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    "ocrText": "The President NLT/PSF/NSC)930\nTOP SECRET\nCOPY NO. 1\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\nas of\nHARE TRUMAN NARA FLIRRADA\nMay 21, 1951\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 13526\nAuthority RAC 3/10/2008 NLT-PSF-44-7-1\nNARA 10 Date 7/10/2012\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.\nMay 21, 1951\nTOP SECRET\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\n1. COMPLETED PROJECTS\n(May 14, 1951-May 21, 1951)\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\n(NSC Action No. 470)\nNSC 48/5\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND COURSES OF\nACTION IN ASIA\n(NSC Action No. 471)\nNSC 101 Series UNITED STATES ACTION TO COUNTER CHINESE COMMUNIST\nAGGRESSION\n(NSC Action No. 471-c.)\nIRUILAN\nWARK HARRY S.\nNSC 107\nPROGRESS REPORT. DATED MAY 2. 1951, BY THE UNDER\nSECRETARY OF STATE ON THE POSITION OF THE UNITED\nSTATES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN\n(NSC Action No. 473)\nNSC 56/2\nPROGRESS REPORT. DATED APRIL 20. 1951. BY THE\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE ON UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD\nINTER-AMERICAN MILITARY COLLABORATION\n(NSC Action No. 474)\nNSC 29\nPROGRESS REPORT, DATED APRIL 26, 1951. BY THE\nUNDER SECRETARY OF STATE ON SECURITY OF STRATE-\nGICALLY IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN FOREIGN\nCOUNTRIES\n(NSC Action No. 475)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 1 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n2. PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC\nA. ITEMS SCHEDULED ON AGENDA FOR THE 92nd NSC MEETING ON\nWEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1951:\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\nScheduled for discussion as Item 1 in the light of an oral briefing\nby the Chairman, JCS, on the military situation in Korea.\nCONGRESSIONAL PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION OF ADVANTAGE TO FOREIGN\nGOVERNMENTS\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nMay 16, 1951)\nMemorandum on the subject by the NSC Representative on Internal\nSecurity, transmitted by the reference memo, scheduled as Item 2\nfor discussion of the suggestions outlined in the third paragraph\nthereof. The Attorney General is being invited to participate in\nCouncil action on this item.\nNSC AMENDMENT) DETERMINATIONS UNDER PUBLIC LAW 843, SECTION 1304 (THE CANNON\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nMay 16, 1951)\nHARRIS MARA\nThe memorandum by the Special Committee on East-West Trade, prepared\npursuant to NSC 94/1 and constituting a report on trade between the\nSoviet bloc and Sweden and Switzerland, was approved May 15 by the\nSenior NSC Staff for submission to the Council for consideration\nof the recommendations contained in paragraph 2 thereof. Scheduled\nas Item 3 for consideration. The Secretary of Commerce and the\nEconomic Cooperation Administrator are being invited to participate\nin Council action on this item.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO TURKEY\n(NSC 109; NSC Action No. 366-c; NIE-9; NSC 103/1)\nPursuant to NSC Action No. 366-c, the NSC Staff prepared NSC 109\non the subject for Council consideration. The NSC Staff has also\nrecommended in this connection, as indicated in the cover note to\nNSC 109, that NSC 103/1, \"The Position of the United States with\nrespect to Greece,\" be revised concurrently. Scheduled as Item\n4 for consideration.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 2 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO COMMUNISM IN ITALY\n(Progress Report, dated April 30, 1951, by the Secretary of State\non NSC 67/3)\nThe reference progress report by the Secretary of State on the\nsubject was circulated for Council information and is scheduled\nto be noted as Item 5.\nU. S. POSITION ON THE DISPOSITION OF THE FORMER ITALIAN COLONIES\n(Progress Report, dated April 30, 1951, by the Under Secretary of\nState on NSC 19/5)\nThe reference progress report by the Under Secretary of State on\nthe subject was circulated for Council information and is scheduled\nto be noted as Item 6.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO SOUTH ASIA\n(Progress Report, dated May 10, 1951, by the Department of State\non NSC 98/1)\nThe reference progress report by the Department of State on the sub-\nject was circulated for Council information and is scheduled to\nbe noted as Item 7.