ANALYSIS OF IFIS RESPONSIBILITIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-01065A000500130071-1
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• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 3, 2003
• Sequence Number: 71
• Publication Date: October 27, 1950
• Content Type: OUTLINE

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PART II
-0--MIS OF IFIS RSSPONSIBILITIr
10/27/50
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To determine the work priority by major categories with which
FIS should normally concern itself,
ISCTussl?N
The discussion conducted in Part I has concerned itself with
"tinning priorities from a national viewpoint only. It is not writtr..n
as a suggested IFIS priority work schedule, but rather it points out
suggested psychological warfare categories on which the Government, as
a whole, should concentrate.
WIS., on the other hand, is interdepartmental, designed primarily
to accomplish psychological warfare planning of an interdepartmental
nature for a national emergency and the initial stages of war. It is
aaso.t.rue that IFIS' responsibilities include assistance to "the Secrri
Lary of State In-discharging his responsibilities for the National
Foreign Information Program in time of peace." The great obstacle to
IFISB progress in planning has been the inability to settle on priorities
of major categories. The resultant effect has been inadequate planning
"or a national emergency and the initial stages of war, and considerable
oonfusion as to the responsibilities of the staff in the field of current
planning.
State Department review completed
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The following schadulo is submitted, therefore, as an app?;,priate
priority schedule by .ta,or categories by which IFIS will be gc,r:srned:.
Int;rdepa:rtrm-nt:ai. ,;lannir,g in time of peace for national zaycho-
Io4ical vmarfarc ercomp ssing (a) a national emergency and the in itiai
ai ages of war- anc (b the organization and functions for the s ibsequa it
st&Zes of t war.
1., Within tnls category irt-iediate consideration shoaid
be giver to the definition and priority of the
essential a.Lc-nents of a national plan upon which can
based the paycho.Logical warfare plans of State,
Defense, CIA;, CA, NSRB, etc,
Plarriing for interdepartmental psychological warfare in areas
where local hosti7.ities U,S, or are anticipated or known to
exist?
PRIORITY III
Planning for current foreign information and propaganda of ars
interdepartmental nature in suppor t. of US . objectives in time 1f f
peace..
3 When the international situation dictates, subjects in II ar:J I11
may be given aete;porary ariority over Priority I subjects upon
formal written notification by the Director (or the Hoard of
Consul ants, whichever is correct),
IFIS==11lA
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