GENERAL MAGRUDER S COMMENTS ON DRAFT OF OPC STRATEGIC PLAN

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• Publication Date: June 25, 1951
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02j='. General.Llegruder?s Comments on Draft of OPC Strategic Plrn
1. On 21 June 1951, I called on General Magruder, at his request, to
receive and discuss his corrents on the Strategic Plan. I also left with
him n copy of the revised draft explaining that generally it contained only
editorial revisions on the previous draft. General Magruderts comments
are set forth below identified by section and paragraph number of the plan
to which they refer? It is his understanding that the plan rill be sched-
uled for discussion at a future Represent atives I meeting at which time he
All have an opportunity to further elaborate his views on some of the more
important sections on which he has commented.
I As Suggest the phrase "Foreign Programs" be elaborated to
state the intent of this motion more specifically.
I,,,I,,,,s The parenthetical expression under this paragraph that
"if such action should occur, it will be a ' x
is at hand" would not hold for
(The revised draft corrected
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the words "critically important" for "essential" and the words "both
..., and" for "either..., or."
ITT D s Sugrest this heading be Changed from ' 2 ;z nt a as s
do zs" to "I ssunptio~? s 11."feetin t -Co~rert tamer-tt ons, tr
N U Now that the PSB is established, suggest this paragraph
be changed to read simply "the Psychological Strategy Board" In steed
of "s Strategy Board responsible to the National Security Counc._1."
a Suggest a rewording of th4?~
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V B: The meaning of the word "facilities" is not clear.
Suggest this term be spelled out.
V_. 2s This task should be defined more narrowly by saying, for
example, "to ist in defending the non-Conimlmist world against fL
ftAV- thet Com aia encroachments."
V B 3c Suggest this tank be restated to describe more specifically
its intended moaning. It probably means subversion of Conrmi-t regime
in these countries.
1-1-1: Suggest that countries listed in this group be arranged b,
area and in a suggested order of importance.
? C 2: Believe that Red China which is listed in this priority
should take precedence over Southeast Asia which is listed in Priority
One above. Also suggest that the European satellites should be I..isted,
in order of relative importance. (General Magruder and I discussed the
general subject of priorities at some length and agreed that this topic,
should be discussed in detail when this plan is next taken up by the
Representatives. It appears that General Magruder agrees geiieraally
that the defense of Western mope is of greater urgency than "s the
attack on the European satellites but that in Asia the situation is re..
versed. General Magrude-.c would urge that in Asia the prepondorence of
our effort be devoted at on-all-out attack on the Chinese Coy nunjst
regime on the very likely condition that Southeast Asia would not be
in immediate danger of subversion LC we were able to frustrate the cn-
solidation of the Communist regime `$.n China.) (With respect to the
listing the satellites in order of mportence, I explained that such
listing will appear in Division Plans.)
V 3: Inclined to agree with GPO that the USSR should be Priority
171. (NOR I explained to General Magruder our concert Jr listing -these
tasks in this priority as being th(ft, order in which we would allocate our
total effort in the period July 1953 to July 1953 and that a longer
range plan would be devoted to the period beyond July 3-953. This long..
range plan would be devoted largely to operations against the U SR which
would, therefore, make it Priority. #1 in terms of our total effort .for
that period. In other words, the priority listing in the present plan
is not in terms of portange but ether in terms of relati.va magnitude
of the effort which will be devoted' to the various tasks during the period
of the present plan. General. Magr der suggested that this saction should
be prefaced with an explanation of this concept so that it would be clear
that wile a greater portion of our resources would be devoted to prior_
ities l and 2 during this period, en equal or greater amount of energy
and genius would be devoted to doing everything possible tigai.ast the
USSR itself.)
1 4C The priority
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V?, : The priority listing in this task tiiill probably be sub-
jee t cchange In the light of the decision by the NSC on the Magnitude
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i 4 : Suggest a more detailed state sent of the area of respon-
s ib it it3r of the Latin American Division.
,?b: Sugrrest this sentence on the mission of FE be changed to
read as follows ttFoster the emergence of and develop leadership which
will, not be subject to domination by the USSR and provide a secure locus
for free Chinese elements in which to develop a non-Coacamunist de critic
regime." Suggest adding as an element of the FE mission the followings
"Organize thq resistance of overseas Chinese against the Chinese Conmiunist
regime.
V1 B 6c: Suggest adding to this paragraph the requirement to pro..
pare these defectors for eventual eioplgyment in the task.of liberating
their respective home countries., Our 4timate aim with respect to do -
feptors.is not rehabilitation and assimilation in. the West, but rather
g ting them ready to go back to perform tasks in freeing their coun-
tries from Communist conquest.
2VZ: Suggest that this section b3 expanded to include the general
d6script3on of the functions of the Cxp regional. representatives in the
various areas. This should include a broad statement of the function of
.the OPC station chiefs. Also suggest a general statement covering the.
relationahIp of OPC personnel to 080 in the field.
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