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    "ocrText": "The President NCT(PSFINSC)1147\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCOPY NO. 1\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nHARE TRUMAN NARA WALBRASH\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\nas of\nFebruary 4, 1952\nDECLASSIFIED\nE.O. 13526\nAuthority RAC 3/18/2009 NLT-PSF-46-4-3\nNARA so Date 8/15/2012\nTOP SECRET\nWARNING\nTHIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL\nDEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE ESPIO-\nNAGE LAWS, TITLE 18, U.S. C., SECTION 793 AND 794, AS AMENDED. ITS\nTRANSMISSION OR THE REVELATION OF ITS CONTENTS IN ANY MANNER\nTO AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON IS PROHIBITED BY LAW.\nFebruary 4, 1952\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nNATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL\nSTATUS OF PROJECTS\n1. COMPLETED PROJECTS\n(January 21, 1952 - February 4, 1952)\nTRUMAN NARA VERANT\n(NONE)\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 112TH NSC MEETING ON\nWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1952:\n(Agenda dated January 31, 1952)\nTHE SITUATION IN THE FAR EAST\nFor discussion of the subject in the light of an oral briefing\nby the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, on the military situa-\ntion in Korea. Scheduled as item 1.\nPORT SECURITY\n(NSC 78/3; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,\n4, 1952; NSC Action No. 428)\ndated January 31, February 1 and November 7, 1951 and February\nDraft executive order on the subject, proposed by a joint Navy\nDepartment-Treasury Department Committee, was transmitted at\nthe request of the President as NSC 78/3 for consideration by\nthe NSC. Memorandum on the subject by the Secretary of the\nTreasury is being transmitted by the reference memo of Feb-\nruary 4 for the information of the Council in connection with\nits consideration of NSC 78/3. The Attorney General and the\nDirector, Bureau of the Budget, are being invited to partici-\npate with the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury and the\nDirector of Defense Mobilization in action on this report.\nScheduled for consideration as item 2.\nTRUMAN NARA\nMAC AO UNITED STATES EXPORT LICENSING POLICY TOWARD HONG KONG AND\n(NSC 122; NSC 91/1; NSC 104/2; Memo for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, same subject, dated January 31, 1952)\nThe reference report on the subject (NSC 122), submitted by\nthe Secretary of Commerce and embodying agreements reached by\ntechnical representatives of the Departments of State, Defense\nand Commerce, has been transmitted for consideration by the\nNSC. The Senior NSC Staff, including representatives of the\nDepartment of Commerce, has recommended that NSC 122 be adopted\nsubject to the revision of paragraphs I.A.1.d., I.A.2.a. and\nI.A.2.c. as indicated in the enclosure to the reference memo.\nA background statement on NSC 122 and definitions of U.S. Se-\ncurity Export Control Lists, prepared by the Department of\nCommerce, were also transmitted by the reference memorandum\nfor Council information in connection with its consideration\nof NSC 122. The Secretary of Commerce is being invited to\nand the Director of Defense Mobilization in action on this\nparticipate with the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury\nreport. Scheduled for consideration as item 3.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 2 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nEVACUATION OF SELECTED KEY INDIGENOUS PERSONS FROM DANGER AREAS\n(NSC 123)\nThe reference draft report on the subject, prepared by the NSC\nStaff, including representatives from the Department of Justice,\non the basis of a preliminary draft by CIA, has been submitted\nfor consideration by the NSC. The Attorney General is being\ninvited to participate with the Council, the Secretary of the\nTreasury and the Director of Defense Mobilization in action on\nthis report. Scheduled for consideration as item 4.\nINTERNAL SECURITY\n(Progress Report, dated December 20, 1951, by the NSC Repre-\nsentative on Internal Security on NSC 17/4 and NSC 17/6)\nThe reference Progress Report by the NSC Representative on\nTRUMAN NARA MEBRAHAN\nInternal Security on the subject has been circulated for the\ninformation of the Council and is scheduled to be noted as\nitem 5. The Attorney General is being invited to participate\nwith the Council, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Direc-\ntor of Defense Mobilization in action on this report.\nSECURITY OF STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN\nFOREIGN COUNTRIES\n(Progress Report, dated January 21, 1952, by the Under Secre-\ntary of State on NSC 29)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Under Secretary of State\non the subject has been circulated for the information of the\nCouncil and is scheduled to be noted as item 6. (See also\nsame subject in Section 3-A.