\nHARRY TRUMAN NARA NUBRASK\nUNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD ARMS SHIPMENTS TO THE NEAR EAST\n(Progress Report, dated May 14, 1951, by the Under Secretary of\nState on NSC 65/3)\nThe reference progress report by the Under Secretary of State on\nthe subject was circulated for Council information and is\nscheduled to be noted as Item 8.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 3 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nB. ITEMS AWAITING SUBSEQUENT NSC CONSIDERATION\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated April\n26, 1951)\nRecommendation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in which the Secretary\nof Defense has concurred, subject to his stated condition, sub-\nmitted for Council consideration by the reference memo of April\n26, 1951. The recommendation was discussed by the Senior NSC Staff\nN5A HARRY &\non May 8 in connection with its discussion, together with represent-\natives of the Bureau of the Budget and budget officers from the\nDepartment of Defense , of the effect upon U.S. objectives, capabil-\nities and commitments of the military budget for FY 1952. To be\nscheduled on the agenda of an early Council meeting.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 4 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nA. SENIOR NSC STAFF\nAGENDA FOR 92nd NSC MEETING\n(Dated May 18, 1951)\nThe items on the subject agenda are scheduled for discussion on\nMay 2-A) 22, in anticipation of the Council Meeting. (See also Section\nREVIEW OF THE CURRENT WORLD SITUATION AND ABILITY OF THE FORCE BEING\nMAINTAINED TO MEET UNITED STATES COMMITMENTS\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nApril 26, 1951)\nAt the request of the Secretary of Defense, two memoranda by the\nJCS with enclosures on the subject were circulated by the reference\nmemo to the Council for information, and, pending scheduling of this\nitem on the agenda of an early Council meeting, were referred to\nthe Senior NSC Staff for the preparation of appropriate recommenda-\ntions for Council action with respect thereto. After preliminary\ndiscussion by the Senior Staff on May 8, the subject was postponed\nuntil a subsequent meeting. Scheduled for further consideration\non May 22. (See also related \"Joint Review\" project in Section 4.)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH\n/PRIORITY PROJECT7\nRESPECT TO IRAN\n(NSC 107; NSC Action No. 454; Memo for NSC\nfrom Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nTRUMAN MARA\nMarch 26, 1951; Progress Report by the Under\nSecretary of State on NSC 107, dated May 2, 1951; CIA preliminary\nreport on \"Current Developments in Iran\", dated May 2, 1951; NIE-6)\nIn adopting the reference report at its 87th meeting, the Council\ndirected the NSC Staff to review the statement of policy in NSC\n107, if the President approved it, whenever the situation in Iran\nhas clarified sufficiently to warrant such review, and in any\nevent not later than July 1, 1951. Accordingly, in the light of\nthe current situation and the reference progress and CIA reports,\nthe Senior Staff, on May 3, agreed that the State, Defense and CIA\nmembers of the Senior Staff, consulting with other departments and\nagencies as desirable, should explore the need for a revision of\nNSC 107 in the light of the current situation and report their\nfindings to the Senior NSC Staff. Draft revision of NSC 107 under\npreparation by State, Defense and CIA representatives as a matter\natives. of urgency. Awaiting report by State, Defense and CIA represent-\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 5 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nTHE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST\n/PRIORITY PROJECT7\n(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated December 12,\n1950; NIE-14 and 26)\nMemorandum by the Senior State Member on the subject transmitted by\nthe reference memo and considered by the Senior Staff on December\n29, when it was agreed that an initial draft report should be\nprepared by State and that CIA should furnish an intelligence\nestimate of local attitudes and conditions which affect protection\nof our interests and the realization of our objectives. On\nFebruary 23 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that this project should\nbe completed as a matter of priority. CIA estimate circulated as\nNIE-26. Awaiting initial draft report from State. (See also\nrelated area projects in this section.)