on January 15 in the\nlight of a memorandum by the JCS (NSC 101), and a report on\ncourses of action prepared for Council consideration (NSC 101/1).\nAt its 80th meeting, the NSC discussed NSC 101/1 in the light of\nNSC 101, referred NSC 101/1 to the NSC Staff for revision in\nthe light of the discussion, and agreed that the revised study\nshould concern itself with U. S. objectives as well as U. S.\ncourses of action on the reference problem. (NSC Action No. 420b.)\nThe Council also requested the JCS to prepare a detailed study of\nthe military effectiveness of the possible use of Chinese forces\non Formosa against the mainland of China, including consideration\nof the effect of such use upon the defense of Formosa. (NSC\nAction No. 420c.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 6 -\nToΓ SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nU. S. ACTION TO COUNTER CHINESE COMMUNIST AGGRESSION (Cont'd)\nThe Department of State was also requested by the Council to pre-\npare a study on the effect upon China and other Eastern countries\nof continued U. S. support of Chiang Kai-shek. (NSC Action No.\n420d.)\nAwaiting above studies from State and JCS.\nState draft report on the subject, circulated January 18. On\nJanuary 22, the Senior Staff amended the \"Objectives section of\nthe State draft and agreed to consider the subject further at\nan early meeting. Revised objectives circulated by the ref-\nerence memo dated January 22.\nThe status of the NSC 101 series and related studies in the light\nof current developments is scheduled for consideration by the\nSenior Staff on February 12. (See also related projects below\nand in Sections 3B and 4.)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO INDOCHINA\n(NSC 64/1; Memo to Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated January 4, 1951)\nAt the request of the Secretary of Defense the views of the JCS\non the subject (NSC 64/1) were circulated for Council information\nand referred to the NSC Staff for use in the preparation of a\nreport for Council consideration. On December 27, the Senior\nStaff directed the Staff Assistants to prepare, as a matter of\nurgency, a draft report on the immediate steps the United States\nshould take to meet the critical situation in Indochina. Draft\nreport by Staff Assistants submitted to Senior Staff by the\nreference memo. On January 8, the Senior Staff discussed the\nsubject in the light of the importance of Indochina to the security\nof Southeast Asia and the security of the United States. To be\nconsidered further at a later Senior Staff meeting. (See also\nrelated area projects in this Section and in Section 4.)\nTHE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST\n(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated December 12, 1950)\nMemo by the Senior State Member on the subject transmitted by\nthe reference memo and considered by the Senior Staff on\nDecember 29.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 7 -\nTOP SECRET\nKENNA\nToΓ SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nTHE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST (Cont'd)\nAt the meeting it was agreed that an initial draft report should\nbe prepared by State; and that CIA should furnish an intelligence\nestimate on local attitudes and conditions which affect protection\nof our interests and the realization of our objectives. Awaiting\nintelligence estimate from CIA and initial draft report from\nState. (See also related area projects in Sections 2A, 3B and\nbelow.)\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 memo of\nSeptember 27, and the fact that the situation presented therein\nwould 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,\nand referred to the NSC Staff for use in connection with this\nstaff project. JCS study on airlift capabilities circulated to\nSenior Staff by the reference memo of October 31. Subsequent\nmemo by the Deputy Secretary of Defense (reference memo of\nNovember 20) circulated for Council information and referred\nto the Staff for consideration in connection with this project.\nAwaiting study on the subject from State now in preparation in\ncollaboration with Defense.\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO TURKEY\n(NSC Action No. 366c)\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.\nAwaiting State report. (See also related area projects in this\nSection and in Sections 2A and 3B.