NATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE PLANNING PART 1 ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CATAGORIES AND REQUIREMENTS

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NATIONAL PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE PLANNING
PART I
Ana sis of Major Categories and Requirements
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PROBLEM
To determine the major categories and requirements for psycho-
logical warfare planning as a basis for establishment of planning
priorities.
DISCUSSION
In order to establish priorities for psychological warfare
planning, it is desirable to examine the major categories for such
plans and to define the essential requirements in each category.
The following analysis suggests three major categories which present
special problems and outlines the broad requirements of plans in each
categorya The planning projects suggested in categories Is, II, and
III are illustrative, and do not prejudge the assignment of such
projects to IFIS or other planning elements of departments and agencies.
I.. Planning in time of peace for psychological warfare during general
war:
Planning in this category is based on the following major
assumptions:
1. The U.S. and its allies are' engaged in a general
war forced upon them by the USSR.
2. U.S. psychological warfare policy is centrally coor-
dinated at the national level, with responsibility
for the execution of psychological warfare decentralized
under Department of Defense in theaters of military
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operations and the Department of State in areas
other than military theaters.
3. U.S. psychological warfare policy and operations
will be coordinated with allies.
B. U.S. national psychological warfare plans should include:
1. A national intelligence estimate.
2. A broad statement of national psychological warfare
policies, objectives and tasks. Such statements
should include broad objectives with respect to
general target areas such as the Soviet Union, Soviet
Satellites, enemy-occupied territory, Allied-oc-
cupied territory, Allied Nations, and neutral nations.
The statements should be subject to constant review
and should recognize the necessity of reconciling
our objectives with those of our allies.
Organizational principles for:
a. Centralized U.S. coordination of psychological
warfare policy.
b. Policy coordination with allies.
c. Decentralized coordination of operations with
allies in theaters of military operations and
in areas other than military theaters.
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4. Regional and country enclosures to most war
contingencies which present special psychological
warfare problems. Such enclosures would include
policy objectives, special organizational arrange-
ments and intelligence estimates necessary to
carry out psychological warfare operations in time
of war, and would provide for the assignment of
planning tasks to individual agencies. Enclosures
to be developed as a matter of priority should be
determined on the basis of intelligence estimates
and NSC reports.
Personnel and Training enclosures.
6. Techniques and equipment enclosures. These would
include evaluation estimates of new devices and
techniques.
7. Provision for implementation,
S. Logistics.
C. Planning projects which should be included in this category:
1. Revision of Psychological Warfare Principles, Ob-
jectives, Tasks and Themes.
2. Revision of Intelligence Estimates.
3. Organizational principles for decentralized execution
of psychological warfare.
/;.. Regional and Country enclosures such as:
as Germany,
b. Austria.
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Planning for . sych?io~~; eat Warfare in local hostilities and
localized UN action to repel aggression.
A. Planning in this category is based on the following assump-
tions:
l The U.S. is engaged in local military operations or
in support u localized UN action against aggression.
2,. Theaters of military operations may or may not have
been established.
3o U.S. psychological warfare policy is centrally coor-
dinated and decentralized operations are conducted by
the Department of Defense in areas of hostilities and
by the Department of state in other areas.
4, U.S. psychological warfare policy and operations will.
be coordinated with other countries supporting the
United Nations action.
3?, U.S. Plans in this category should include:
1, Broad statements and assumitions regarding U.S, and
UN objectives and tasks.
2.. Regional and country enclosures to meet specific
contingencies which present special psychological
warfare problems. Such enclosures would include
policy objectives, special organizational arrange-
merits and intelligence estimates necessary to carry
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out psychological warfare operations in support
of UN action, and would provide for the assignment
of planning tasks to individual agencies.
30 Organizational arrangements for:
a., Coordination of U.S. policy with other countries
in support of localized UN action.
bn Coordination of operations in areas under United
Navions command.
c,~ Establishment of a unified channel for communica-
tions tc the UN command.
d. Provision for necessary intelligence and evalua-
tion of psychological warfare operations.
e.. Personnel and training.
4. Provision for implementation.
5. Logistics.
0. Planning Projects which should be included in this category:
L Statements and assumptions regarding U.S. and U! ob-
jectives and tasks.
20 Regional or country enclosures for:
a_, Korea.
b., indo China.
c. Formosa.
d:. Iran
o_. Yugoslavian
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_=lI Planning for currant foreign information and propaganda in
support of U.S. objectives in time of peace.
A. Planning in this category is based on the following assumptions:
1. The U.S., through the UN and regional organizations such
a3 Lire NATO and the Organization of American States, is
seeking to preserve peace and prevent aggression or
general war,
2. U.S. foreign information policy is formulated and Boor
dinated by the Secretary of State under NSC 59/l,
3. Detailed plans in support of overall national policy
are developed by departments and agencies executing
foreign information programs.
4, U.S. foreign information policy and operations a""e
coordinated wherever practicable with other countries
chose objectives and interests are similar to ours.
B. U.S. Plans in this category should include:
1, Intelligence estimates.
;., Broad statements and assumptions regarding U.S. and
UN objectives and tasks.
3. Regional and country enclosures to meet contingencies
w;dch present special propaganda problemsg of joint
political, economic and military interest in support
of U.S. national objectives. Such enclosures would
include policy objectives, special organizational ar-
rangements and intelligence.
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4. Provision for implementation.
C. Planning projects which should be included in this category:
la Statement of overall propaganda objectives.
2. Regional and country enclosures for:
a. Propaganda iriplenentation of NSC-68/l.
b. China.
c. Germany.,
d. Indo China.
0. USSR.
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