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    "ocrText": "NCT(PSF/NSC)1121\nThe President\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCOPY NO. 1\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\nas of\nDecember 17, 1951\nDECLASSIFIED\nTHEYH TRUMAN NARA DIBRARD\nE.O. 12958, Sec. 3.5\nBy DJM Date 5/29/98\nTOP SECRET\nDecember 17, 1951\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\n1. COMPLETED PROJECTS\n(December 10, 1951 - December 17, 1951)\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\n(NSC Action No. 591)\nA NATIONAL PETROLEUM PROGRAM\n(NSC 97/1 and NSC 97/2; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated December 11 and December 12, 1951; Memo\nfor NSC from Executive Secretary, subject, \"Security of Certain\nMiddle East Areas,\" dated December 11, 1951; NSC Action No.\n592)\nTHANK TRAMPEN NARA OGRARD\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 1 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\n2. PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC\nA. ITEMS SCHEDULED ON AGENDA FOR THE 110TH NSC MEETING ON\nWEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1951;\n(Agenda dated December 14, 1951)\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\nFor discussion of the subject in the light of an oral brief-\ning by the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the military\nsituation in Korea. Scheduled as item 1.\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND COURSES OF ACTION IN KOREA\n(NSC 118; NSC 118/1 and Annex to NSC 118/1; Memo for NSC from\nExecutive Secretary, subject, \"United States Courses of Action\nin Korea,\" dated September 5, 1951; NSC Action No. 562; NSC\n48/5; Progress Report dated September 25, 1951, by the Secre-\ntaries of State and Defense on NSC 48/5; Memo for all holders\nof NSC 118/1 from Executive Secretary dated December 12, 1951;\nNIE-55; SE-20)\nThe Council, at its meeting on September 24, considered the\nrecommendation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff submitted by the\nSecretary of Defense in the enclosure to the reference memo-\nrandum of September 5 on the subject and noted the request of\nthe Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, that in view of the\nchanged situation the Council suspend action on the recommenda-\ntion, pending its reconsideration by the Joint Chiefs of Staff\nafter consultation with General Ridgeway. The Council also\ndirected the Senior NSC Staff to review the reference recom-\nmendation in the light of this reconsideration by the Joint\nChiefs of Staff and to explore as a matter of urgency other\npracticable courses of action designed to achieve a settlement\nin Korea acceptable to the United States. (NSC Action No. 562.)\nMemorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the subject, which\nrepresents a reconsideration of the recommendations set forth\nin Appendix B to the reference Progress Report, was circulated\nas NSC 118 for the information of the Council with reference\nto NSC Action No. 562-a, and was referred to the Senior Staff\nfor consideration in connection with NSC Action No. 562-b.\nDraft statement of policy on the subject, prepared by the\nSenior NSC Staff pursuant to NSC Action No. 562-b in the light\nof the recommendations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff contained\nin NSC 118, was submitted to the Council as NSC 118/1 and is\nscheduled for consideration as item 2. An NSC Staff study\non the subject has been circulated for Council information\nas an Annex to NSC 118/1.\nTRUMAS\nNARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 2 -\nTHEY\nLIBRARY\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES, POLICIES AND COURSES OF ACTION IN\nASTA\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\nDepartment of State to prepare a study of the effect upon\nChina and other Eastern countries of continued U. S. support\nof Chiang Kai-shek. The recommendation by the Senior NSC\nStaff that this study be canceled is scheduled for considera-\ntion as item 3.\nTHERE MARA LIBRARY\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 3 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nB. ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY MEMORANDUM ACTION\nCONGRESSIONAL PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION OF ADVANTAGE TO\nFOREIGN GOVERNMENTS\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nMay 16, June 15, and December 12; NSC Action No. 478)\nMemorandum on the subject by the NSC Representative on internal\nsecurity, transmitted by the reference memo of May 16, was\ndiscussed at the 92nd NSC Meeting. The Council directed the\nSenior NSC Staff, by the reference action, with the assistance\nof the Interdepartmental Committee on Internal Security (ICIS),\nto prepare recommendations on the subject for Council considera-\ntion in the light of the discussion.