\nCONDITIONS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT\nWITH THE USSR\n/PRIORITY PROJECT7\n(Record of Senior NSC Staff Meeting,\nFebruary 23; NSC 79; Memo for NSC\nfrom Executive Secretary, subject:\n\"United States and Allied Objectives\nin the Event of Global War\", dated\nTRIMAN NARA\nSeptember 6, 1950)\nOn February 23 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that the NSC 79 project\non United States and allied war objectives should be completed in\ntwo sections and that the section on the above subject, including\na plan for reduction and regulation of armaments and armed forces,\nshould be completed as a matter of priority. Awaiting report by\nthe State, Defense and JCS members. (See also NSC 79 project\nbelow and related \"Joint Review\" in Section 4.)\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. The Senior\nStaff designated an ad hoc group to draft a report to include both\na statement of war objectives in the event of global war, and such\nrelated questions as a statement of the conditions that the U.S.\nwould be willing to accept for a peaceful settlement with the USSR\nand 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\ndiscussed and agreed upon.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 6 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL\nWAR (Cont'd)\nOn February 23 the Senior Staff agreed that this project should be\ndivided as follows: (1) a statement of U.S. and allied war ob-\njectives in the event of a global war; and (2) a statement of the\nconditions the U.S. would be willing to accept for a peaceful\nsettlement with the USSR, including a plan for the reduction and\nregulation of armaments and armed forces. Awaiting initial draft\nby the State Policy Planning Staff of the project listed under\n(1) above. (See also related project above and \"Joint Review\" in\nSection 4.)\nPROPOSED NSC STUDY OF USE OF CIVILIAN MANPOWER OF NON-SOVIET\nNATIONS FOR PRODUCTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES\n(Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject,\n\"Proposed NSC Study of Use of Foreign Manpower for Production\",\ndated March 29, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated April 16, 1951)\nMemos by the Acting Senior NSRB Member and by the Senior ODM Member,\ntransmitted by the reference memos of March 29 and April 16, res-\npectively, were considered by the Senior Staff on April 17. It was\nagreed that ODM should undertake the preparation of a report on the\nsubject for consideration by the NSC Staff, along the lines proposed\nby ODM in the report attached to the reference memo of April 19. The\nStaff further agreed to the inclusion of NSRB and Mr. Harriman's\nOffice among the agencies to be consulted by ODM. Awaiting report\nfrom Senior ODM Member. (See related project in Section 3-B.)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(NSC 68 Series; Annex No. 8, Long-term Political and Economic\nNARA WUBRAN\nFramework)\nAwaiting revision of Annex No. 8 by State. (See also related pro-\njects above and in Section 4.)\nJAPANESE PEACE TREATY\n(NSC 60/1)\nOn September 15 the Senior Staff agreed that this subject should be\n-\na continuing project and that accordingly the Senior State Member\nshould keep the Senior Staff informed on any security policy issues\nwhich may arise, with a view to further consideration of the sub-\nject. (See also NSC 48/5 entry in Section 1.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 7 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nTHE EFFECT UPON UNITED STATES OBJECTIVES. CAPABILITIES, AND COMMIT-\nMENTS OF THE MILITARY BUDGET FOR FY 1952\n(NSC 68 Series; NSC Action No. 393)\nThe subject was discussed on May 8 in the light of an oral presenta-\ntion by Mr. Garlock of the Department of Defense, and as relative to\ncurrent NSC projects.\nSubsequently, on May 10, the problems involved in meeting production\nschedules for military materiel were discussed in the light of in-\nformal comments by Mr. Fisher of the Office of Defense Mobilization.\nIt was agreed that Mr. Fisher should be invited to discuss the sub-\nject at greater length at such time as the relevant data become\navailable for presentation to the Senior Staff.\nIt was also agreed that the Executive Secretary should arrange at\nan early date for a similar presentation with respect to the status\nof the MDAP programs. (See also related \"Joint Review\" project in\nSection 4.)\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO INDOCHINA\nMARA\n(NSC 64/1; Memo for 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 on\nthe subject (NSC 64/1) were circulated for Council information and\nreferred to the NSC Staff for use in the preparation of a report\nfor Council consideration. On December 27, the Senior Staff\ndirected the Staff Assistants to prepare, as a matter of urgency,\na draft report on the immediate steps the United States should take\nto meet the critical situation in Indochina. Draft report by\nStaff Assistants submitted to Senior Staff by the reference memo.