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 8 -\nTOP SECRET\nHAVE\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nCOLLABORATION WITH FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS ON OPERATIONS AGAINST\nGUERRILLAS\n(NSC 90)\nNSC 90 was 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\nMember agreed to prepare an intelligence estimate on current\nand probable areas and characteristics of guerrilla warfare.\nAwaiting joint report by State, JCS, and CIA Members.\nJAPANESE PEACE TREATY\n(NSC 60/1)\nOn September 15 the Senior Staff agreed that this subject should\nbe a continuing project and that accordingly the Senior State\nMember should keep the Senior Staff informed of any security\npolicy issues which may arise, with a view to further consideration\nof the subject. (See also related projects in Sections 2A and 4.)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(NSC 68 Series; Annex No. 8, Long-term Political and Economic\nFramework)\nAwaiting revision of Annex No. 8 by State. (See also related\nprojects in Section 4.)\nGENERAL STATEMENTS OF PRINCIPLE DERIVED FROM NSC POLICY REPORTS\n(Records of Senior NSC Staff Meetings, September 6, 1950, and\nJanuary 25, 1951; memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated January 15, 1951)\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. General state-\nments of principle derived from NSC policies circulated January\n3 to the Senior Staff by the reference memo. Considered by the\nSenior Staff on January 25 and referred to the Executive Secre-\ntary for revision in the light of the discussion. Awaiting\nrevision by the Executive Secretary.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 9 -\nToΓ SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nB. NSC STAFF ASSISTANTS\nU. S. ACTION TO COUNTER CHINESE COMMUNIST AGGRESSION\n(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated January 22, 1951; and related papers under Senior Staff pro-\nject on this subject in Section 3-A)\nPreliminary drafting of an analysis in support of the objectives at-\ntached to the reference memo has been undertaken by the NSC Staff\nAssistants on an urgent basis for consideration by the Senior NSC\nStaff at an early meeting. Awaiting initial draft from Staff As-\nsistants. Draft analysis in support of the objectives listed in\nparagraphs 1-a, -b, -f and-g of the reference memo, presented by\nthe JCS Staff Assistant, was circulated February 6. Awaiting draft\nanalysis by State in support of the objectives listed in paragraphs\n1-a, -c, -d, -e and -g. (See also Senior Staff project on this sub-\nject in Section 3-A.)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN\n(Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated October 24 and 26, 1950; NIE-14; Memo for Senior NSC Staff\nfrom Executive Secretary, subject: \"Worldwide Appraisal of Petroleum\nSupply vs. Requirements for a Major War\", dated January 24, 1951)\nOn October 25 the Senior Staff considered a draft report by the Staff\nAssistants on the subject (reference memo of October 24), and agreed\nthat a draft report on the subject should be based upon a complete\nreassessment of the U. S. position toward Iran, including a review\nof the applicability to Iran of the basic U. S. position relating to\nthe Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, approved in 1947, and\nof current British thinking regarding this area.\nOn October 30 the CIA Member was requested, with assistance from ap-\npropriate departments and agencies, to prepare an intelligence esti-\nmate of the extent to which the Western European economy is depend-\nent upon Middle Eastern oil, and of the related problems involved in\nalternate sources of supply. CIA estimate (NIE-14) circulated Janu-\nary 8, 1951.\nOn January 18 the Senior Staff discussed the subject in the light of\nNIE-14 and referred the draft Statement of Policy and Staff Study\ncirculated by the reference memos, to the Staff Assistants for revi-\nsion in the light of the discussion. A study, prepared in the NSRB\non world petroleum supply and requirements for a major war, was cir-\nculated by the reference memo of January 24 for the information of\nthe NSC Staff in connection with this project. Awaiting initial\ndraft report by State. (See related area projects in Sections 2-A\nand 3-A.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 10 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nU. S. COURSES OF ACTION IN THE EVENT THE SOVIETS ATTEMPT TO CLOSE\nTHE BALTIC\n(NSC 88; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated January 2, 1951)\nNSC 88 circulated for information and referred to the NSC Staff for\nuse in the preparation of a report for Council consideration. At\nits meeting on October 19 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that State\nshould prepare for Staff consideration a draft report on the subject\ntaking into account the views of the JCS in NSC 88. Draft report\nfrom State circulated by the reference memo.