\nRecommendations by the Senior NSC Staff, prepared with the\nassistance of representatives of the White House Staff and\nICIS, were submitted by the reference memo of June 15 for\nconsideration by the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury,\nthe Attorney General and the Director of Defense Mobilization.\nOn July 5 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that Council considera-\ntion of this memorandum should be deferred. Conclusions\nreached by the Senior NSC Staff after further consideration\nof the subject were submitted by the reference memo of\nDecember 12, for consideration by the Council, the Secretary\nof the Treasury, the Attorney General and the Director of\nDefense Mobilization, in lieu of the recommendations contained\nin the reference memo of June 15. Awaiting action by the\nCouncil and others concerned.\nTRUMAN\nNARA\nHARRY\nLIBRARY\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 4 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\n3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nA. SENIOR NSC STAFF\nEVACUATION OF KEY INDIGENOUS PERSONALITIES FROM DANGER AREAS\n(Memos for Senior NSC Staff, from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated September 26, and December 5, 1951)\nDraft report on the subject prepared by the Central Intelli-\ngence Agency, was transmitted to the Senior Staff for consid-\neration by the reference memo as the basis for an NSC report.\nThe Senior Staff at its meeting on September 27, agreed that\nthe Staff Assistants, with the assistance of a representative\nof the Department of Justice, should review the reference\nreport.\nRevised draft report, prepared by the Staff Assistants (with\nthe participation of representatives from the Department of\nJustice) on the basis of the initial CIA draft, was transmitted\nby the reference memo of December 5 and is scheduled for con-\nsideration by the Senior Staff at a meeting of the Senior\nStaff on December 20.\nCONDITIONS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT\n/PRIORITY PROJECT7\nWITH THE USSR\n(Records of Senior NSC Staff Meetings\nFebruary 23 and May 24, 1951; NSC 79;\nNSC 112; NSC Action No. 511; Memo for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, subject: \"United States and Allied Objectives\nin the Event of Global War,\" dated September 6, 1950)\nOn February 23 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that the NSC 79\nproject on United States and allied war objectives should be\ncompleted in two sections and that the section on the above\nsubject, including a plan for reduction and regulation of\narmaments and armed forces, should be completed as a matter\nof priority. On May 24 the Senior Staff agreed that the\ncompletion of this project would provide an important back-\nground for obtaining popular support for U. S. national\nsecurity policies.\nReport by the Secretaries of State and Defense in connection\nwith the plan referred to above, adopted by the Council (NSC\nAction No. 511) and approved by the President as NSC 112. On\nJuly 10, the Senior NSC Staff noted that NSC 112 was the first\nstep toward completion of this project and that further work\nwould proceed in the light of Council action on NSC 112. At\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 5 -\nRATE TRUMAN NARA UBRARD\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nCONDITIONS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT WITH THE USSR (Cont'd)\nits meeting on November 20, in connection with a review of\nthe NSC Status of Projects, the Senior Staff agreed that the\nSenior State, Defense and JCS members, together with the\nExecutive Secretary, would meet at an early date to review\nprogress on this project. Awaiting report by the State,\nDefense and JCS members. (See also related projects below.)\nUNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF\nGLOBAL 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\nreferred to the Staff for use in the preparation of a report.\nThe Senior Staff designated an ad hoc group to draft a report\nto include both a statement of war objectives in the event of\nglobal war, and such related questions as a statement of the\nconditions that the U. S. would be willing to accept for a\npeaceful settlement with the USSR and its satellites. At the\ninitial meeting of the ad hoc group under the chairmanship of\nthe State member on October 6, 1950, the form and content of\na response to the problems posed by NSC 79 were discussed an\nagreed upon.