OPC STRATEGIC PLANNING.

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
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• Publication Date: July 13, 1951
• Content Type: MEMO

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THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
JOINT SUBSIDIARY PLANS DIVISION
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SPDM-283-51
13 July 1951
MEMORANDUM FOR MR. FRANK G. WISNER,
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR POLICY COORDINATION:
Subject: OPC Strategic Planning.
Reference: ADPC Memo, 8 Jun 51, subject
as above.
1. The draft of OPC Strategic Plan, which was submitted
to this office for consideration and comment has been care-
fully reviewed. I consider it an excellent summary of our
present national position and of OPC's strategic concept of
its future operations. It should be of much assistance to
all concerned in developing the necessary specific plans
for peacetime operations and the transition to a wartime
status. Attached as an enclosure are detailed comments on
matteisof clarity or military policy. My general comment
on the entire plan concerns the basic philosophy of whether
or not a sufficiently high priority is given to operations
against the Soviet Union itself, and to operations in gen-
_-eral as opposed to plans and preparations. I note that in
the phasing of operations the "preparations for major cov-
ert offensive against the USSR 'T.follow those of "defense
of the non-communist world" and "operations against the
satellites." It is my opinion that the entire plan should
e based on a concept of the preparations and conduct of a
major covert offensive against the Soviet Union, concurrently,
of course, with a view toward maintaining our current favor-
able position in critical countries and specifically damaging
the Soviet Union where possible through the satellite coun-
tries. I note that the plan provides for proceeding concur-
rently with preparations for a general war, and I am naturally
in agreement.
2. If primary emphasis is placed on reaching the heart-
land of the communist control system as against affording
that problem a third priority, it appears to me that both
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the enormous possibilities, as well as the difficulties,
will be more readily highlighted and the detailed opera-
tional plans can be formulated more readily and consist-
ently. While I agree with the statement in the plan that
the attainment of an ultimate objective often involves the
pursuit of several lesser objectives, I feel that the ob-
jective should be the Soviet Union with all operations at-
tendant upon that aim. In that manner, the entire plan
would be consistent with NSC 68, and furthermore, have the
same objective in both peace and war. As an example, a
major program to cause the downfall of the government of
a satellite nation should not be regarded as an aim in it-
self, but should be viewed in the light of the effect of
such a loss to the USSR.
3. The above comment is not intended in any way to change
the basic concept of the plan as written, but rather to ad-
just the thinking of those preparing detailed plans to the
end that all such plans will be held together by a common
objective.
L. C. STEVENS,
Rear Admiral, USN,
Chief.
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SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS FOR REVISIONS
1. Paragraph 4, age 2: The parenthetical part of this
paragraph should read: ....a signal that general war may
be at hand and the Agency will be prepared to place the
Emergency War Plan in effect."
2. Paragraph page 10: Add: Specifically, operations
may be undertaken in which, although chartered security pre-
cautions have been regarded, a calculated risk is taken that
disclosure or compromise would be justified by the results
expected.
3. Paragraph 5, page 24: It is understood that the intent
of this paragraph is that your forces will have been so aug-
mented in prosecuting the 'cold war" that no general adjust-
ment will be required. It is believed, however, that such
definitive statements as are made will restrict planners in
allowing for flexibility. Most certainly all resources,
overt and covert, will be affected by the locale of the
major conflict, which may or may not be of our own choosing.
Accordingly, it is recommended that the paragraph read sub-
stantially as follows: "Transition from Cold War to General
War: The logistic requirements for covert operations are of
similar order and type for both cold and general war. The
men, money, and materiel committed to the prosecution of
the cold war will be in place and available for use in a
general war. However, in the event that the major enemy
attack is made in some area where covert resources have not
been fully developed, a revision of priorities for the use
and support of those resources may be required."
4. Paragraph VIII, A and B, page 25: It is assumed that
this paragraph is not applicable in all areas in the event
of general war. The problem of communications in wartime
is being considered in connection with your Strategic War
Plan.
Encl to
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