DRAFT PLAN FOR NATIONAL OVERT PSYSCHOLOGICAL WARFARE, DATED 7 APRIL 1950

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01143A000200010009-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: April 25, 1950
• Content Type: MEMO

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Chief, COAPS
Assistant Director tor Reports and Retina
Draft Plan for National Overt Psychological Warfare, dated 7 April 1950
1. Upon the final approvalof a plan for natio
warfare and in accordance with he mi on of the Can
Agency to produce national intelligence, the Office of Pep=
intends to analyze the Objectives set forth to determine the validity
the analysis of eorld situations upon *Lich they are based. The Office
of Reports and Estimates will also undertake 4n. analysis of the Tasks set
out in the plan to determine *let intelligence must be produced in order
to test the validity of the Tasks and to assist in their implementation.
It is contemplated that the Office of Reports and Estimates will also
study situations affected ny the activities of the psychological warfare
program and produce intelligence to dhow the situetions as influenced by
the program.
21, The Director of Central Intelii,nealready taken actio
to implement the Central Intelligence Agency' a rasponatbili
coordination of the interdepartmental intelligence support o
psychological warfare program by establishing an interdepartmental
Psychologioal Intelligence Committee. It is contemplated that this
Committee will approve programs and allocate responsibilities for the
production of specific intelligence studies in support of the psychological
warfare effort.
3. A preliminary
on of the subject draft plan suggests
neral defects that uld be subjected to further oonsiderations
There appears to be inadequate
foreigner's opinions about the
of the political and economic
any United States private erg
operating or travelling abroad,
recognition of the degree to
United States are formed as
sate of the United States
45;tions and individuals
b. There appears to be inadequate planning for the exacts on
of economic, political or military acts for the purpose of furthering
psychological Teske+
zo, The entire plan aeens
level that does not adequately reoo
*motional character of the problem.,
ed at a high intelleoUal
the htgly personal,
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in specific detects,
aot th draft plan, the Director of
ould b drec.t?4to *Ake detailed plans
his An or to ea epsychnlogioal iftrfare**
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b* in'grh 9 otEno ure D, the rim Pa)1ic*1 Board aIioid so- a nonuitcotingmmober destgasted by
the Direotor of Central ritelligenoe*
In paragraph 7 of Enclosure- B* the tie1 Psyoioios1
Board should include a non.voting ebe deeis.ted by
otor of Central Intelligence rather than mere liaieou
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21 April 1950
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