\nOn February 23 the Senior Staff agreed that this project\nshould be divided as follows: (1) a statement of U. S. and\nallied war objectives in the event of a global war; and (2)\na statement of the conditions the U. S. would be willing to\naccept for a peaceful settlement with the USSR, including\na plan for the reduction and regulation of armaments and\narmed forces. At its meeting on November 20, in connection\nwith a review of the NSC Status of Projects, the Senior Staff\nagreed that the Senior State, Defense and JCS members, together\nwith the Executive Secretary, would meet at an early date to\nreview progress on this project. Awaiting initial draft by\nthe State Policy Planning Staff of the project listed under\n(1) above. (See also related projects above and below.)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(NSC 68 Series; NSC 114 Series; NSC Action No. 575; Memo for\nSenior NSC Staff, from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated Nobember 6, 1951)\nThe Council on October 17 (NSC Action No. 575-c), directed\nthe Senior NSC Staff to submit for Council consideration at\nthe earliest practicable date a reappraisal of the policies\nTRHMAN\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 6 -\nNARA\nTOP SECRET\nTHEY\nLIBRARY\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY\n(Cont'd)\nand programs set forth in the NSC 68 and 114 Series, including\na revision of Part I of NSC 114/2 and in the light of: (1)\nFurther analysis of Soviet atomic capabilities as indicated\nby the recent explosion of another atomic bomb in the USSR;\nand (2) the current evaluation of the net capability of the\nUSSR to injure the continental United States (see Section 4).\nAt its meeting on October 24, the Senior NSC Staff noted the\nstatement by the Executive Secretary that the Senior State\nmember had agreed to prepare a draft of the political and\nforeign policy considerations to be included in the reappraisal\nof the NSC 68 and 114 Series; and that the Senior Defense, JCS\nand CIA members would prepare a revision of the portions of\nPart I of NSC 114/2 relating to military capabilities, in the\nlight of the two factors mentioned above.\nAt the request of the Director, Psychological Strategy Board,\nparagraphs on \"Psychological Strategy in the Ensuing Years,\"\nprepared by the staff of the PSB, were circulated by the\nreference memo of November 6 for the information of the Senior\nStaff, and were referred to the Senior State member for con-\nsideration in connection with his preparation of the draft\nof the political and foreign policy considerations to be\nincluded in the reappraisal of the NSC 68 and 114 Series.\nThe Senior Staff at a meeting on November 20, in connection\nwith a review of the NSC Status of Projects, agreed that a\ndraft interim report on the subject, consisting of a re-\nappraisal of the probable world situation and U. S. policies\nrequired to meet it. should be ready for consideration by\nthe Senior Staff not later than December 14. Awaiting\npreparation of a draft interim report by the departments\nand agencies concerned. (See also related projects above\nand below.)\nSECURITY OF STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN\nFOREIGN COUNTRIES\n(Progress Report, dated July 24, 1951 by the Department of\nState on NSC 29; NSC Action No. 531)\nBy NSC Action No. 531 the Council referred the reference\nProgress Report to the Senior NSC Staff for recommendations\nregarding the desirability of a revision of the list of\noperations contained therein and the frequency of future pro-\ngress reports by the Department of State. On September 27,\nin connection with a review of the NSC Status of Projects,\nthe Senior Staff agreed that the State Department, with the\nassistance of a sub-committee composed of representatives\nNARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 7 -\nTOP SECRET\nELEARTY\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nSECURITY OF STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN\nFOREIGN COUNTRIES (Cont'd)\nfrom Defense, NSRB, ODM and CIA, would assume responsibility\nfor the preparation of a draft report pursuant to NSC Action\nNo. 531. Memorandum from the office of the Secretary of\nDefense dated October 2, 1951, which advised that recommenda-\ntions by the Munitions Board for revision of the list of\nstrategically important industrial operations would be sub-\nmitted by December 15, 1951, has been transmitted to the\nSenior State member of the NSC Staff for his information and\nuse in connection with this project. Awaiting report by\nState.\nPROVISION FOR STATE FORCES\n(NSC 96/1 and NSC 96; NSC Action No. 409; Memo for Members\nof Staff group from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Provision\nfor State Guard Forces,\" dated May 7, 1951; Memo for Senior\nNSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nSeptember 19, 1951)\nAt the request of the Secretary of Defense, NSC 96 on the\nsubject was submitted for Council consideration. At its 77th\nmeeting, by the reference action, the Council agreed to re-\nquest the Chairman, NSRB, to develop, in consultation with\nother interested agencies, a plan for the provision of\nessential Federal guidance and assistance to the States in\norganizing reserves to perform State and local security\nfunctions when the National Guard is ordered into active\nmilitary service, this plan to include any necessary Federal\nlegislation.