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 3 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nB. ITEMS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY MEMORANDUM ACTION\nINTELLIGENCE SUPPORT FOR THE VOICE OF AMERICA WITH REGARD TO\nSOVIET JAMMING\n(Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nFebruary 28, 1951 and January 2, 1952; NSC Action No. 446;\nNSC 66/1)\nNARA\nMemorandum by the Director of Central Intelligence on the sub-\nject relating to the implementation of NSC 66/1 was submitted\nby the reference memo of January 2 for consideration by the\nCouncil, the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director of Defense\nMobilization and the Chairman, Federal Communications Commis-\nsion. Approved by DMS, January 3; by FCC (with comments).\nJanuary 5; by ODM, January 7; by State, January 17. Awaiting\naction by others concerned.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 4 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nPROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (Cont'd)\nC. ITEMS AWAITING SUBSEQUENT NSC CONSIDERATION\nTHE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO THE COMMUNIST\nTHREAT TO ITALY\n(Progress Report, dated January 25, 1952, by the Under Secre-\ntary of State on NSC 67/3)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Under Secretary of State\non the subject has been circulated for the information of the\nCouncil and will be scheduled on the agenda of an early\nCouncil meeting.\nNARA\nFORMULATION OF A UNITED STATES POSITION WITH RESPECT TO THE\nREGULATION, LIMITATION AND BALANCED REDUCTION OF ARMED FORCES\nAND ARMAMENTS\n(Progress Report, dated January 29, 1952, by the Secretary of\nState on NSC 112)\nThe reference Progress Report by the Secretary of State on the\nsubject has been circulated for the information of the Council\nmeeting. and will be scheduled on the agenda of an early Council\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 5 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\n3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS\nA. SENIOR NSC STAFF\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND COURSES OF ACTION WITH RESPECT\nTO COMMUNIST AGGRESSION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA\nitem 1-c; NSC Action No. 597; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from\n(Record of Meeting of Senior NSC Staff on September 27, 1951,\nand February 1 and 4, 1952; NSC 48/5)\nExecutive Secretary, same subject, dated December 29, 1951\nThe Senior Staff at its meeting on September 27, agreed that\nState and Defense would jointly examine the need for a re-\nvision of U. S. policy respecting Southeast Asia, with par-\nticular reference to Indochina, for consideration by the\nSenior Staff.\nThe Council on December 19 discussed the situation in Indochina\nin the light of recurring rumors of impending Chinese Commu-\nnist intervention, and, at the suggestion of the Secretary of\nState, directed the Senior NSC Staff to expedite the report\non U. S. policy toward Southeast Asia, with particular refer-\nence to possible courses of action regarding Indochina. Draft\nreport on the subject, prepared by a State-Defense drafting\ngroup after discussion of the subject by the Steering Committee\nJCS and CIA members), was transmitted by the reference memo\n(consisting of representatives of the Senior State, Defense,\nof December 29 for consideration by the Senior Staff.\nby the Steering Committee, was transmitted by the reference\nPreliminary draft statement of policy on the subject, prepared\nmemorandum of February 1 for consideration by the Senior Staff\nat an early meeting in lieu of the draft distributed by the\nreference memorandum of December 29. Related NSC Staff study,\nprepared by a drafting group of the Staff Assistants, is being\nFebruary 4.\ntransmitted to the Senior Staff by the reference memo of\nCONDITIONS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT\nWITH THE USSR\nPRIORITY PROJECT7\n(Records of Senior NSC Staff Meetings\nTRUMAN MARA\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, 1951, the Senior NSC Staff agreed that the\nNSC 79 project on United States and allied war objectives\nshould be completed in two sections and that the section on\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 6 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nCONDITIONS FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT WITH THE USSR (Cont'd)\nthe above subject, including a plan for reduction and regula-\ntion of armaments and armed forces, should be completed as a\nmatter of priority. On May 24 the Senior Staff agreed that\nthe completion of this project would provide an important back-\nground for obtaining popular support for U. S. national secur-\nity 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\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.)\nTRUMAN\nUNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF\nNARA\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 and\nagreed upon.