\nOn January 8, the Senior Staff discussed the subject in the light\nof the importance of Indochina to the security of Southeast Asia\nand the security of the United States. To be considered further\nat a later Senior Staff meeting. (See also NSC 48/5 entry in\nSection 1.)\nCOLLABORATION WITH FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS ON EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION\nCONCERNING OPERATIONS AGAINST GUERRILLAS\n(NSC 90; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated March 12, and May 8, 1951)\nNSC 90 was circulated for Council information and referred to the\nSenior NSC Staff for use in the preparation of a report. On October\n30 the Senior State and JCS Members undertook to collaborate in\nthe preparation of a draft paper covering both the political and\nmilitary aspects of the problem; and the Senior CIA Member agreed\nto prepare an intelligence estimate on current and probable areas\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 8 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nCOLLABORATION WITH FRIENDLY GOVERNMENTS ON EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION\nCONCERNING OPERATIONS AGAINST GUERRILLAS (Cont'd)\nTRUMAN\nNAPA\nand characteristics of guerrilla warfare. Joint report by State,\nJCS and CIA, upon the recommendation of the Staff Assistants,\nwas submitted by the reference memo of March 12 for the Senior Staff\nconsideration. On March 15 the Senior Staff referred the report\nto representatives of the Senior State, JCS and CIA Members to\nrevise in the light of the discussion. Report by State, JCS and\nCIA Members was circulated by the reference memo of May 8. On\nMay 17 the Senior Staff agreed that the report should be referred\nto the Department of Defense for appropriate action along the lines\nindicated therein. Arrangements for accomplishing this reference\nare being made by the Executive Secretary.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 9 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nB. NSC STAFF ASSISTANTS\nPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO SCANDINAVIA\n(Progress Report, dated November 14, 1950, on NSC 28/1 and NSC 32/1;\nNSC 88; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject:\n\"U.S. Courses of Action in the Event the Soviets Attempt to Close\nthe Baltic\", dated March 26, 1951; Record of Senior Staff Meeting\non April 3, par. 3)\nOn December 13 the Senior NSC Staff directed the Staff Assistants\nto prepare a draft revision of NSC 28/1 for consideration by the\nSenior Staff.\nNARA\nOn October 17, 1950, NSC 88, \"U.S. Courses of Action in the Event\nthe Soviets Attempt to Close the Baltic\", was circulated for Council\ninformation and referred to the NSC Staff for preparation of a re-\nport for Council consideration. In view of recommendations made by\nthe Staff Assistants in the reference memo of March 26, the Senior\nStaff agreed on April 3 that a statement of policy and a staff study\non the subject of NSC 88 should be incorporated in the draft report\non \"The Position of the United States with Respect to Scandinavia\",\nand that completion of this project should be expedited. Awaiting\ninitial draft report by State.\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 Sep-\ntember 27 and November 20, 1950; NSC Action No. 368; Memo for Senior\nNSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated October 31,\n1950; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject:\n\"Courses of Action in the Event East Germany Imposes a Blockade in\nBerlin\", dated February 16, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from\nExecutive Secretary, subject: \"United States Policy with Regard to\na Possible New Berlin Blockade\", dated March 27, 1951; NIE-4)\nAt its 69th Meeting, the Council noted the reference memo of Septem-\nber 27, and the fact that the situation presented therein would be\ntaken into consideration in the studies on the Berlin blockade re-\nferred to in par. 42 of NSC 73/4. Memoranda on the subject by the\nDeputy Under Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense were\ncirculated for Council information as NSC 89, and referred to the\nNSC Staff for use in connection with this staff project. JCS study\non airlift capabilities circulated to Senior Staff by the reference\nmemo of October 31. Subsequent memo by the Deputy Secretary of De-\nfense (reference memo of November 20) circulated for Council infor-\nmation and referred to the Staff for consideration in connection\nwith this project. Views of the JCS on \"Courses of Action in the\nEvent East Germany Imposes a Blockade in Berlin\" circulated by the\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 10 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN GERMANY\n(Cont'd)\nreference memo of February 16 to the Senior Staff for consideration\nin connection with this project upon the recommendation of the Sec-\nretary of Defense. NIE-4, issued by CIA, relates to the above sub-\nject.