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    "ocrText": "The President\nNCT(PSF/NSC)979\nTOP SECRET\nCOPY NO. 1\nTRUMAN LIBRA HARRYS NARA LIBRARY\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\nas of\nJuly 16, 1951\nASSIFIED\nRAC 4/6/2012\nAuthority\nBy SDB NARA, Date Dated/24/13\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.\nJuly 16, 1951\nToΓ SECRET\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nNEUMAN MARKY NARA GRANDS\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\n1. COMPLETED PROJECTS\n(July 9, 1951 - July 16, 1951)\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\n(NSC Action No. 504)\nREGULATIONS ESTABLISHING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SECURITY CLEARANCE\nFOR ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION IN THE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS\nAND AGENC IES OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nJuly 12, 1951; NSC Action No. 506)\nDECLASSIFIED\nRAC 11/6/2012\nAuthority NLT-PSF-44-12-2\nBy SOB NARA, Date 4/24/13\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 1 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n2. PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC\nA. ITEMS SCHEDULED ON AGENDA FOR THE 97th NSC MEETING ON\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 1951:\n(Agenda dated July 13, 1951)\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\nFor discussion of the subject in the light of an oral briefing by\nthe Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the military situation in\nKorea.\nFORMULATION OF A UNITED STATES POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE\nREGULATION, LIMITATION AND BALANCED REDUCTION OF ARMED FORCES AND\nARMAMENTS\n(NSC 112, NSC 79)\nReport by the Secretaries of State and Defense on the subject,\nsubmitted for Council consideration as NSC 112, is scheduled as\nItem 2. (See also related NSC 79 project and project on \"Con-\nditions For a Peaceful Settlement With the USSR\", in Section 3-A.)\nFUTURE COURSES OF U. S. ACTION WITH RESPECT TO AUSTRIA\n(Progress Report, dated July 6, 1951, by the Department of State on\nNSC 38/4 and NSC 38/6, including reference to NSC 63/1)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Department of State on the\nsubject was circulated for the information of the Council and is\nscheduled to be noted as Item 3.\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO GREECE\n(Progress Report, dated July 6, 1951, by the Department of State\non NSC 103/1, as revised by memo for NSC from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated May 24, 1951)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Department of State on the\nsubject was circulated for the information of the Council and is\nscheduled to be noted as Item 4.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 2 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SEC\nMARAT\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nB. ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY MEMORANDUM ACTION\nELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES TO RECEIVE CLASSIFIED IN--\nFORMATION\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated June\n14, 1951; NSC Action No. 507)\nMemorandum by the Chairman, Interdepartmental. Committee on Internal\nSecurity (ICIS) and attached draft Presidential directive together\nwith a report and proposed regulations on the subject, were trans-\nmitted by the reference memo for consideration by the Council, the\nSecretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Director of\nDefense Mobilization and the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.\nApproved by ODM, June 19; by Justice, June 21; by State, June 28;\nby Treasury, June 29; by NSRB, July 2; by AEC, July 9.\nThe Acting Secretary of Defense on July 2 recommended that the\nCouncil defer action on this memorandum until the Standing Group\nof the NATO has had an opportunity to examine the proposed\nregulations. On July 11 the NSC agreed that further consideration\nshould be deferred, pending the outcome of the NATO negotiations,\nas recommended by the Acting Secretary of Defense. Awaiting\nfurther action by the Secretary of Defense.\nNSC DETERMINATIONS UNDER SECTION 1302. PUBLIC LAW 45 (THIRD\nSUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1951 (NSC DETERMINATION NO. 4)\n(Memo for NSC from Acting Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nJune 27, 1951)\nDraft report on trade between certain Latin American republics and\nthe Soviet Bloc, prepared by the Special Committee on East-West\nTrade in accordance with the \"Instructions\" contained in NSC\nDetermination No. 1, submitted by the reference memo for considera-\ntion by the Council, the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce,\nthe Director of Defense Mobilization, the Economic Cooperation\nAdministrator, and the Chairman, Export-Import Bank. Approved by\nTreasury, June 29; by Commerce, July 2; by ECA, July 6; by\nExport-Import Bank, July 9; by Defense, July 10; by ODM, July 11.