UNITED STATES ECONOMIC DEFENSE POLICY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP61S00527A000100180122-3
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2000
• Sequence Number: 122
• Publication Date: June 25, 1957
• Content Type: MF

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*S ate Department Declassrf~cati~F~l~ase Instructions on File*
MENI?RANDUM FOR :ADMIRAL DE L-ANY
Subject;
Foxeign Economic Polfcy,to review our economic defense polio
JUN 2 5 1951
1. The National Security Council.has requested th? Council on
(NSC 570411).
Secretary of Commerce has-.been requested to review all aspects.
of our economic defense policy ae it relates to United States
unilateral controls on trade with Communist China, including
-the economic, military, political and psychological questions
involved. .
3. It is desired that the Economic Defence Advisory Committee
review the remaining parts of our economic defense policy and.
submit recommendations to me with .respect thereto by August
I5, ~i~957. _
2. A CFEP Committee under the Chairmanship of 'the Under.
4. In connection with this assignment to EDAC your attention
is invited to the enclosed memorandum from the Deputy Secretary
of Defense on "Future Course of Action with Respect to COCOM/
CHINCOM" and the attached memorandum to the Secretary of
Defense from the Joint Chiefs of Staff on the name subject
recommending a review of U.~S, economic defense policy.
5. In addition to my request to review our economic defense
policy as outlinedan paragraph 2 above, I would like EDAC to
submit specific recommendations to me concerning the questions
paced in paragraphs- 38-1, 2, 3 and.4 of the attached memorandum
from the Joint Chiefs .n~f Staff,
' Approved~F:~ar Releas~:.2001/08/30 :CIA-RDP61S00527A000100180122-3?