Memorandum from Robert N. Golding to Richard Bissell

To: Mr. Richard Me Bissell, Jree Acting Administrator October 1. 1951 From: Mr. Robert N. Golding, Conmultant Subj: Mr. Cloveland's Comments upon "Golding Report." Capital letters on the margin refer to corresponding paragraphs in the comment. A. It seesa to be assumed that the report is being made to Congress. It is, however, my report to the Administrator, pursuant to my instructions to bring the "Watohdog" report up to date, to indicate progress made, and to be oritical if the facta required. There have been failures and inadequacies. These must necessarily be due to something. If the statement made is not true, then some other resson sheuld be suggested. B. H. It may not be ECA's position that Stalin is the Great Than, but it soans clear that it le President Truman's. to leave out Russia le in effect saying that ECA has been assist- ing for three years in a cold wer operation againat an opponent without having any ideas about the opponent or hia method of operation. One of the fundamental rules applicable to any kind of e controversy is "Know your opponent. If BCA wishos to take en official position of ignorance of the oppenent, it is, of course, free to do so, but I camot. D. This is en editorial comment, but it has been made many times by Mr. Foster in letters to membere of Congress. C, F, I. These are comments on military theory. but the thearies are very simple and well known to all who have ever been in any kind of controversy. The paper which probably did most to persuade the Committer on Foreign Afrairs and the 0°Conor Sub=committee that RCA know what it was talking about was entitled "Proper and Improper Use of the Weapon of Trade Menipulation." It was based solely upon militery theory. The problem does consist or three parts - militery, political, economic. If compertsentelized thinking is to be avoided, operators must be able to think in all three parts. This was settled for 7CA when Messrs. Foster ane Bissell approved my nemo of May 19, 1950. (Mr. Oleveland has a copy of this and the original is in Mr. Roger's file.) G. If this sentence 1e not left In, we will be kidding nobody but oursolves. Most of P. 21 is an explanation of progresa which has been made. E. Again we nust assign a reason for insufficient performence. I see no disadvantage in admitting whet Congress already knows, -- the operation hed to be centered in one spote Weither do I see any disadvantage in letting Congress know thet we think the Battle Bill is a good thing in this respect.