\nAwaiting 3-C.) action by others concerned. (See same subject, Section\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 3 -\nTOP RET\nTOP SECRET\nMARY MARA\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nNSC DETERMINATIONS UNDER SECTION 1302, PUBLIC LAW 45 (THIRD\nSUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1951) (NSC DETERMINATION NO. 5)\n(Memo for NSC from Acting Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated June 27, 1951)\nDraft report on trade between India and the Soviet Bloc, prepared\nby the Special Committee on East-West Trade in accordance with the\n\"Instructions contained in NSC Determination No. 1, submitted by\nthe reference memo for consideration by the National Security\nCouncil, the Secretaries of the Treasury and Commerce, the Director\nof Defense Mobilization, the Economic Cooperation Administrator,\nand the Chairman, Export-Import Bank. Approved by Treasury,\nJune 29; by Commerce, July 2; by NSRB, July 6; by NSRB and ECA,\nJuly 6; by Export-Import Bank, July 9; by Defense, July 10; by\nODM, July 11. Awaiting action by other concerned. (See same sub-\nject, Section 3-C.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 4 -\nTOP SECRET\nToΓ SECRET\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nC. ITEMS AWAITING SUBSEQUENT NSC CONSIDERATION\nCONGRESSIONAL PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION OF ADVANTAGE TO FOREIGN\nGOVERNMENTS\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nMay 16, and June 15, 1951; NSC Action No. 478)\nMemorandum on the subject by the NSC Representative on Internal\nSecurity, transmitted by the reference memo of May 16, was dis-\ncussed at the 92nd NSC Meeting. The Council directed the Senior\nNSC Staff, by the reference action, with the assistance of the\nInterdepartmental Committee on Internal Security (ICIS), to pre-\npare recommendations on the subject for Council consideration in\nthe light of the discussion.\nRecommendations by the Senior NSC Staff, prepared with the assist-\nance of representatives of the White House Staff and ICIS, were\nsubmitted by the reference memo of June 15 for consideration by the\nCouncil, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General and\nthe Director of Defense Mobilization. On July 5 the Senior NSC\nStaff agreed that Council consideration of this memorandum should\nbe deferred. Awaiting further consideration by the Senior NSC Staff.\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 Chinese\nCommunist Aggression\", the Council requested the Department of State\nto prepare a study of the effect upon China and other Eastern\ncountries of continued U. S. support of Chiang Kai-shek. (NSC\nAction No. 420-d) On July 10, the Senior NSC Staff agreed to\nrecommend to the Council for its consideration cancellation of\nthe study on the effect upon China and other Eastern countries of\ncontinued U. S. support of Chiang Kai-shek. Awaiting Council\naction on the above recommendation by the Senior NSC Staff.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 5 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nA. SENIOR NSC STAFF\nTHE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST\nPRIORITY 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\nby the reference memo and considered by the Senior Staff on Dec-\nember 29, when it was agreed that an initial draft report should\nbe prepared 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 Feb-\nruary 23 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that this project should be\ncompleted as a matter of priority. CIA estimate circulated as\nNIE-26.\nOn July 10, the Senior Staff agreed that this report should pro-\nceed without awaiting completion of the related project on a\nnational petroleum program (NSC 97, see Section 4), but that the\nreport should not be submitted for NSC consideration until the\ninformation being developed in connection with the petroleum re-\nport could be taken into account. Awaiting initial draft report\nfrom State.\nCONDITIONS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT\nPRIORITY PROJECT7\nWITH THE USSR\n(Records of Senior NSC Staff Meeting,\nFebruary 23 and May 24; NSC 79; Memo\nfor NSC from Executive Secretary subject:\n\"United States and Allied Objectives in\nthe Event of Global War\", dated September 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. On May 24 the Senior\nStaff agreed that the completion of this project would provide an\nimportant background for obtaining popular support for U. S.\nnational security policies.