COORDINATION OF PSB D-23 'U.S. PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BASED ON THAILAND

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01065A000100080025-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2000
• Sequence Number: 25
• Publication Date: September 28, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C.
*NSC Declassification/Release Instructions on File* September 28, 1953
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Mr. John E. MacDonald
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George A. Morgan, Acting Deputy Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Coordination of PSB D.23 "U. S. Psychological Strategy
Based on Thailand
NWC Action No. 900 approved the_ summery of PSB D-23, and the paper
has been transmitted to 0CB as the coordinating agency,
The OOB Assistants and Mr. Abbott Washburn have arranged that the
following representatives will hark with you in drafting an action paper
for submission to COB inorder to launch the projects
Department of States Mr. Kenneth P. Landon
Department of Defense: Capta1rjes H. Smith., USN
Central Intelligence Agency:
United States Information
Agency: Mr. F. McCracken Fisher
Foreign Operations Administration: N1r. Allen Dines
You are to serve as Executive Secretary of the group,
Please arrange a meeting as soon as possible for this purpose, since
Board consideration of the matter is overdue9
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The draft should coved
1. Terms of reference for an OCB working group to follow
through on OCB's responsibilities under NSC action No. 900. (The group
is quite likely to consist of the above designees.)
2. Recommendations for Board agreement on division of respon>
sibilities respecting PSB D.23 among the agencies concerned, having regard
to arW important developments since the date of approval. Are the "action"
and 'support" notations in, the paper still satisfactory?
3o Recommended deadlines for preparation of agency operational
plans, Is the time limit in parao V 4, page 38, feasible?
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