CERTAIN AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS

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CIA-RDP80-01065A000200050035-3
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RIPPUB
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T
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2
Document Creation Date: 
December 9, 2016
Document Release Date: 
August 12, 2000
Sequence Number: 
35
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TELEGRAM
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eclassification & SI1ftfl4Jlctions on file Approve or Release 20 'll08 W DP80-05A0002 35-3 TOP SET 535 OUTGOING TELEGRAM DEPARTMENT OF STATE Jan. 31 6:06 p.m. SENT TO: CERTAIN AMERICAN DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS CIRCULAR 676 Re DEPCIRTEL 363 Oct. 18. Psychological Strategy Board (PSB) has recently worked out and approved a special program designed secure improved methods and standards reception and interim care and maintenance Iron Curtain escapees, and to facilitate resettlement of maximum nr in other countries. (Board consists Under Secretaries State and Defense, Director CIA and Director PSB). In working out program all constituent agencies of Board recognized importance securing adequate treatment and disposition in free world of iron Curtain escapees and that failure to do so old jeopardize criti- cal US efforts against satellites and SOV Union. On basis statistics RECD from US Missions concerned areas program computed for estimated 6,000 new escapees forthcoming year in GER, AUST, ITAL, Trieste, GRK and TURK plus accumulation 12,000 already on hand those areas who escaped subsequent to Jan 1, 1948. These nrs do not (rpt not) include GER refugees, TURK ethnics expelled from BULG, GRK ethnics expelled from Rumania, YUGO refugees from YUGO or residual IRO/or ex-enemy DPs as distinct from recent Iron Curtain escapees. Adequate budget recommended to implement above program rests primarily on dolxxx and counterpart funds which have been requested of Mutual Security Agency (MSA) but also includes certain expected funds or services from Pro- visional Intergovernmental Comite for Movement of Migrants from EUR (PICMME) and private agencies. Direction and coordination of program in appropriate consultation with other govts, including control of expenditure funds wld rest in US (rpt US) hands. Broad functions envisaged as fols: (a) Collection registration identification new arrivals in special centers; (b) Supplemental (rpt supplemental) care and maintenance to augment basic care and maintenance provided by local auths; (e) Special assistance in preselection, processing and meeting transportation costs of resettlement refugees as measure secure their priority selection by missions immigrant receiving countries. Foregoing program wld be of service nature but wid be coordinated with other US DEPTS and agencies to insure adequate facilities for screening all escapees for employment in 25X1 C Responsibility admin program and estab suitable organizational arrangements in WASH and in concerned countries abroad has been assigned to and accepted by DEPT, contingent upon provision of necessary funds for program. Final decision funds not yet taken b ex epted ~88 ~0 16 oCI e~O~i~10t ds0 t i ated. Approve or a ease Missions will be advised urgently further developments as they occ s/ ACHESON VF e SIGNATURE RECORD AND COVER SHEET DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION REGISTRY SOURCE PSB CIA CONTROL NO. 6305% DOC. NO. DATE DOCUMENT RECEIVED DOC. DATE 30 31 Jan 52 COPY NO. '3 / LOGGED BY NUMBER OF PAGES 1 }has NUMBER OF ATTACHMENTS .. ATTENTION: This form will be attached to each Top Secret document received by the Central Intelligence Agency or classified Top Secret within the CIA and will remain attached to the document until such time as it is downgraded, destroyed, or transmitted outside of CIA. Access to Top Secret material is limited to those individuals whose official duties relate to the material. Each alternate or assist- ant Top Secret Control Officer who receives and/or releases the attached Top Secret material will sign this form and indicate period of custody in the left-hand columns provided. The name of each individual who has seen the Top Secret document and the date of han- dling should be indicated in the right-hand columns. REFERRED TO RECEIVED RELEASED SEEN BY OFFICE SIGNATURE DATE TIME DATE TIME NAME AND OFFICE SYMBOL DATE 5X1A ER 1/31 1300 /4 - NOTICE OF DETACHMENT: When this form is detached from Top Secret material it shall be completed in the appropriate spaces below and transmitted to Central Top Secret Control for record. THE TOP SECRET MATERIAL DETACHED FROM THIS FORM WAS: BY (Signature) DOWNGRADED ^ DESTROYED ^ D ISPATCHED (OUTSIDE CIA) TO I mR OFFICE 000200050w-45--d DATE FORM MAR N01851 V . 38-13 TOP SECRET