\nReport by the Secretaries of State and Defense in connection with\nthis project submitted for Council consideration as NSC 112 (see\nSection 2-A). On July 10, the Senior NSC Staff noted that NSC 112\nwas the first step toward completion of this project and that further\nwork would proceed after Council action on NSC 112. Awaiting report\nby below.) the State, Defense and JCS members. (See also related projects\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\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.\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 (1)\nabove. (See also related projects above and below.)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(NSC ActionsNos. 393 and 487-a; Memo for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated June 1, 1951; Memo for NSC from\nExecutive Secretary, subject: \"Review of the Current World Situ-\nation and Ability of the Force Being Maintained to Meet United\nStates Commitments\", dated April 26, 1951; Memo for NSC from\nExecutive Secretary, same subject, dated July 12, 1951)\nBy NSC Action No. 487-a the Council directed the Senior NSC\nStaff to prepare, with the assistance of appropriate executive\ndepartments and agencies, the following reports for Council con-\nsideration: (1) A review of the status of the programs described\nin NSC 68/4, including an analysis of any difficulties which may\nbe impeding or preventing their successful execution: and (2)\nRecommendations regarding any revisions or modifications of the\npolicies and programs contained in NSC 68/4.\nOn June 14 the Senior NSC Staff designated a Steering Committee,\ncomposed of the Senior State, Defense and ODM Members. to coordi-\nnate the preparation of reports called for by NSC Action No. 487-a.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 7 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SEGRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY (Cont'd)\nOn June 21 the Steering Committee on NSC 68 agreed upon a pro-\ncedure for preparation of the reports called for by NSC Action No.\n487-a and assigned responsibility for preparation of outline notes\nand oral presentations in connection with a review of the status\nof the programs in NSC 68/4, as follows:\n1. The Military and Mobilization Programs - Defense and ODM\n2. Foreign Military and Economic Assistance - ISAC\n3. The Civil Defense Program - Federal Civil Defense\nAdministration\n4. The Stockpiling Program - Defense and ODM\n5. The Information Program - State\n6. Intelligence and Related Activities - CIA\n7. Internal Security - IC IS and IIC\nIt was also agreed that the Senior State Member, with the assist-\nance of representatives from Defense and CIA, should prepare an\nanalysis of changes in the world situation since the preparation\nof NSC 68 affecting United States objectives and programs for\nnational security.\nSupplementary to NSC Action No. 487-a, the President issued a\ndirective to the NSC with respect to the review of the NSC 68\nprograms, which was transmitted by the reference memo of July 12\nand referred to the Senior NSC Staff. The directive calls for\ncompletion of the first report mentioned above by August 1, and\nthe second by October 1.\nAwaiting report from State on changes in the world situation, and\noral presentatives as assigned above. (See related projects above\nand below.)\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. On July 10, in\nconnection with a review of the status of NSC Staff projects,\nthe Senior NSC Staff agreed to review a draft report prepared in\nthe Department of State on the subject with a view to discussing\nthe future disposition of the project at a subsequent meeting.\nTo be scheduled for discussion on the agenda of a later Senior\nStaff meeting. (See also related projects above.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 8 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP CECRET\nHARRY\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\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 Mem-\nber, transmitted by the reference memos of March 29 and April 16,\nrespectively, were considered by the Senior Staff on April 17. It\nwas agreed that ODM should undertaken the preparation of a report\non the subject for consideration by the NSC Staff, along the lines\nproposed by ODM in the report attached to the reference memo of\nApril 19. The Staff further agreed to the inclusion of NSRB and\nMr. Harriman's Office among the agencies to be consulted by ODM.\nAwaiting report from Senior ODM Member. (See related project in\nSection 3-B.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 9 -\nTop SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nTRUMAN SAVE NARA\nB. NSC STAFF ASSISTANTS\nTHE SAFETY OF THE AMERICAN CIVILIAN POPULATION IN GERMANY AND\nJAPAN IN THE EVENT OF HOSTILITIES\n(NSC 106)\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\nprepared by ad hoc group of Staff Assistants with the advice and\nassistance of a special group from the Defense Department, is being\nrevised for further consideration by the Staff Assistants.\nPROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE POINT IV PROGRAM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF\nSTATE TO THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION ADMINISTRATION\n(NSC 110; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated June 18, 1951)\nMemorandum on the subject from the Bureau of the Budget (NSC 110)\nwas referred by the President to the NSC with the request that the\nSenior NSC Staff prepare a recommendation on the subject for Coun-\ncil consideration as advice to the President. At the direction of\nthe President, the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture and Com-\nmerce, the Federal Security Administrator and the Economic Coopera-\ntion Administrator will participate in this Council project and have\nbeen requested to designate representatives to join with the Senior\nNSC Staff for this purpose. The President also expressed the desire\nthat the views of the Rockefeller Committee be obtained in connec-\ntion with the preparation of the above report. The following offi-\ncials have been designated: Interior, Joseph C. McCaskill; Agricul-\nture, Stanley Andrews; Commerce, R. C. Miller; FSA, Mrs. Gertrude\nGates; and ECA, Alvin J. Roseman.\nBy the reference memo, background material on current State and ECA\nprograms of the Point IV type has been circulated for the informa-\ntion of the Senior NSC Staff, augmented as indicated above, together\nwith a copy of the Rockefeller Committee report, dated March, 1951.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 10 -\nToΓ SECRET\nTOP CHORET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nTRUMANTION /\nPROPOSED TRANSFER OF THE POINT IV PROGRAM FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF\nSTATE TO THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION ADMINISTRATION (Cont'd)\nOn June 28, the Senior NSC Staff, together with representatives from\nInterior, Agriculture, Commerce, FSA, and ECA, discussed the refer-\nence reports and agreed to refer them to the Staff Assistants, aug-\nmented by representatives of the above-mentioned agencies, to pre-\npare a draft report to the Council for Senior Staff consideration.\nAwaiting report by 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 on\nApril 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.\nOn October 17, 1950, NSC 88, \"U.S. Courses of Action in the Event\nthe Soviets Attempt to Close the Baltic\", was circulated for\nCouncil information and referred to the NSC Staff for preparation\nof a report for Council consideration. In view of recommendations\nmade by the Staff Assistants in the reference memo of March 26, the\nSenior Staff agreed on April 3 that a statement of policy and a\nstaff study on the subject of NSC 88 should be incorporated in the\ndraft report on \"The Position of the United States With Respect to\nScandinavia\", and that completion of this project should be expedit-\ned. Awaiting initial 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\nSeptember 27 and November 20, 1950; NSC Action No. 368;Memo for\nSenior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nOctober 31, 1950; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsubject: \"Courses of Action in the Event East Germany Imposes a\nBlockade in Berlin\", dated February 16, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, subject: \"United States Policy With\nRegard to a Possible New Berlin Blockade\", dated March 27, 1951;\nNIE-4)\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 sub-\nject by the Deputy Under Secretary of State and the Secretary of\nDefense were circulated for Council information as NSC 89, and\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 11 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP CLORDT\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN GERMANY\n(Cont'd)\nreferred to the NSC Staff for use in connection with this staff\nproject. JCS study on airlift capabilities circulated to Senior\nStaff by the reference memo of October 31. Subsequent memo by\nthe Deputy Secretary of Defense (reference memo of November 20)\ncirculated for Council information and referred to the Staff for\nconsideration in connection with this project. Views of the JCS\non \"Courses of Action in the Event East Germany Imposes a Blockade\nin Berlin\" circulated by the reference memo of February 16 to the\nSenior Staff for consideration in connection with this project upon\nthe recommendation of the Secretary of Defense. NIE-4, issued by\nCIA, relates to the above subject.