\nOn February 23 the Senior Staff noted that the JCS views would be\ntaken into account in the early completion of a draft report on\n\"U.S. Policy with Respect to Berlin and Eastern Germany\" now under\npreparation in the Department of State in collaboration with the De-\npartment of Defense. Report by State circulated by reference memo\ndated March 27, considered by the Senior Staff on April 3 and re-\nferred to the Staff Assistants for revision in the light of the dis-\ncussion. Awaiting initial draft by ad hoc group of Staff Assistants.\nTHE SAFETY OF THE AMERICAN CIVILIAN POPULATION IN GERMANY AND JAPAN\nIN THE EVENT OF HOSTILITIES\n(NSC 106)\nTRUMPAN NARA\nLetter by the Secretary of Defense to the President on the subject\nand the President's reply, referred by the President to the Council,\ncirculated as NSC 106 for Council information, and referred to the\nSenior Staff for preparation of recommendations on the subject for\nconsideration by the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury, the\nDirector of Defense Mobilization, and the Economic Cooperation Ad-\nministrator at an early Council meeting.\nOn March 15 the Senior Staff discussed the reference report and re-\nferred it to the Staff Assistants for use in the preparation of a\ndraft report for consideration by the Senior Staff. Initial draft\nin preparation by ad hoc group of Staff Assistants with the advice\nand assistance of a special group from the Defense Department.\nAwaiting initial draft from ad hoc group of Staff Assistants.\nUTILIZATION OF MANPOWER OF OTHER NATIONS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES\n(NSC 108 and memo for all holders of NSC 108, dated April 24, 1951;\nMemo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated May 8,\n1951; NSC Action No. 472)\nAt the suggestion of the Senior State Member, the Senior NSC Staff\non December 12 agreed to designate an ad hoc group under the chair-\nmanship of a JCS official and with officials from State, NSRB, Mr.\nHarriman's Office, and CIA, to prepare a draft report on the subject.\nThe report by the ad hoc committee was considered and amended by the\nNSC Staff for submission to the NSC as NSC 108. JCS views circulat-\ned by the reference memo. At its 91st Meeting the NSC referred\nNSC 108, to the NSC Staff for reconsideration. On May 17 the Senior\nStaff referred NSC 108 to the Staff Assistants for revision in the\nlight of the discussion. (See related civilian manpower project in\nSection 3-A)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 11 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd\nC. OTHER CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS.\nNSC DETERMINATIONS ON EAST-WEST TRADE\n(Memos for Special Committee on East-West Trade from Assistant\nExecutive Secretary, same subject, dated January 15, 21, February 8,\n9, 12, 13, April 18, 20, 27, two memos dated April 30, memos dated\nMay 2, 7, 9, 11, 15, two memos dated May 21; Memo for Special Com-\nmittee from Assistant Executive Secretary, subject; \"Agenda for Next\nSpecial Committee Meeting\", dated January 22, 1951; Memos for NSC\nfrom Executive Secretary, same subject, dated February 8 and 23,\n1951; Agenda, dated May 18, 1951 for Special Committee Meeting on\nMay 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. On February\n7 a drafting group of representatives of the Departments of State,\nDefense and Commerce was designated to prepare draft reports for\nthe Special Committee.\nNARA\nList of countries receiving U.S. aid, prepared by the Department\nof State, circulated for information by the reference memo of Jan-\nuary 22.\nLatin America, the Near East and Africa. Initial studies on these\ncountries were approved by the Council (reference memos of February\n8 and 23) and the Special Committee was directed to continue its\nexamination of trade between the Soviet bloc and these countries and\nto scrutinize particularly certain aspects thereof. Draft response\n(reference memo of April 30) considered by the Special Committee on\nMay 9 and referred back to the the drafting group for revision in\nthe light of the discussion. Scheduled for reconsideration on\nMay 22 with amendment proposed by drafting group and circulated as\nan enclosure to the reference agenda, dated May 18, 1951.