\nOn January 18 the Senior NSC Staff referred the State draft report\nto the Staff Assistants for revision in the light of the discussion\nwith particular reference to taking paragraph 5 of NSC 88 into ac-\ncount. Awaiting initial draft report by State.\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 Furnishing\nof Military Assistance to Yugoslavia in Case of Aggression\", dated\nSeptember 5, 1950)\nJCS memo circulated by the reference memo for Council information\nand referred to the Staff for use in connection with studies being\nprepared pursuant to NSC Action No. 348-b, with particular reference\nto the review of NSC 18/4. Awaiting initial draft report by State.\nPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO SCANDINAVIA\n(Ref. NSC 28/1; Progress Report, dated November 14, 1950, on\nNSC 28/1 and NSC 32/1)\nOn December 13 the Senior NSC Staff directed the Staff Assistants to\nprepare a draft revision of NSC 28/1 for consideration by the Senior\nStaff. Awaiting initial draft report by State.\nISSUES RELATING TO THE COMMITMENT OF U. S. AFMED FORCES TO COUNTER\nCOMMUNIST SUBVERSION\n(Record of Senior Staff Meeting January 18, par. 5)\nOn January 18 the Senior Staff agreed that the Staff Assistants\nshould prepare for the information of the Senior Staff a draft re-\nport stating: (1) the issues which have arisen in a number of NSC\nprojects relating to the commitment of U. S. forces in various areas\nto counter Communist subversion short of the overt use of Soviet\nforces; and (2) the divergent points of view and supporting argu-\nments relating to such issues. Awaiting draft by Staff Assistants.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 11 -\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 general\nproblem of weapons information, including atomic weapons, in order\nto make appropriate recommendations to the President on the subject.\nA draft report, prepared by the Executive Secretary in accordance\nwith the discussion at a meeting on June 22, has been circulated to\nthe NSC Staff and a representative of the AEC by the reference memo.\nAwaiting 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, dated\nSeptember 6, 1950)\nJCS memo (NSC 79) circulated for Council information and referred to\nthe Staff for use in the preparation of a report.\nThe Senior Staff designated an ad hoc group to draft a report to in-\nclude both a statement of war objectives in the event of global war,\nand such related questions as a statement of the conditions that the\nU. S. would be willing to accept for a peaceful settlement with the\nUSSR and its satellites. At the initial meeting of the ad hoc group\nunder the chairmanship of the State member on October 6, the form\nand content of a response to the problems posed by NSC 79 were dis-\ncussed and agreed upon. Awaiting draft by the State Policy Planning\nStaff. (See related \"Joint Review\" in Section 4.)\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; Memo\nfor Ad Hoc Committee on NSC 86, from Acting Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated February 8, 1951)\nAt its 69th Meeting the Council referred NSC 86, without endorsement\nof the proposals contained therein, to the Staff for the preparation\nof a report. The Senior Staff subsequently designated an ad hoc com-\nmittee, including a representative from the Department of Justice,\nto prepare a draft report.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 12 -\nTOP SECRET\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 would\nbe prepared by State and CIA, with appropriate advice and assistance\nfrom the other departments and agencies represented on the commit-\ntee. CIA report circulated by the reference memo dated December 5;\nState report circulated by the reference memo dated February 8.\nBoth reports will be scheduled for discussion at an early meeting\nof the ad hoc committee.\nUTILIZATION OF FOREIGN MILITARY MANPOWER\n(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Pro-\nposed NSC Study of Manpower\", dated December 4, 1950)\nMemorandum by the Senior State Member on the subject circulated by\nthe reference memo. On December 12 the Senior Staff agreed to des-\nignate an ad hoc group under the chairmanship of a JCS official and\nwith officials from State, NSRB, Mr. Harriman's office, and CIA, to\nprepare a draft report.\nDrafting of a report has been initiated by the ad hoc committee.\nAwaiting report by ad hoc committee.