\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\nunder preparation in the Department of State in collaboration with\nthe Department of Defense. Report by State circulated by reference\nmemo dated March 27, considered by the Senior Staff on April 3 and\nreferred to the Staff Assistants for revision in the light of the\ndiscussion. Awaiting initial draft by ad hoc group of Staff Assis-\ntants.\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 ehair-\nmanship of a JCS official and with officials from State, NSRB,\nMr. Harriman's Office, and CIA, to prepare a draft report on the\nsubject.\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 circulated\nby the reference memo. At its 91st Meeting the NSC referred NSC 108\nto the NSC Staff for reconsideration. On May 17 the Senior Staff\nreferred NSC 108 to the Staff Assistants for revision in the light\nof the discussion.\nOn June 13 the Staff Assistants agreed that an initial draft on\nthe subject of civilian manpower (see project in Section 3-A) should\nbe completed with a view to the subsequent preparation of a report\ncombining the civilian and military aspects of the subject for Sen-\nior Staff consideration. Review of NSC 108 for revisions which may\nbe proposed by the departments and agencies in the light of the JCS\nviews and other comments will proceed while awaiting the initial\ndraft of the report on civilian manpower.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n-12 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nMARAY\nC. OTHER CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nNSC DETERMINATIONS UNDER SECTION 1302, PUBLIC LAW 45 (THIRD\nSUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT. 1951)\n(Memos for Special Committee from Assistant Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated July 6, 12 and 13, 1951)\nDraft reports on trade between the Soviet Bloc and Greece and Tur-\nkey, respectively, circulated by the reference memo of July 6, were\nconsidered by the Special Committee on July 11. Revisions thereof,\ncirculated by the reference memo of July 13, are scheduled for re-\nconsideration on July 17. Draft reports on trade between the So-\nviet Bloc and Lebanon and Syria, respectively, and attached trade\nanalysis, were circulated by the reference memo of July 12 and are\nscheduled for consideration on July 17. (See also related projects\nin Section 2-B.)\nDECREASING RELIANCE ON TRADE WITH THE SOVIET BLOC\n(Memo for Special Committee from Assistant Executive Secretary,\nsubject: \"Problems Associated with the Extension of Security Con-\ntrols in Trade with the Soviet Bloc\", dated July 3, 1951; Memo for\nState Member from Assistant Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated July 13, 1951; NSC 104/2, paragraphs 21, 22 and 23)\nPreliminary ECA study on the subject, transmitted by the reference\nmemo of July 3, was discussed by the Special Committee on East-West\nTrade on July 11, when it was agreed that a special interdepartment-\nal group should be created, under State leadership, to prepare ap-\npropriate reports, in accordance with NSC 104/2, on (1) proposals\nwith respect to current individual problems such as Polish coal and\nUK coarse grain imports; and (2) proposals with respect to the over-\nall problem of reducing the reliance of the free world upon Soviet\ntrade. Awaiting reports from State. (See also related projects\nabove and below.)\nEXPORT CONTROL POLICY FOLLOWING THE TERMINATION OF SECTION 1302 OF\nTHE THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION ACT, 1951\n(Memo for Special Committee from Assistant Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated July 9, 1951)\nDraft report on the subject, prepared by the State member and trans-\nmitted by the reference memo, was considered by the Special Commit-\ntee on July 11 and referred to the drafting group for revision.\nAwaiting revision by drafting group. (See related projects above.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 13 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nMARK NEW\nPROVISION FOR STATE INTERNAL SECURITY FORCES\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 action,\nthe Council agreed to request the Chairman, NSRB, to develop, in\nconsultation with other interested agencies, a plan for the provi-\nsion of essential Federal guidance and assistance to the States in\norganizing 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 memo, and discussed at a\nmeeting on May 14. With some modifications, the outline was adopted\nas a working guide and the proposed assignments were accepted. A\nnew draft report is now being prepared on the basis of material sub-\nmitted by Defense, Justice and Civil Defense, in accordance with the\nagreed outline.\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 ac-\ncordance with the discussion at a meeting on June 22, 1950, has been\ncirculated to the NSC Staff and a representative of the AEC by the\nreference memo. Awaiting redraft of this report by Defense.