DEAR MR. LAY:

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• Publication Date: January 24, 1952
• Content Type: LETTER

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EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF THE DIMMOR FOR MUTUAL SECURITY
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
24 January 1952
Mr. James S. Lay, Jr.,
Executive Secretary,
National Security Council,
Washington 25, D. Co
Dear Mr. Lay:
I am enclosing herewith, for the information of the
National Security Council, a copy of a Memorandum of
Agreement which sets forth the manner in which the State
Department and the Ad inistrator of the Mutual Defense
Assistance Control Act (Battle Act) will discharge their
several, responsibilities so far as NSC 104/2 is concerned.
It is suggested that the National Security Council may
wish to note this Memorandum of Agreement.
Sincerely yours,
Marcy M. Dupre , Jr.,
Deputy Administrator
for MDAC
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Mk14ORANDtM FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Subject: Memorandum of Agreement between the Secretary of State
and the Administrator of the Mutual Defense Assistance
Control Act Concerning Responsibilities for Economic
Defense
References: A. NSC 104/2.
B. Memo from one President dated November 6, 1951
for Executive Secretary of NSC, "Assigrunent of
Responsibilities for Economic Defense".
C. Letter of November 1, 1951, from Director of
Mutual Security establishing Mutual Trade Secur-
ity Advisory Committee.
D. Memo of December 10, 1951, for Mr. Bohlen and
General Roberts from Executive Secretary of NSC,
"Arrangements with Respect to the remaining
Projects of the Special Committee on East-West
Trade".
In a memorandum of November 6, 1951 (Reference B), the President
directed that the Secretary of State continue to carry out his respon-
sibilities under NSC 101/2 except as modified by the provisions of the
Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act (Battle Act). He further directed
that the Secretary of State, in carrying out his responsibilities under
NSC 10/2, and the Director for Mutual Security,, in executing his re-
sponsibilities under the Battle Act, should establisrx and maintain ar-
rangements which will assure the. effective accomplishment of their
respective duties.
The Director for Ritual Security (and "Adma.n:istratcr" of the Battle
Act), upon taking office, established on Noventer is 1971, a Mutual
Trade Security Advisory Committee to assist in carrying out the pro-
visions of the Battle Act and to advise him on related matters. Stand-
ing members of this Conuaittee are the Departments of Comrrmerce, Defense,
State and Treasury, the Office of Defense Mobilization., the Mutual
Security Agency, the Central Intelligence Agency and the Office of the
Administrator of the Battle Act.
The Administrator of the Battle Act will be concerned from time
to time with various of the economic defense measures, programs, and
policies coming within NSC 104/2 when dealing with specific mutual
that the
trade control problems. In view of this
possible
Secretary of State, in considering
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to help him in carrying out his responsibilities under NSC 104/2 will
avail himself of the already existing facilities presented by the
Mutual Trade Security Advisory Committee as the vehicle through which
he will ordinarily undertake his coordinating and consulting responsi-
bilities.
This arrangement is designed to avoid the establishment of another
ce nittee separate from, but parallel to, the Mutual Trade Security
Advisory Committee, having, moreover, identical membership and possibly
identical representation; yet discussing related and sometimes insepar-
able subjects. This arrangement should also facilitate the resolution
of questions by making it possible to delineate agency responsibilities
on the basis of present cooperative relationships.
It has been agreed also that the Committee Secretariat of the
Department of State should continue to serves as the Secretariat for
the Mutual Trade Security Advisory Committee.
It is understood, finally, that the Secretary of State and the
Administrator of the Mutual Defense Assistance Control Act, after full
and complete consideration of the views of the other member agencies
of the Mutual Trade Security Advisory Committee and any other appro-
priate agencies, shall continue to take the action necessary to carry
out their respective responsibilities under NSC 104/2 and Public Law
213. In cases where it is not clear whether primary responsibility
lies with the Secretary of State or the Administrator of the Mutual
Defense Assistance Control Act, the procedure for dealing with the
problem will be mutually agreed between them. It is understood fur-
ther that the foreign negotiating function relating to the administra-
tion of the Battle Act remains in the Department of State,
For the immediate future the remaining projects of the dissolved
Special Committee on East-West Trade (reference D) will be transferre
to the Mutual Trade Security Advisory Committee.
SECUT i NFOWAITION
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