APPROVED MINUTES EIGHTH MEETING OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD JANUARY 10, 1952 2:00 P.M. ROOM 3E928, PENTAGON

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• Publication Date: January 10, 1952
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APPROVED
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Eighth Meeting of the
PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD
January 10, 1952 2:00 p.m.
Room 3E928, Pentagon
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MEMBERS o
General Walter B. Smith, Director of Central Intelligence,
Chairman
Honorable William C, Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense
Honorable James E. Webb, Under Secretary of State
Director, Psychological Strategy Board
former Director, Psychological Strategy Board
OTHER PARTICIPANTS:
e rtment of State
Mr, Edward W,, Barrett, Assistant Secretary of State f,gr
Public Affairs
Department of Defense
Brig, Gen. John A. Magruder, USA (Ret'd)
Lail& Chie '?? of Staff
Brig# Gen, Jesmond D. Balmer,, USA
ent ,Intelligence Agency
25X1A . Frank Wisner, Deputy Director
Psycholo ical Strategy Board
Executive Officer
o.Lone.t, U.S.A.
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Approval of Minutes of Fifth Meeting
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At the request of the Chairman, the minutes of the fifth meeting
were approved without discussion,
e da to ,q Plan for Qariductin?FP yohological Operations During
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scussion:
Mr. Foster reported that the comments of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff on the subject Plan had just come to him for review so that he
had not as yet had an opportunity to analyze them thoroughly. These
comments Included some points which will require consideration of the
Board, He advised that there would be a presentation of the points
of difference at the next meeting of the Board.
General Balmer briefly discussed the comments of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff which proposed certain changes to the Plan. Since such
changes involved matters of substance the Board decided to defer action
until a future meeting in order to permit each member to study the pro-
posed changes and their effect on the Plano
ends Item 2, - Plan to Assure the Continuael Orientation ;f Japan
ttg2ard the West..
The Board requested the Director to make recommendations to it
at the next meeting concerning the assignment of responsibility fdr
the development of the subject Plane
kscussion:
Mr. Webb proposed that State Department staff should take the
lead in drafting the basic Plan, which would contain annexes developed
jointly with CIA and JCS. Mr. Webb stated his belief that the responsi-
bility for preparing a Plan such as this should be assigned to the
member agency having the major interest. Consequently, such agency
rather than PSB should chair the panel or study group preparing the Plans
Mr. Foster recognized that the primarily interested department
must make a major contribution to the preparation of a Plan, as State
will have to do in the subject Plan. He'suggested, however, that PSB
should retain the responsibility for preparation in order to discharge
its duty under its directive of coordinating the efforts of all inter-
ested departments. Mr. Foster then mentioned the possibility of having
the chairman chosen from the agency with the primary interest but having
him discharge his duties as chairman as a representative of PSB. Dr.
indicated that this might be a proper solution.
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General Smith said that his staff had commented that the
present State Department paper is mere of a general treatise than
a workable national psycholpgieal plan; it is, however, a good point
of departure for the preparation 9f such a plane The CIA staff
recommended that the Plan be evolved by a PSB panel, but General
Smith indicated no preference for either of the twg approaches prey
sented,
ro ress Report;
,Z$B D- $ - ProEram for Soviet Orbit Escape
inquired of Mr, Foster as to Defensets position on
the questions reported in the`PSB Minutes of the Seventh Meeting.
Mr. Foster stated that Defense had no objection to the transfer of
$4.3 million from MSA funds provided this transfer of funds will con-
tribute to the basic purpose of the Kersten Amendment. Mr. Foster
expressed the view, however, that this action on the first phase of
the plan was insufficiently responsive to the Kersten Amendment
and indicated the importance of pointing the second phase of the plan
more directly to the Act.
Mr. Foster indicated his intention of writing a letter to
Mr. Ohly of MSA along the foregoing lines.
General Smith observed that the language of the Kersten Amend-
ment was pretty elastic; "either to form such persons into elements
of military forces supporting NATO or for other purposes". (Under-
lining supplied), It was his belief that the escapee program would
easily fall within the intent of this language,
Mr. Webb advised that the Department of State had been in contact
with Mr. Walter and others who had been in close touch with Ir. Kersten.
These gentlemen are agreed that the proposed escapee program was
envisaged by the Congress in passing the Kersten Amendment. This
view, said Mr. Webb, is also borne out in the position
took at the recent UN meeting when the Russians raised e, escapee
matter, Mr. Webb believes there will be no problem in obtaining Con-
gressional assent to using the MSA money,
Mr. Webb reported that the State Department had gone ahead with
its responsibilities under PSB D- S He advised that the Ford Founda-
tion is prepared The Department has located
responsibility for carrying ou this program, Mr. Webb. said, in the
Bureau of United Nations Affairs.
reported that MSA had indicated preliminarily that
the transfer was an appropriate.-expenditure of
fundst He al a se Mia , as soon as it learns from Defense,
is prepared to talk with Senators and Representatives concerning the
proposed transfer rf MSA funds,
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postA enda Items j
11 Mr, Webb reported that Mr, Ralph Block had been designated
to represent the State Department in the group concerned with develop-
Mont of polioy on statements concerning certain novel w eapons, (Sub-
sequontly, Ni'. Joseph B. Phillips was designated by State t# replace
Mr, Block due to internal workloads in the State Department,)
2~ Representatives of the JCS, Army,, Navy and Air Force pre-
sented a brlef.ng entitlodi "The Organizat!A and Operations within
the Military Establishrnert in the Field of Psychological Operational,"
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