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 14 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\n4. OTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS\nPARTY NARA\nNATIONAL 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 consid-\neration by the NSC. On July 10, the Senior NSC Staff agreed that\ninformation being developed in connection with this project which\nrelates to the project (see Section 3-A) on the Eastern Mediter-\nranean and the Middle East should be available when the Council\nconsiders a report on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East.\nAwaiting report by the Director of Defense Mobilization.\nNATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE PLAN FOR GENERAL WAR\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 memo for Council information and, at the request of\nthe Department of State, the Secretary of Defense was requested to\nobtain the views of the JCS with respect thereto. Awaiting JCS\nviews.\nA PROJECT TO PROVIDE A MORE ADEQUATE BASIS FOR PLANNING FOR THE\nSECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nJune 5, 1951)\nMemorandum by the Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on Internal\nSecurity, and its attached report by the ICIS on the subject, were\ntransmitted by the reference memo for consideration by the NSC of\nthe \"Recommendations\" contained in Part VII thereof and of the pro-\nposed National Security Council Directive. The Attorney General\nwill be invited to participate in Council action on this subject.\nPrior to Council action, at the direction of the President, the\nviews of the Director of Central Intelligence have been requested\nwith respect to the report for concurrent consideration by the Coun-\ncil. Awaiting the views of the Director of Central Intelligence.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 15 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nMARATY\nMINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE HANDLING AND TRANSMISSION OF CLASSIFIED\nINFORMATION\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated June\n19, July 6 and July 11, 1951; NSC Action No. 505)\nOn July 11 the Council adopted the draft executive order on the\nsubject attached to the reference memo of June 19, subject to the\nchanges therein recommended by the Senior NSC Staff in the refer-\nence memo of July 6, to the changes in paragraph 33-c-(1) proposed\nby the JCS in the enclosure to the reference memo of July 11, and\nsubject further to agreement between Defense and Justice regarding\nparagraph 34-b-(1)-(b). Awaiting agreement by Defense and Justice\non paragraph 34-b-(1)-(b).\nGOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE SECURITY PROGRAM\n(NSC 113)\nA letter by the President on the subject was transmitted as NSC 113\nfor the information of the Council, and is being referred to the\nICIS for preparation of a response for Council consideration, as\ndirected by the President in the fourth paragraph thereof. As fur-\nther directed by the President, the Chairman, Civil Service Commis-\nsion, is being requested to participate with the Council, the Sec-\nretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General and the Director of\nDefense Mobilization in this project. Awaiting report by the ICIS.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 16 -\nTOP SECRET\nTop CECRET\n5. CANCELLED PROJECTS\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO INDOCHINA\n(NSC 64/1; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated January 4, 1951; NSC 48/5)\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 di-\nrected the Staff Assistants to prepare, as a matter of urgency, a\ndraft report on the immediate steps the United States should take\nto meet the critical situation in Indochina. Draft report by Staff\nAssistants submitted to Senior Staff by the reference memo. On Jan-\nuary 8, the Senior Staff discussed the subject in the light of the\nimportance of Indochina to the security of Southeast Asia and the\nsecurity of the United States. On July 10, the Senior NSC Staff\nagreed to cancel this project, in view of the fact that NSC 48/5\nincluded a statement of policy on Indochina, and in view of the\npossible desirability of a future reappraisal of United States\nobjectives, policies, and courses of action in Asia in the light\nof the outcome of current armistice negotiations in Korea.\nJAPANESE PEACE TREATY\n(NSC 60/1)\nOn September 15 the Senior Staff agreed that this subject should be\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. On July 10, the Senior Staff agreed that this project should\nbe cancelled, in view of the progress being made in current negotia-\ntions on the subject.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 17 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET"
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