\nReport by the Chairman, NSRB, circulated for Council informa-\ntion as NSC 96/1 and referred to the NSC Staff for use in the\npreparation of a report for Council consideration. On April 12,\nthe Senior Staff discussed NSC 96/1 and referred it to the\nDefense, JCS and NSRB Staff members together with officials\nfrom the Department of Justice, the Bureau of the Budget, and\nthe Federal Civil Defense Administration, for use in the\npreparation of a report for Senior Staff consideration.\nDraft outline, prepared by the Executive Secretary, trans-\nmitted to the above staff group by the reference memo, and\ndiscussed at a meeting on May 14. With some modifications,\nthe outline was adopted as a working guide and the proposed\nassignments were accepted. A new draft report, prepared on\nthe basis of material submitted by Defense, Justice and Civil\nDefense, in accordance with the agreed outline, was trans-\nmitted to the Senior Staff by the reference memo of September\n19 and will be scheduled for discussion at an early Senior\nStaff meeting.\nHART TRUNKY NARA DERAIT\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 8 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nRELATIVE COST OF ENSURING AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MIDDLE EAST\nOIL FACILITIES OR OF OFFSETTING THEIR LOSS\n(Record of Meeting of Senior NSC Staff on November 27, 1951)\nThe Senior NSC Staff at its meeting on November 27, agreed\nthat, in connection with but not necessarily as a part of the\nMediterranean and Middle East project (see Section 2-B), the\nDepartment of Defense should prepare a study of the cost of\nthe military effort in terms of feasibility, time and material,\nand the forces required to ensure the continued availability\nof oil from the Bahrein-Qatar-Saudi Arabia area, and the Office\nof Defense Mobilization should prepare a study of the economic\ncost in terms of feasibility, time and material required to\noffset the loss of oil from that area. Awaiting report by\nDefense and ODM. (See also NSC 97 project below.)\nHARTY TRUMAN NARA LIBRARD\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 9 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nB. NSC STAFF ASSISTANTS\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; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, subject;\n\"World-Wide Demand and Supply of Petroleum in Event of a\nMajor War,\" dated August 3, 1951; Records of Senior NSC\nStaff Meetings, December 29, 1950 and July 10 and August 16,\n1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsubject: \"The Position of the United States with Respect to\nthe General Area of the Eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea and\nPersian Gulf,\" dated October 5, 1951; NSC 117; Memo for NSC\nfrom Executive Secretary, subject: \"Security of Certain\nMiddle East Areas,\" dated December 11, 1951)\nMemo by the Senior State Member on the subject transmitted\nby the reference memo of December 12 and considered by the\nSenior Staff on December 29, when it was agreed that an\ninitial draft report should be prepared by State and that\nCIA should furnish an intelligence estimate of local attitudes\nand conditions which affect protection of our interests and\nthe realization of our objectives. On February 23 the\nSenior NSC Staff agreed that this project should be completed\nas a matter of priority. CIA estimate circulated as NIE-26.\nOn July 10 the Senior Staff agreed that this report should\nproceed without awaiting completion of the related project\non a national petroleum program (NSC 97, see below and Section\n1), but that the report should not be submitted for NSC con-\nsideration until the information being developed in connection\nwith the petroleum report could be taken into account. On\nAugust 16 the Senior Staff discussed the report prepared by\nthe Petroleum Administrator for Defense and transmitted by the\nreference memo of August 3, and agreed that this report should\nbe studied further by the Senior Staff before finally com-\npleting a report on the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle\nEast. Draft statement of policy and NSC Staff study, which\ntakes account of the preliminary material on the world oil\nsituation being assembled in connection with the NSC 97 proj-\nect, was prepared by the Department of State and transmitted\nby the reference memo of October 5 for the consideration of\nthe Senior Staff. State Department amendments to the draft\nstatement of policy were made available to the Senior Staff\non October 24.