CIA STRATEGIC PLAN FOR COLD WAR NSC 10 SERIES ACTIVITIES IN FY 1955

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• Publication Date: March 12, 1953
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;EMORANDuM FOR: DEPUTY DIRECTOR (PLANS)
,UBJECT?. CIA Strategic Plan for Cold War NSC 10 Series Activities in
FY 1955
This nozioran.i,tm is submitted to obtain your kLe3 approval of subject
;tratogic Plan. Swsh approval is required to prepare adequate substantive guidance
or area strategic, operational, and logistic plans, programs, and budgets which
rust be developed in the near future. The question of hiEher level approval in
"IA and elsewhere in the government will be posed upon later resubr.dssions for
final approval.
2. STATUS:
The Plan, as presented herein, has been fully coordinated with CS Staffs and
Divisions whose comments have been fully incorporated. This plan is therefore the
consensus and the joint proposal of all CS Staffs and Divisions.
Annex B to this Plan will be a tabular summary of operational task objectives
proposed for FY 1955 by country. It will be completed by approximately 10 April
1953- .Annexes A, C, and D will be developed later as internal guidance from
DD/P to Areas and Sto.ff for their detailed planning pursuant to the basic paper
and Annex B, as approved.
3. DESCRIJ?TICN O PLN:
This Plan is a foundation and a mechanism. It is not intended to be a re-
zapitu1ation of all of the volume of specific policy papers which relate to the
subject, nor does it attempt to establish any new policy with respect to any
aspect of the Cold War. It is intended to be three things only: (a) a eharp,
brief, hard-Iaittia s'.:, ro+.ement, of the fundamental assumpt.ions and objectives
needed to keep subsidiary plranning tied to a clear, basic purpose; (b) a frame-
,cork into which the separate, continuing judgments which resolve specific policy
issues as they arise can be fitted and integrated; and (c) a directive to affected
dements to proceed with the further implementing action which is required.
4. IMC `IONS OF TIM PLAN
The implications of this Plan, in the form proposed, are extensive. Its
authoritative, fine.]. approval would. have the following effects:
a. While this Plan is believed fully consonant with previously es-
tablished policy objectives, it is a much more sharply crystallized su mary,
than previously formulated, of the CIA assumptions on the ultimate ob`ective,
the strategic concept, the component mission objectives, and the phasing of
the U. S. Cold liar effort. However, it appears to be consistent with the
general approach to the Cold War thus far exhibited by the new Administration.
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b. This Plan assumes the ultimate U. S. objective in Cold War to be the
destruction at its apex of the Kremlin based International Communist movement
without resort to or provocation of general waro
c. This Plan assumes that the U. S. intends to undertake stepped-up,
concerted Cold War effort, phased to place the Kremlin in a globally defensive
position by 1 July 1955 and decisively to achieve the ultimate objective by
1 July 1960.
d. The approval of this Plan would provide a framework of goals and
concepts:
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(1) Which meets the needs of management for a mechanise which will
gear action to a concerted purpose and which will permit the control and
evaluation required to assure that the purpose is net.
(2) Which would provide a single basis for the development of plans,
programs, and budgets.
(3) Which would provide a basis for balancing strateLw with logistics.
(4) Which would not only define the contributions of covert operations
to Cold War objectives, but also provide a point of common reference for
the integration of overt and covert efforts.
TIONS:
It is recommended:
a. That you give preliminary approval to the attached Plan as a
Tentative Plan for FY 12.55 to serve as guidance to Staffs and Divisions,
pending later final action.
b. That subsequent action be taken as follows:
(1) Preparation of Annex B by Areas and Staffs.
(2) Consultations by PPC with the Representatives of State and
Defense to determine whether this Plan and Annex B conflict with
policies of their agencies.
(3) Resubmission of this Plan with Annex B to you for presentation
for DCI approval.
(4) Reference to the PSB if DCI believes appropriate or necessary.
CONCURRENCES:
Staff and Area Division concurrences are attached on a se rate a e.
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