\nAfghanistan, Burma, Ceylon, Formosa, India, Indonesia, Malaya and\nSingapore, Pakistan, the Philippines, South Korea and Thailand.\nDraft report on trade between the Soviet and these countries (ref-\nerence memo of April 30) considered by the Special Committee on\nMay 9 and referred back to the drafting group for revision in the\nlight of the discussion. Preliminary trade studies for these\ncountries were circulated by the reference memos of January 25,\nFebruary 8, 9, 13, April 20, and May 2, 1951.\nWestern Germany and Austria. Draft report on trade between the\nSoviet bloc and these countries circulated by the reference memo-\nrandum of May 9, and is scheduled on the agenda of a Special Com-\nmittee meeting on May 22. Preliminary trade studies for these\ncountries were circulated by the reference memorandum of February\n12, 1951.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 12 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nNSC DETERMINATIONS ON EAST-WEST TRADE (Cont'd)\nJapan. Draft report on trade between the Soviet bloc and Japan cir-\nculated by the reference memo of May 15, and is scheduled on the\nagenda of a Special Committee Meeting on May 22 together with alter-\nnative paragraphs proposed by the JCS representative and circulated\nby the reference agenda, dated May 18. Preliminary trade study was\ncirculated by the řeferénce memo of April 20, 1951.\nFrance. the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union, and the Netherlands.\nDraft report on trade between the Soviet bloc and these countries\nis being circulated by the reference memorandum of May 21 and will\nbe scheduled on the agenda of an early Special Committee Meeting.\nPreliminary trade studies were circulated by the reference memoran-\ndum of February 12.\nPreliminary studies of trade between the Soviet bloc and other\ncountries have been circulated as follows and referred to the draft-\ning group for the preparation of appropriate reports according to\nan order of priority established by the Special Committee on\nApril 17:\na. Ireland: Reference memo of April 20.\nb. Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Portugal,\nSpain: Reference memo of February 12.\nc. United Kingdom: Reference memo of April 27.\nd. Canada: Reference memo of May 11.\nTRUMAN\ne. Australia: Reference memo of May 21.\nNAPA THRRYS\nStudies of the trade of Poland and Czechoslovakia were circulated\nby the reference memo of April 20. Studies of the trade of Trieste\nand Yugoslavia are to be circulated.\nOn April 17 the Special Committee reviewed its work in progress,\nand reached the following agreements:\n1. Hong Kong-Macao. The State, Defense and Commerce members should\ncontinue their preparation of a draft report, to be completed as\nsoon as possible, on U. S. export controls with respect to Hong\nKong and Macao. In this connection consideration should be\ngiven, in accordance with NSC 94/1, to the general question of\ntrade between the Soviet bloc and Hong Kong and Macao. Prelim-\ninary trade study of Hong Kong circulated by the reference\nmemo of April 20.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 13 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nNSC DETERMINATIONS ON EAST-WEST TRADE (Cont'd)\n2. General Review. The drafting group should undertake the neces-\nsary staff work for the Council's continuing responsibility to\nscrutinize East-West trade, in accordance with NSC 94/1, by\nmeans of the following procedures: (a) on the basis of informa-\ntion from the various departments and agencies concerned, ap-\npropriate reports should be prepared reviewing specific ques-\ntionable trade matters; (b) progress reports should be prepared\non the basis of periodic reviews of East-West trade; and (c)\nspecific reports on particular trade problems and shipments\nshould be made as circumstances require.\n3. Procedure. In connection with the above assignments to the\ndrafting group, composed of representatives designated by the\nState, Defense and Commerce members, the participation and\nassistance of the representative of any other member of the\nSpecial Committee would be welcome.\nPROVISION FOR STATE INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES\nHARI MARA\n(NSC 96/1 and NSC 96; NSC Action No. 409; memo for members of staff\ngroup from Executive Secretary, subject, \"Provision for State Guard\nForces,' dated May 7, 1951)\nAt the request of the Secretary of Defense, NSC 96 was submitted for\nCouncil consideration. At its 77th Meeting, by the reference ac-\ntion, the Council agreed to request the Chairman, NSRB, to develop,\nin consultation with other interested agencies, a plan for the pro-\nvision of essential Federal guidance and assistance to the States\nin organizing reserves to perform State and local security functions\nwhen the National Guard is ordered into active military service,\nthis plan to include any necessary Federal legislation.