\nTHERE TRUMAN KARA LIBRARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 10 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nTHE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST (Cont'd)\nMemo from the Joint Chiefs of Staff on \"The Anglo-Iranian\nProblem\" was submitted to the Council at the request of the\nSecretary of Defense as NSC 117. At its meeting on October 24,\nthe Senior NSC Staff discussed the draft report prepared by\nState together with NSC 117 and agreed that it should be\nreferred to the Senior State, Defense, JCS and CIA members for\nthe preparation of a revised draft in the light of the discus-\nsion. At its meeting on October 25 the Senior Staff, in con-\nnection with a discussion of the project on a national petro-\nleum program, agreed that the revised draft report should take\naccount of the importance of Middle Eastern oil to the free\nworld both in war time and in peace time. Comments and sugges-\ntions by the Senior ODM member and a memorandum by the Senior\nRepresentative, PSB, both relating to the draft report, were\ntransmitted to Senior State, Defense, JCS and CIA members for\nuse in the preparation of a revised draft report. At its\nmeeting on November 20 the Senior Staff agreed that NSC 117\nshould be listed in the Status of Projects as a reference in\nconnection with the project on the Eastern Mediterranean and\nMiddle East, rather than as a separate item.\nOn December 11, the Senior Staff Steering Committee referred\nthe draft report, prepared by State, to the Staff Assistants\nfor the preparation of a revised draft. Awaiting preparation\nof a revised draft report by the Staff Assistants.\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN\nGERMANY\n(NSC 89; NSC 73/4, par. 42; Memos for NSC from Executive Secre-\ntary, subject: \"Additional Airlift to Support the Far East,\"\ndated September 27 and November 20, 1950; NSC Action No. 368;\nMemo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same sub-\nject, dated October 31, 1950; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from\nExecutive Secretary, subject: \"Courses of Action in the Event\nEast Germany Imposes a Blockade in Berlin\", dated Febrary 16,\n1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, sub-\nject: \"United States Policy With Regard to a Possible New\nBerlin Blockade,\" dated March 27, 1951; NIE-4)\nAt its 69th Meeting the Council noted the reference memo of\nSeptember 27, 1950, and the fact that the situation presented\ntherein would be taken into consideration in the studies on the\nBerlin blockade referred to in par. 42 of NSC 73/4. Memoranda\non the subject by the Deputy Under Secretary of State and the\nTRANKM\nSecretary of Defense were circulated for Council information\nMARA\nas NSC 89, and referred to the NSC Staff for use in connection\nwith this Staff project. JCS study on airlift capabilities\ncirculated to Senior Staff by the reference memo of October 31,\n1950. Subsequent memo by the Deputy Secretary of Defense\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 11 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN\nGERMANY (Cont'd)\n(reference memo of November 20, 1950) circulated for Council\ninformation and referred to the Staff for consideration in\nconnection with this project. Views of the JCS on \"Courses\nof Action in the Event East Germany Imposes a Blockade in\nBerlin\" circulated by the reference memo of February 16 to\nthe Senior Staff for consideration in connection with this\nproject upon the recommendation of the Secretary of Defense.\nNIE-4, issued by CIA, relates to the above subject.\nOn February 23 the Senior Staff noted that the JCS views would\nbe taken into account in the early completion of a draft report\non \"U.S. Policy With Respect to Berlin and Eastern Germany,\nnow under preparation in the Department of State in collabora-\ntion with the Department of Defense. Report by State circula-\nted by reference memo dated March 27, considered by the Senior\nStaff on April 3 and referred to the Staff Assistants for re-\nvision in the light of the discussion. At its meeting on Novem-\nber 20, in connection with a review of the NSC Status of Proj-\nects, the Senior Staff agreed that The Staff Assistants should\nendeavor to complete this project as soon as possible. Await-\ning initial draft by ad hoc group of Staff Assistants.\nPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO SCANDINAVIA\n(Progress Report dated November 14, 1950 on NSC 28/1 and\nNSC 32/1; NSC 88; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive\nSecretary, subject, \"U. S. Courses of Action in the Event\nthe Soviets Attempt to Close the Baltic\", dated March 26,\n1951; Record of Senior Staff Meeting on April 3, par. 3;\nMemo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same\nsubject, dated August 2, 1951)\nOn December 13, 1950, the Senior NSC Staff directed the Staff\nAssistants to prepare a draft revision of NSC 28/1 for con-\nsideration by the Senior Staff.