\nOn February 23, 1951, 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 a\nplan for the reduction and regulation of armaments and armed\nforces. At its meeting on November 20, in connection with a\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 7 -\nTOP SECRET\n-TOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF\nGLOBAL WAR (Cont'd)\nreview of the NSC Status of Projects, the Senior Staff agreed\nthat the Senior State, Defense and JCS members, together with\nthe Executive Secretary, would meet at an early date to review\nprogress on this project. Awaiting initial draft by the State\nPolicy Planning Staff of the project listed under (1) above.\n(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 November 6, 1951)\nThe Council on October 17 (NSC Action No. 575-c), directed\nHARRY TRUMAN NASA\nthe Senior NSC Staff to submit for Council consideration at\nthe earliest practicable date a reappraisal of the policies\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 of\nthe political and foreign policy considerations to be included\nin the reappraisal of the NSC 68 and 114 Series. Awaiting pre-\nparation of draft sections of the report by the departments\nand agencies concerned, pending receipt of the analysis and\nevaluation referred to as (1) and (2) above. (See also re-\nlated projects above and below.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 8 -\n-TOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND COURSES OF ACTION IN KOREA\n(NSC 118/2; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same\nNo. 595)\nsubject, dated December 18, 1951; NIE-55; SE-20; NSC Action\nThe Council in adopting NSC 118/1 as amended (subsequently\nissued as NSC 118/2), referred the alternative versions of\nsubparagraph 2-b-(6) to the Senior NSC Staff for review in\nthe light of an analysis of the traffic in and out of Commu-\nnist China and of the probable effectiveness of an embargo\nof a draft report by the Steering Committee.\nor blockade (NSC Action No. 595-a-(4)). Awaiting preparation\nFOREIGN COUNTRIES\nSECURITY OF STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL OPERATIONS IN\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\nTRUMAN MARA SUBRETA\nProgress Report to the Senior NSC Staff for recommendations\nregarding the desirability of a revision of the list of\ngress operations reports contained by the therein and the frequency of future pro-\nDefense, assistance 531. the the in connection preparation Senior Memorandum NSRB, of Staff a with ODM, of sub-committee agreed a a and draft review Department CIA, that report of would the composed the of State pursuant assume NSC State. Department, of Status representatives responsibility to On NSC September of Projects, Action with 27, the No. for from\nber dated important the Munitions 15, October 1951, industrial Board has 2, 1951, from been for operations the which transmitted revision office advised would of of to the the that be the list Secretary submitted Senior recommendations of strategically State of by Defense Decem- member by\nof the NSC Staff for his information and use in connection\nwith this project. Awaiting report by State. (See also same\nsubject in Section 2-A)\nPROVISION FOR STATE FORCES\n(NSC 96/1 and NSC 96; NSC Action No. 409; Memo for Members\nfor State Guard Forces, dated May 7, 1951; Memo for Senior\nof Staff group from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Provision\nSeptember 19, 1951)\nNSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated\nAt the request of the Secretary of Defense, NSC 96 on the\nmeeting, by the reference action, the Council agreed to re-\nsubject was submitted for Council consideration. At its 77th\nquest the Chairman, NSRB, to develop, in consultation with\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 9 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nPROVISION FOR STATE FORCES (Cont'd)\nother interested agencies, a plan for the provision of essen-\ntial Federal guidance and assistance to the States in organiz-\ning reserves to perform State and local security functions\nwhen the National Guard is ordered into active military ser-\nvice, this plan to include any necessary Federal legislation.\nReport by the Chairman, NSRB, circulated for Council informa-\ntion as NSC 96/1 and referred to the NSC Staff for use in\nthe preparation of a report for Council consideration. On\nApril 12 the Senior Staff discussed NSC 96/1 and referred it\nto the Defense, JCS and NSRB Staff members together with\nofficials from the Department of Justice, the Bureau of the\nBudget, and the Federal Civil Defense Administration, for\nuse in the preparation of a report for Senior Staff considera-\ntion.\nDraft outline, prepared by the Executive Secretary, trans-\nNARA\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. Awaiting consideration of the draft report by the Senior\nStaff.\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 3-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 Behrein-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 in Section 4 below.)