INFORMAL MINUTES OF MEETING OF DIRECTOR, INTERDEPARTMENTAL FOREIGN INFORMATION ORGANIZATION AND CONSULTANTS ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 1950, IN OFFICE OF DIRECTOR

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INFORMAL MINUTES OF IELTING OF XHECTO I ERDEPARTM EI1TAL
FOREIGN INFORMATION ORGANIZATION AND CONSIILTAI S ON THURSDAY
OCTOBER 269 19509 IN''.OFFIC9 OF DIRECTOR
PRESENT: Department of State m Mr, Barrett Director
Mr, Stoneq : xecutive Secure
Mr, Phillips
Department of Defense General Magruder
Joint Chiefs of Staff Cola Hopkins
Department of the Army General McClure
Lt. Col 4 David
Central Intelligence Agency - Mr. 'Wisner
National Security Resources Board - Mr.' Sheppard
This special meeting was called at the request of Mre
Barrett to consider the Korea Plan with Lto Colo. Davis,
ster::ring member o: the working groups pr?esent4
As some of the consultants had not h
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an opportunity two
study the revised plan a enclosures In de"Lail, discussion was
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r onfined, to consideration of 'major questions raised by Col, Davis,
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1at agreement had been reached at the previous
meeting to re -e~ am r me the policy objectives as set forth in
Enclosure B, annex 39 With respect to Korea, differentiating
between those tasks which apply to all Korea, those which apply
to North Korea and ?hose which apply to 'South Korea o Col, Davis
indicated the t the working group felt that most of the basic
objectives and tasks applied to all Korea 9 and that important
differences would appear largely in the themes. It was 'agreed
that the working group should carefully examine this problem,
With respect to the form in which the plan would be issued,
General McClure suggested that a covering despatch might be
prepared, making it clear that the plan covered three distinct
fields: (1) Assvipptions and organizational arrangements at-
the St?ate.Defonse level in Washington; (2) assumptions regarding
implementation in the field, and (3) enclosures on objectives
and tasks which ,,would be issued in the form of policy guidances,
It was agreed that with such a covering despatch the plan should
be sent to General MacArthur for his comments on the pertinent
sections.
Col. Davis, after reporting on the status of the Plan and
enclosures, distributed a paper listing seven specific problems
which had arisen in the working group In connection with the body
of the plan. He also raised a question of whether basic power
objectives s .duid be stated in policy guidance papers, After
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brief discussion, it was agreed that guidances designed for-
wide dissemination to operators should not include statements
.of basic objectives which would be harmful to the U. S. if dis-,
closed,, However,) it vas agreed that such statements could b"
included in a secret annex for limited distribution,,
In the course of discussion of Col.. Davis, specify( points,
the following comments were madeg
1. General MacArthur has adequate authority to conduct
the UN troop I and E program. It should be clearly stated,
however, that the program will be limited to orientation
"to the extent that may be required to assure conduct of
troops in keeping with the spirit of the UPS'.,"
2. With regard to another plan dealing with UN policy
content, the State Department should undertake to get
policy recommendations.
3. The State Department should have primary responsi-
bility for policy formulation for the UN program.
4 The 'Ilan might appropriately include a r eferenvce to
provision for internal coordination among staff elements
within each department.
5o ~":ith reference to the responsibilities of the Depart-
anent of Defers e9 the plan might appropriately refer to
Department of Defense "through the Joint 3,hiefs of Staff,,"
,. With reference to responsibility for information
activities in ROK, the plan should specify that respon-
sibility for execution should be transferred back from
Department of Defense to Department of State at a tim
mutually agreed by the two departments.
it 2, ouid be assumed that the United Nations Corn-
=jiission on unification and rehabilitation will act through
the Uo S. Government,,
Setore the meeting adjourned, General McClure called attention
to the importance of Ir,> S. overt publications in Germany for dis-
semination behind the iron Curtain. He had been informed that
some of our overt publications including "Neue A.uslese" and
UAW
.at' were to be discontinued. Mr. Barrett indicated that
ttk,rubblication program was under review in connection with
overall propaganda activities in Germanys and said that he would
have one of - our top people discuss this problem with General
McCl ere
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