\nOn October 17, 1950, NSC 88, \"U.S. Courses of Action in the\nEvent the Soviets Attempt to Close the Baltic,\" was circulated\nfor Council information and referred to the NSC Staff for\npreparation of a report for Council consideration. In view\nof recommendations made by the Staff Assistants in the refer-\nence memo of March 26, the Senior Staff agreed on April 3\nthat a statement of policy and a staff study on the subject\nof NSC 88 should be incorporated in the draft report on\n\"The Position of the United States with Respect to Scandina-\nvia,\" and that completion of this project should be expedited.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 12 -\nTOP SECRET\nLENTY\nLIBRARY\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nPOSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO SCANDINAVIA\n(Cont'd)\nAt its meeting on August 7 the Senior Staff with Mr. W.\nWalton Butterworth, United States Ambassador to Sweden,\nparticipating, discussed an initial draft report prepared by\nState and circulated by the reference memo of August 2. The\nSenior Staff referred the draft report to the Staff Assistants\nfor revision in the light of Senior Staff discussion and\nagreed that this revision should be a complete report which,\nif adopted, could supersede previous reports on the subject\nand should apply to Finland and the Baltic as well as to\nDenmark, Norway and Sweden. At its meeting on November 20,\nin connection with a review of the NSC Status of Projects,\nthe Senior Staff agreed that the Staff Assistants should\nendeavor to complete this project as soon as possible.\nRevised draft report, prepared by State, was circulated on\nDecember 5 and considered by the Staff Assistants at a meeting\non December 17. Awaiting further consideration by the Staff\nAssistants, at an early meeting.\nEFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE CIVILIAN MANPOWER OF NON-SOVIET\nNATIONS FOR WORK OF VALUE TO THE MOBILIZATION PROGRAM\n(Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject,\n\"Proposed NSC Study of Use of Foreign Manpower for Production,\"\ndated March 29 and April 16, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff\nfrom Executive Secretary, same subject, dated October 17, 1951)\nMemos by the Acting Senior NSRB Member and by the Senior ODM\nMember transmitted by the reference memos of March 29 and\nApril 16, respectively, were considered by the Senior Staff on\nApril 17. It was agreed that ODM should undertake the prep-\naration of a report on the subject for consideration by the\nNSC Staff along the lines proposed by ODM in the report at-\ntached to the reference memo of April 19. The Staff further\nagreed to the inclusion of NSRB and Mr. Harriman's Office\namong the agencies to be consulted by ODM.\nDraft statement of policy prepared by an inter-agency group\nunder the chairmanship of ODM and including representatives\nof the Departments of State, Defense and Labor, ECA, NSRB and\nMr. Harriman's Office was transmitted to the Senior Staff for\nconsideration by the reference memo of October 17 together\nwith a memo from the Senior ODM Member and the comments of\nthe inter-agency group in explanation of the proposed state-\nment of policy.\nTRUUSH HARA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 13 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nEFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF THE CIVILIAN MANPOWER OF NON-SOVIET\nNATIONS FOR WORK OF VALUE TO THE MOBILIZATION PROGRAM (Cont'd)\nThe Senior Staff at its meeting on October 30 considered the\ndraft report and referred it to the NSC Staff Assistants, with\nthe advice and assistance of representatives of the other de-\npartments and agencies concerned, for the preparation of a re-\nvised report in the light of the discussion. The draft report\nwas discussed by the Staff Assistants, augmented by represen-\ntatives of the Departments of Justice and Labor and of ECA, at\nmeetings on November 1 and 2 and referred to a drafting group\nfor revision in the light of the discussion. Memorandum from\nthe ECA representative together with its attached redraft of\nparagraph 5 of the draft report, and an ECA airgram on the\nECA Production Assistance Program were circulated on November\n16 for the information of the Staff Assistants and are being\nconsidered in the preparation of a revised draft report by the\ndrafting group. Draft statement of policy on the subject, pre-\npared by the drafting group, was circulated to the Staff As-\nsistants on November 29. Awaiting consideration by the Staff\nAssistants of the draft statement of policy.