\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 10 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nB. NSC STAFF ASSISTANTS\nTHE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST /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; Memo for the\nSteering Committee on the Middle East from Executive Secretary,\nsubject: \"The Position of the United States with Respect to the\nArea Comprising the Arab States, Iran and Israel, dated\nJanuary 30, 1952; NSC 97/2)\nTROSLAN NARA\nMemo by the Senior State Member on the subject transmitted by\nthe reference memo of December 12, 1950 and considered by the\nSenior Staff on December 29, 1950, when it was agreed that an\ninitial draft report should be prepared by State and that CIA\nshould furnish an intelligence estimate of local attitudes and\nconditions which affect protection of our interests and the\nrealization of our objectives. On February 23, 1950 the Senior\nNSC Staff agreed that this project should be completed as a\nmatter 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 Section 4 below),\nbut 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 admendments to the draft\nstatement of policy were made available to the Senior Staff on\nOctober 24.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 11 -\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 Staff discussed the draft report prepared by State\ntogether with NSC 117 and agreed that the draft report should\nbe referred to the Senior State, Defense, JCS and CIA members\nfor the preparation of a revised draft in the light of the\ndiscussion. At its meeting on October 25 the Senior Staff, in\nconnection with a discussion of the project on a national\npetroleum program, agreed that the revised draft report should\ntake account of the importance of Middle Eastern oil to the\nfree world both in war time and in peace time. Comments and\nsuggestions by the Senior ODM member and a memorandum by the\nSenior Representative, PSB, both relating to the draft report,\nwere transmitted to Senior State, Defense, JCS and CIA members\nfor use 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.\nNARA\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. Alternative JCS draft\nwas circulated to a subcommittee of the Staff Assistants\non December 21. Revised draft report on the subject, prepared\nby State, was transmitted by the reference memorandum of\nJanuary 30 for the information of the Steering Committee on the\nMiddle East, and was referred to the Staff Assistants' sub-\ncommittee on the project. Awaiting preparation of a draft re-\nport by the subcommittee of the Staff Assistants. (See also re-\nlated project in Section 3-A.)\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN GERMANY\n(NSC 89; NSC 73/4, par. 42; Memos for NSC from Executive\nSecretary, subject: \"Additional airlift to support the Far\nEast,\" dated September 27 and November 20, 1950; NSC Action\nNo. 368; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated October 31, 1950; Memo for Senior NSC\nStaff from Executive Secretary, subject: \"Courses of Action\nin the event East Germany Imposes a Blockade in Berlin\",\ndated February 16, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from\nExecutive Secretary, subject: \"United States Policy With\nRegard to a Possible New Berlin Blockade,\" dated March 27,\n1951; NIE-4)\nAt its 69th Meeting the Council noted the reference memo of\nSeptember 27, 1950 and the fact that the situation presented\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 12 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nUNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN\nGERMANY (Cont'd)\ntherein would be taken into consideration in the studies on\nthe Berlin blockade referred to in par. 42 of NSC 73/4.\nMemoranda on the subject by the Deputy Under Secretary of\nState and the Secretary of Defense were circulated for Council\ninformation as NSC 89, and referred to the NSC Staff for use\nin connection with this Staff project. JCS study on airlift\ncapabilities circulated to Senior Staff by the reference memo\nof October 31, 1950. Subsequent memo by the Deputy Secretary\nof Defense (reference memo of November 20, 1950) circulated\nfor Council information and referred to the Staff for con-\nsideration in connection with this project. Views of the\nJCS on \"Courses of Action in the Event East Germany Imposes\na Blockade in Berlin\" circulated by the reference memo of\nFebruary 16, 1951 to the Senior Staff for consideration in\nconnection with this project upon the recommendation of the\nSecretary of Defense. NIE-4, issued by CIA, relates to the\nabove subject.\nNARA\nOn February 23, 1951 the Senior Staff noted that the JCS views\nwould be taken into account in the early completion of a draft\nreport on \"U. S. Policy With Respect to Berlin and Eastern\nGermany, now under preparation in the Department of State\nin collaboration with the Department of Defense. Report by\nState circulated by reference memo dated March 27, considered\nby the Senior Staff on April 3 and referred to the Staff\nAssistants for revision in the light of the discussion. At\nits meeting on November 20, in connection with a review of\nthe NSC Status of Projects, the Senior Staff agreed that the\nStaff Assistants should endeavor to complete this project as\nsoon as possible. Awaiting initial draft by ad hoc group of\nStaff Assistants.