\nNSC DETERMINATIONS ON EAST-WEST TRADE\n(Memos for Special Committee on East-West Trade from Assistant Exec-\nutive Secretary, same subject, dated January 15 and 25, and February\n8 and 9, 1951; Memo for Special Committee from Assistant Executive\nSecretary, subject: \"Agenda for Next Special Committee Meeting\",\ndated January 22, 1951)\nOn December 6 the Special Committee on East-West Trade agreed that\nthe Department of Commerce, with the assistance of representatives\nfrom State, Defense, NSRB, Treasury, ECA and CIA, would coordinate\nthe preparation of statistical studies on the subject and submit\nthose studies to the Special Committee for evaluation. Initial\ncountry studies on Latin America, the Near East, and Africa, com-\npleted and submitted to the Council on February 8. (See Section 2-C)\nList of countries receiving U. S. aid, prepared by the Department of\nState, circulated for information by the reference memo of January\n22.\nPreliminary studies of trade between the Soviet bloc and Formosa,\nthe Philippines, Burma and Thailand, circulated by the reference\nmemo of January 25, were referred by the Special Committee to a\ndrafting group designated on February 7 to prepare an appropriate\ndraft report. Awaiting draft report from the drafting group.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 13 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nNSC DETERMINATIONS ON EAST-WEST TRADE (Cont'd)\nPreliminary studies of trade between the Soviet bloc and South Ko-\nrea, Malaya, Pakistan, India, Ceylon, and Afghanistan, circulated\nby the reference memo of February 8, are to be scheduled for Commit-\ntee consideration at a later date. Copy of ECA \"Far East Data Book\"\ncirculated for information by the reference memo of February 9 at\nthe request of the ECA member.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 14 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n4. OTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS\nAPPRAISAL OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE REQUIREMENTS, FACILITIES\nAND ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated Febru-\nary 7, 1950; NSC Action No. 282)\nIn approving the proposal by the Acting Chairman, NSRB, in the ref-\nerence memo, the NSC directed (NSC Action No. 282) the CIA, in col-\nlaboration with the Government agencies concerned, to organize and\nconduct a study of foreign economic intelligence requirements, fa-\ncilities and arrangements related to the national security, and,\nbased on the findings of this study, to prepare for Council consid-\neration and action a comprehensive plan for satisfying the foreign\neconomic intelligence requirements of the national security and for\na coordinated interagency effort to this end based on a definite\nallocation of responsibilities among the agencies concerned.\nInterim reports by the CIA on September 8, October 4, and November\n7, and January 9, concerning the status of this project, indicate\nthat the surveys of governmental facilities for the production of\neconomic intelligence are scheduled for completion by January 15,\nand that a coordinated draft statement of requirements for foreign\neconomic intelligence is scheduled for completion by CIA by March\n31. Awaiting report by CIA.\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)\nMemo by the Deputy Secretary of Defense on the subject, circulated\nfor Council information by the reference memo and referred to the\nSecretary of State for consideration of the action proposed in the\nsecond paragraph thereof. Awaiting response by the Secretary of\nState. (See related projects in Sections 2-A and 3-A.)\nJOINT REVIEW OF POLITICO-MILITARY STRATEGY\n(NSC Actions Nos. 393-b and 424; NSC 68/4; NSC 100; Memo for NSC\nfrom Executive Secretary, subject: \"Recommended Policies and Actions\nin Light of the Grave World Situation\", dated January 16, 1951)\nThe President directed (NSC Action No. 393-b) the Secretaries of\nState and Defense to undertake a joint review of the politico-\nmilitary strategy of this Government with a view to increasing and\nspeeding up the programs outlined in NSC 68/4 in the light of the\npresent critical situation, and to submit to the President as soon\nas possible appropriate recommendations through the NSC.\nAt its 81st Meeting the Council discussed a report by the Chair-\nman, NSRB, on \"Recommended Policies and Actions in Light of the Grave\nWorld Situation\" (NSC 100) and noted the reference by the President\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 15 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nJOINT REVIEW OF POLITICO-MILITARY STRATEGY (Cont'd)\nof NSC 100 to the Secretaries of State and Defense for consideration\nin connection with the joint review of the politico-military strategy\nof this Government.