\nUTILIZATION OF MANPOWER OF OTHER NATIONS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES\n(NSC 108 and memo for all holders of NSC 108, dated April 24,\n1951; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated May 8, 1951; NSC Action No. 472; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Effective Utiliza-\ntion of Civilian Manpower of Non-Soviet Nations for Work\nof Value to the Mobilization Program,\" dated October 17, 1951)\nAt the suggestion of the Senior State Member, the Senior\nNSC Staff on December 12 agreed to designate an ad hoc group\nunder the Chairmanship of a JCS official and with officials\nfrom State, NSRB, Mr. Harriman's Office, and CIA, to prepare\na draft report on the subject.\nThe report by the ad hoc committee was considered and amended\nby the NSC Staff for submission to the NSC as NSC 108. JCS\nviews circulated by the reference memo. At its 91st Meeting\nthe NSC referred NSC 108 to the NSC Staff for reconsideration.\nOn May 17 the Senior Staff referred NSC 108 to the Staff\nAssistants for revision in the light of the discussion.\nOn June 13 the Staff Assistants agreed that an initial draft\nTRONSH\non the subject of civilian manpower should be completed with\nMARA\nLIBRARY\na view to the subsequent preparation of a report combining\nthe civilian and military aspects of the subject for Senior\nStaff consideration. At a meeting on November 2 in connection\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 14 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUTILIZATION OF MANPOWER OF OTHER NATIONS FOR MILITARY\nPURPOSES (Cont'd)\nwith their consideration of the draft report on civilian man-\npower (see project above) the Staff Assistants agreed that,\nwhen a revision of the latter report was transmitted to the\nSenior Staff, the Staff Assistants should recommend to the\nSenior Staff the cancellation of the project on military man-\npower. Awaiting completion of action on the civilian man-\npower project.\nE LIBRARY VERN\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 15 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\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\nExecutive Secretary, same subject, dated July 5, 1950)\nAt the direction of the President, the Council and the\nChairman of the Atomic Energy Commission undertook a con-\nsideration of the general problem of weapons information,\nincluding atomic weapons, in order to make appropriate\nrecommendations to the President on the subject. A draft\nreport, prepared by the Executive Secretary in accordance\nwith the discussion at a meeting on June 22, 1950, was\ncirculated to the NSC Staff and a representative of the AEC\nby the reference memo. At a meeting on November 20, 1951,\nin connection with a review of the NSC Status of Projects, the\nSenior NSC Staff agreed that this project should be referred\nto the Psychological Strategy Board for appropriate action.\nAwaiting report by the Psychological Strategy Board.\nTHUNKMA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 16 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\n4. OTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS\nGOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE SECURITY PROGRAM\n(NSC 113)\nA letter by the President on the subject was transmitted as\nNSC 113 for the information of the Council, and referred to\nthe IC IS for preparation of a response for Council considera-\ntion, as directed by the President in the fourth paragraph\nthereof. As further directed by the President, the Chairman,\nCivil Service Commission, has been requested to participate\nwith the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney\nGeneral and the Director of Defense Mobilization in this\nproject. Awaiting report by the ICIS.\nELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES TO RECEIVE CLASSIFIED\nINFORMATION\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nJune 14, and November 19, 1951; NSC Action No. 507)\nMemorandum by the Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on\nInternal Security (ICIS), and attached draft Presidential\ndirective together with a report and proposed regulations\non the subject, were transmitted by the reference memo of\nJune 14 for consideration by the Council, the Secretary of\nthe Treasury, the Attorney General, the Director of Defense\nMobilization and the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission.\nApproved by ODM, June 19; by Justice, June 21; by State,\nJune 28; by Treasury, June 29; by NSRB, July 2; by AEC, July 9.\nThe Acting Secretary of Defense on July 2 recommended that\nthe Council defer action on this memorandum until the\nStanding Group of the NATO has had an opportunity to examine\nthe proposed regulations. On July 11 the NSC agreed that\nfurther consideration should be deferred, pending the outcome\nof the NATO negotiations, as recommended by the Acting Secre-\ntary of Defense (NSC Action No. 507).