\nReport by the Chairman, NSRB, circulated for Council information as\nNSC 96/1 and referred to the NSC Staff for use in the preparation of\na report for Council consideration. On April 12 the Senior Staff\ndiscussed NSC 96/1 and referred it to the Defense, JCS, and NSRB\nStaff members together with officials from the Department of Jus-\ntice, the Bureau of the Budget, and the Federal Civil Defense Ad-\nministration, for use in the preparation of a report for Senior\nStaff consideration.\nDraft outline, prepared by the Executive Secretary, transmitted to\nthe above staff group by the reference memorandum, and discussed\nat a meeting on May 14. With some modifications, the outline was\nadopted as a working guide and the proposed assignments were ac-\ncepted. Civil Defense drafts received on May 16. Awaiting other\ndrafts as assigned.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 14 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont 'd)\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 of\nthe Atomic Energy Commission undertook a consideration of the gen-\neral problem of weapons information, including atomic weapons, in\norder to make appropriate recommendations to the President on the\nsubject. A draft report, prepared by the Executive Secretary in\nNARA\naccordance with the discussion at a meeting on June 22, 1950, has\nbeen circulated to the NSC Staff and a representative of the AEC\nby the reference memo. Awaiting redraft of this report by Defense.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 15 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n4. OTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS\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\n1951) Actions in Light of the Grave World Situation\", dated January 16,\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 Chairman,\nNSRB, on \"Recommended Policies and Actions in Light of the Grave\nWorld Situation\" (NSC 100) and noted the reference by the President\nof NSC 100 to the Secretaries of State and Defense for considera-\ntion in connection with the joint review of the politico-military\nstrategy of this Government.\nTRUMAN NARA\nAwaiting joint report by the Secretaries of State and Defense.\n(See also related projects in Section 3-A.)\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 finding 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, 1950, and January 9, February 1, March 7, and April 2, 1951, con-\ncerning the status of this project, indicate that a draft report\nto the Council, including a proposed NSCID on the subject, was sub-\nmitted for IAC consideration on May 9. Awaiting report by CIA.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 16 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nA NATIONAL PETROLEUM PROGRAM\n(NSC 97)\nAt the direction of the President, a letter from the Acting Secre-\ntary of Defense on the subject (NSC 97) was referred to the Director\nof Defense Mobilization to develop a national petroleum program\nleading to the complete supply of allied requirements, for considera-\ntion by the NSC. Awaiting report by the Director of Defense Mobili-\nzation.\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND COURSES OF ACTION IN ASIA\n(NSC Action No. 420-d)\nUpon consideration of NSC 101/1, on \"U.S. Action to Counter\nChinese Communist Aggression\", the Council requested the Depart-\nment of State to prepare a study of the effect upon China and\nother Eastern countries of continued U.S. support of Chiang\nKai-shek. (NSC Action No. 420-d). Awaiting State report. (See\nalso Section 1.)\nNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE PLAN FOR GENERAL WAR\nTRUMAN NARA UNITED\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated May 8,\n1951; NSC 59/1)\nA report by the Interdepartmental Foreign Information Organization\non the subject, prepared in accordance with NSC 59/1, was circulated\nby the reference memorandum for Council information and, at the\nrequest of the Department of State, the Secretary of Defense was\nrequested to obtain the views of the JCS with respect thereto.\nAwaiting JCS views.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 17 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nGPO-SSO-5682"
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