RECORD OF ACTIONS BOARD ASSISTANTS' MEETING OF NOVEMBER 2, 1956

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• Publication Date: November 6, 1956
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OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD J!ow
Washington 25, D, C,
November. 6,, 1956
RECORD OF ACTIONS
BOARD ASSISTANTSI MEETING OF'NOV'EMBER 2. 1956
Agenda Item 1 ~-. Status of Materials Dealing with World-Wide Soviet
Economic Pene~a.~Fation Available as Basis for a Future
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Central Intelligence Agency
(a) Noted the briefing on present program for development of intelli-
gence materials and materials now available on Soviet Bloc economic activi-
ties in the Free World,
(b) Agreed that CCB has a continuing responsibility within policies
approved in the NSC for developing courses of action to counter these Soviet
Bloc activities in areas where national security policies have been assigned
to OCB,
(c) Agreed that the working group currently preparing an Outline Plan
of Operations for Indonesia should give particular attention to actions
doeigned to counter Bloc economic activities in that country and that the
group, if required, should request assistance from any government agencies
not now represented thereon,,
(d) Agreed that arrangements would be made, if possible, for a presen-
tation at the next meeting of the Board Assistants of the status of current
responsibilities and activities of va'ious government agencies and inter--
departma,,ital bociiesp including CFEP., concerned with the Sinn So[riet
economic offensi:vea
Agenda Item 2 - Briefing on AEC Overseas Assistance Program
~i~'rU (%iatls Voge?y Assto Da.xecuer for per it, Davisi.on of International
Affairs, and Mro John McGruderj, Atomic Energy Commission; Mr, John Fn
Lipp: ann, Office of Special Assistant to the President for Disarmament,
and Major Richard Orphan., USA,, M litary Assistant to the Special Assistant
to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy., were present for
this item,,)
Noted the briefing and expressed appreciation for the helpfu].
informationo
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Agenda Item 3 - Progress Report on International Broadcasting Aspects of
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NSC 169
(Mre Barry forth ~n.9 A, u, Radio Program Manager,, Policy Application., VOA,
and Mro Mitchell Stanley, Txrbelligence Research Officer, Production Division:
1RI, U0S, Information Agency, were present for this item,)
Revised and concurred in the 'T,.-ogress Report on International Broad-
casting", dated October 25, 1956 for transmittal to the Board for its
consideration on November 14,
Agenda Item ) ..-. Possible Ad Hoc Assignments Relating to Western Europe
Agreed that no working group or groups for special assignments relating
to Western Europe or prance would. be established at this time, but that the
matter would be left open for further discussion whenever any of the Board
Assistants may suggest a specific problem on which coordination might be
desirable*
Agenda Item 5 -~, M:vnutes of October 37, 0CB Meeting
Discussed and suggested revisions in the minutes of the October 31
0GB meetings
Agenda Item 6