\nMemorandum from the Office of the Secretary of Defense and its\nattached report on the present status of negotiations within\nNATO were circulated by the reference memo of November 19 for\nthe information of the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury,\nthe Attorney General, the Director of Defense Mobilization and\nthe Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission. In accordance with\nthe proposal by the Department of Defense in the first sentence\nof the memorandum, the draft Presidential directive and related\npapers on the subject, transmitted by the reference memo of\nJune 14, were referred back to the IC IS for reconsideration in\nthe light of this memorandum from the Department of Defense.\nAwaiting report by the ICIS.\nTRUMAN NARA JERAPA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 17 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nA PROJECT TO PROVIDE A MORE ADEQUATE BASIS FOR PLANNING FOR\nTHE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nJune 5, July 17 and 30 and August 7, 1951; NSC Action No. 519;\nNSC Action No. 543)\nMemorandum by the Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on\nInternal Security, and its attached report by the ICIS on\nthe subject, were transmitted by the reference memo of June 5\nfor Council consideration of the \"Recommendations\" contained\nin Part VII thereof and of the proposed National Security\nCouncil Directive. Prior to Council action, at the direction\nof the President, the views of the Director of Central Intell-\nigence were requested and transmitted by the reference memo of\nJuly 17 for consideration by the Council concurrently with the\nICIS report. JCS views submitted by the reference memo of\nJuly 30.\nAt its meeting on August 1 the Council agreed to the four\nsteps proposed by the JCS in paragraph 3 of the reference\nmemo of July 30, subject to the assignment of paragraph 3-b\nto the Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference. The Council\nalso agreed that the resulting reports should be integrated\ninto a single report to it under the coordination of the\nDirector of Central Intelligence with the assistance of\nrepresentatives of the appropriate departments and agencies.\nThe Director of Central Intelligence undertook to prepare a\ndirective along these lines for consideration by the Council.\nDraft directive on the subject, prepared by the Director of\nCentral Intelligence was approved by the Council, the Secretary\nof the Treasury, the Attorney General and the Director of\nDefense Mobilization (NSC Action No. 543). Awaiting report\nby the Director of Central Intelligence.\nDEFENSE ORDER PRIORITY RATINGS FOR AUSTRIAN STEEL MILL\nEQUIPMENT\n(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nNovember 13, 1951; NSC Action No. 581)\nThe Council, at its meeting on November 28 with the Secretary\nof Commerce and the Acting Economic Cooperation Administrator\nparticipating (NSC Action No. 581), discussed the memorandum by\nthe Secretary of Defense on the subject transmitted by the\nreference memo, and referred it to the Secretary of Defense\nand the Director of Defense Mobilization for further considera-\ntion in the light of the discussion. Awaiting results of\nfurther consideration by the Secretary of Defense and the\nDirector of Defense Mobilization.\nRUMAN HARA TIBRUPA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 18 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nNATIONAL PETROLEUM PROGRAM\n(NSC 97 and NSC 97/2; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive\nSecretary, subject: \"World-Wide Demand and Supply of Petroleum\nin Event of a Major War, dated August 3 and October 8, 1951;\nRecord of Meeting of Senior NSC Staff of August 16, 1951; Memos\nfor Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject,\ndated August 20 and October 24, 1951; Memo for NSC from\nExecutive Secretary, subject, \"Security of Certain Middle East\nAreas,\" dated December 11, 1951; NSC Action No. 592)\nAt the direction of the President, a letter from the Acting\nSecretary of Defense on the subject (NSC 97) was referred to\nthe Director of Defense Mobilization to develop a national\npetroleum program leading to the complete supply of allied\nrequirements, for consideration by the NSC. Interim report\non the subject (NSC 97/1), prepared by the NSC Staff based\nlargely on studies by ODM and PAD, was amended by the Council\nand submitted to the President on December 12 (NSC Action\nNo. 592, see Section 1). The President on December 13 approved\nthe Interim Recommendations contained in NSC 97/1, as amended,\nand directed their implementation by all executive departments\nand agencies of the U. S. Government under the coordination\nof the Director of Defense Mobilization. Report as amended\nsubsequently issued as NSC 97/2. Awaiting further reports on\na national petroleum program by the Director of Defense\nMobilization.\nTRUMAN HARA VERGA\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 19 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION"
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