\nAwaiting joint report by the Secretaries of State and Defense.\n(See also related NSC 79 project in Section 3-C.)\nPROVISION FOR STATE INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES\n(NSC 96; NSC Action No. 409)\nAt the request of the Secretary of Defense the reference report was\nsubmitted for Council consideration. At its 77th Meeting, by the\nreference action, the Council agreed to request the Chairman, NSRB,\nto develop, in consultation with other interested agencies, a plan\nfor the provision of essential Federal guidance and assistance to\nthe States in organizing reserves to perform State and local security\nfunctions when the National Guard is ordered into active military\nservice, this plan to include any necessary Federal legislation. A\npreliminary meeting of representatives of the interested Federal\nagencies has been held and observers attended a discussion of the\ngeneral question by the Executive Committee of the Council of State\nGovernors at Chicago on January 26. Awaiting report by the Chair-\nman, NSRB.\nA NATIONAL PETROLEUM PROGRAM\n(NSC 97)\nAt the direction of the President, a letter from the Acting Secretary\nof Defense on the subject (NSC 97) was referred to the Director of\nDefense Mobilization to develop a national petroleum program leading\nto the complete supply of allied requirements, for consideration by\nthe NSC. Awaiting report by Director of Defense Mobilization.\nCONVERSATIONS BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND PRIME MINISTER PLEVEN\nThe President has directed that the Department of State prepare for\nthe information of the Council a statement of the results of the\nrecent conversations between the President and Prime Minister Pleven.\nAwaiting report by the Secretary of State.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 16 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n5. CANCELLED PROJECT\nOPERATION OF ISBRANDTSEN COMPANY, INC. SHIPS TO COMMUNIST COUNTRIES\n(NSC 87; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, sub-\nject: 'Strengthening of Export Control Laws\", dated October 16\nand 25, 1950; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated November 1, 1950; Memo for Special Committee on East-West\nTrade from Executive Secretary, subject: \"East-West Trade\",\ndated November 18, 1950; Memo for Special Committee on East-West\nTrade from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Strengthening of Export\nControl Laws\", dated December 19, 1950; Memos for Special Com-\nmittee from Assistant Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nJanuary 12 and February 5, 1951; Memo for Mr. Seybold (Chairman),\nMr. Thorp, Mr. Miller, from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated January 18, 1951)\nAt the request of the Secretary of Defense, a JCS report on the\nsubject was circulated for Council information as NSC 87 and refer*\nred to the NSC Staff for study and the preparations of a report.\nReferred to the Special Committee on East-West Trade, including a\nrepresentative of the Attorney General for this project, by the\nSenior Staff on November 8. In view of governmental action on the\nsubject reported by the Department of Commerce member and trans-\nmitted by the reference memo dated December 19, and in light of\ncurrent government policy with respect to export controls, it was\nsuggested that the NSC 87 project be cancelled. Replies to this\nsuggestion, including memorandum by the Defense member, circulated\nby the reference memo of January 12 and considered at a Special Com-\nmittee meeting on January 17. The Special Committee agreed that Mr.\nSeybold (Chairman), Mr. Thorp and Mr. Miller should constitute a\nsubcommittee to prepare a brief report including an evaluation as\nto whether there are any significant deficiencies in our present\nshipping controls that would permit shipment of strategic materials\nto the Soviet bloc; and proposals for appropriate measures, either\nlegislative or administrative, if such are required, designed to\nstrengthen these controls.\nThe subcommittee recommended, and the Special Committee agreed on\nFebruary 7 that the NSC 87 project be discontinued since the ques-\ntions raised therein have been or are in process of resolution.\nAccordingly, the Secretary of Defense was so informed and the pro-\nject has been discontinued.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 17 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET"
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