\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\non April 17. It was agreed that ODM should undertake the\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)\npreparation of a report on the subject for consideration by\nthe NSC Staff along the lines proposed by ODM in the report\nattached 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.\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\nTRUNIAN NABA\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 were\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. Proposed redraft of the draft state-\nment of policy of November 29, prepared by the Department of\nLabor, NSRB and ECA, was circulated to the Staff Assistants\non December 18. A correction to this redraft was circulated\non December 26. Awaiting consideration by the Staff Assistants\nof the proposed draft statements of policy.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 14 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nCURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (Cont'd)\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 of\nValue to the Mobilization Program,\" dated October 17, 1951)\nAt the suggestion of the Senior State Member, the Senior\nNSC Staff on December 12, 1950 agreed to designate an ad hoc\ngroup under the Chairmanship of a JCS official and with\nofficials from State, NSRB, Mr. Harriman's Office, and CIA,\nto prepare a 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 of May 8. At its 91st\nMeeting the NSC referred NSC 108 to the NSC Staff for recon-\nsideration. On May 17 the Senior Staff referred NSC 108 to\nthe Staff Assistants for revision in the light of the dis-\ncussion.\nTRUMAN NARA\nOn June 13 the Staff Assistants agreed that an initial draft\non the subject of civilian manpower should be completed with\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\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.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS - 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\nTRINKAN NARA SALIBRAH\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.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 16 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\n4. OTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS\nGOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE SECURITY PROGRAM\n(NSC 113; Progress Report, dated December 20, 1951, by the\nNSC Representative on Internal Security on NSC 17/4 and 17/6)\nA letter by the President on the subject was transmitted as\nNSC 113 for the information of the Council, and referred to\nthe ICIS 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; Progress\nReport, dated December 20, 1951, by the NSC Representative on\nInternal Security on NSC 17/4 and 17/6)\nMemorandum by the Chairman, Interdepartmental Committee on\nInternal Security (ICIS), and attached draft Presidential\nNARA\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\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 17 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nELIGIBILITY OF FOREIGN REPRESENTATIVES TO RECEIVE CLASSIFIED\nINFORMATION (Cont'd)\nthe proposal by the Department of Defense in the first sentence\nof the memorandum, the draft Presidential directive and related\npapers on the subject, trensmitted by the reference memo of\nJune 14, were referred back to the ICIS for reconsideration in\nthe light of this memorandum from the Department of Defense.\nAwaiting report by the ICIS.\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 Intel-\nligence 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\nIRUBLAN NARA\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.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 18 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION\nOTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS (Cont'd)\nA NATIONAL PETROLEUM PROGRAM\n(NSC 97 and NSC 97/2; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Execu-\ntive Secretary, subject: \"World-Wide Demand and Supply of\nPetroleum in Event of a Major War,\" dated August 3 and Octo-\nber 8, 1951; Record of Meeting of Senior NSC Staff of August\n16, 1951; Memos for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,\nsame subject, dated August 20 and October 24, 1951; Memo for\nNSC from Executive Secretary, subject, \"Security of Certain\nMiddle East Areas,\" dated December 11, 1951; NSC Action No.\n592)\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). The President on December 13 approved the Interim\nRecommendations contained in NSC 97/1, as amended, and\ndirected their implementation by all executive departments\nAIARA\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\non a national petroleum program by the Director of Defense\nMobilization.\nNSC STATUS OF PROJECTS\n- 19 -\nTOP SECRET\nTOP SECRET\nSECURITY INFORMATION"
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