EMERGENCY ACTION PAPERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000200130013-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 2, 2001
• Sequence Number: 13
• Publication Date: January 24, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Cabinet Paper dtd 2 Feb 56 (CP>i+5) by M. M. Rabb,
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1. This memorandum contains a recommendation which is contained
in paragraph 1.
2. 1 am not aware of any emergency action which we might want to
have invoked by the President under the circumstances contemplated ari
which would require prior depositing of an Emergency Action Paper. It
is believed that our authority for implementing certain actions under
those circumstances exists now in basic law and in the form of National
Security Council Directives and commitments and agreements made with
other agencies of the Government.
3. During the wourse of pest negotiations with the Office of
Defense Mobilization on this subject Mr. 'Lawrence R. Hesston, General.
Counsel, requested,that we be made aware of any wartime legislation,
executive orders or other emergency action papers proposed by other
departments or agencies of the Government which might in any way affect
our wartime mission. A recent conference with Mr. Innis Harris, Dept.-ty
to the Assistant Director of the Office of Defense Mobilization for
Plans and Readiness, disclosed that a mechanism has been set up within
the Bureau of the Budget for screening all proposed. Emergency Action
Papers to determine that proper coordination has been effected with all
agencies having a present or potential wartime interest therein.
4. Through our established channel of liaison with the Bureau of
the Budget, steps are being taken to assure that the mechanism descr `.bed
above will be fully responsive to our needs.
5. In the light of these facts, I would recommaend that you be
present at the Cabinet meeting at which this proposal will be discusse=d
in order to make sure that there is complete understanding concernin
our role and our proposed procedures for invoking emergency actions on
our own motion.
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