OCB REQUEST FOR PHILIPPINES ESTIMATE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79T00937A000500020032-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 12, 2001
• Sequence Number: 32
• Publication Date: August 21, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
"ICE OF NATIMAL ENS
21 August 1956
INTO O/NE DI R3UTICK (MLY
MENT NO. .. , -Ll .--...-.~
STAFF AWUM NO. 60-56 CLASS. CHANGE s s
NEXT REVIEW DATE:
.. Reeiuest for Philippines Estimate AUTH: 7Q
DATE:.,.. REVIEWER:
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la they CIA representative to the 003 Board Assistants,,
has i aaug~;osted the scheduling of an NU an the phil.i inea,
to be co pleteed within 30 to 45 days. This 3ugaestion is an outgrowth
of the OCZ Board Assistant's consideration and rejection of a draft
progress report on the phill:p pineac. In the course of the Board
Assistant's discussion there was ;mra1 agreement that the situation
in the Philippines vas such that an agreed intelligence aaprpr ciation
which could be submitted to the IBC Planning concurrently with
the redrafted P roar s Report would be useful. The date of submission
to the Planning Board is contingent on the completLon of owes bass
negotiations, which have just began, and the return of Mr. 1endetsen,
the US negotiator.
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2. The major points which believes would be most
useful to cover as the foil oving:
as the position of President Y+ageaay.y, his internal
political strength, his poUcies and success in
implementing them, his attitude towards the US
*nd tmwd tS poi.icies in the Philippines and in
Asia generally, probable trends during the text
yeaAr.
b. the current ec {o cc itu ti , major ac cu lie
problems and plans for dealing with them, and trends
during the next year.
C c the extent, nature,, and causes of anti-A Iricanism aaM
its futureetre a possible effects of contin nt
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d. the regional role being played by the Philippine
government -- its nature and effects, its objectives.
ev the strength and the policies of the Communists in the
Philippines, the manner in which developments in a, b,
c, and d above are likely to affect the fortunes
of the Ccamaunists during the next year.
3. NIL 66-54, "Probable Developnaents in the Philippine
Republic," published 23 March 1954, is outdated in terms of the
current situation and trends.
4. The staff recommends that an estimate as requested be
scheduled as follows:
Terms of Reference 23 August
Oral Contributions 29 August
Economic Contributions (written) 31 August
To PAC 25 September
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