COMMENTS ON STATUS REPORT ON THE NATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFORT AND FIRST PROGRESS REPORT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD

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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 7, 2003
• Sequence Number: 14
• Publication Date: August 13, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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00mmente on *Status Report on the $s tion*]. Psychological
Sffort And First Progress Report of the Psychological
Strategy Board*
CPT Memorandum of 11 August 1952 on above subject
1. This Division concurs in general with the coxmsente prepared by
your staff.
2. The following additional comments are forwarded for your
oonsiderationt
40 Paragraph I l.A page 3. In South n4
It 10 suggearr that the ikong sentencei be insertecf after the
sentence ending with the ,rd *area**. "The success of the Chinese
Communists in consolidating their position of military, geographic,
and political preeminence on the Asian mainland is it strong
deterrent to the open adoption of anti-Communist measures by the
weak and vulnerable states to the south."
b. Paiagrlph I 1.A. Page 3.. In Formosa and Japan. It is
recommended that the word. *significant" be inserted between the
words *Dome* and *gains."
0. Perakraph ; 4.yake 4. It is suggested that in the second
part of the second sentence, the words "or residual influence* be
inserted after the word *domination* and that the word *colonial*
before the ward *policies* be deleted.
d. Paragraiph_I R. page 5. Withind the Iron Curtain. It
hoed be noted that the Chinese Communiste have donedildated their
position And thus increased their strength. The next paragraph
relevant to the problems incident to a build-up of resources and
capabilities to reduce Communism in China is well stated And
important.
a, Paragraph I D. Pars 6. 0.rgantsAtion4.Progreee. In our
opinion' tas Cs an over-opEfedsfasummatiOn. However, it is
recognised that the Far East remains a trouble spot policy-wise.
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and Annex C The
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the ?notion programa of these agencies recognize
the need to shift emphasis to the indigenous and non-official
approach (See particularly-Annex A, paragraph 54. and Annex C,
page 1, lines 54). In view of this, and of the fact that CIA
is commissioned to work in that field, attention might be called
in the eummary to the need for redelineation of responsibility
and for continued very close coordination,
g Anpez S. Summary of the Report of the Department of Defense.
As pointed out by your stati;befenee raises two major pdinte for
resolutiont (1) it requeste clarification of the role and
obligations of the military eetabliehment in psychological :,perations,
and (2) it states the opinion that the nation's military eetablish-
meat can render more effective support to the national psychological
program if its wartime potentiale are exploited to the maximum
during the cold war period, In view of these Defense views, and
those of State and MA mentioned in paragraph f. above, the
Director may consider it appropriate to suggest to appropriate
authority a reexamination of the entire question of inter-agency
coordination mechanisms for achieving national psychological
objectives.
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