REPORT FROM THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE ON THE ADVISABILITY OF FOOD RELIEF FOR EAST GERMANY

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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 17, 2007
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: July 8, 1953
• Content Type: MEMO

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SECURITY W0,R,. hT I ON
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PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD
WASHINGTON, D. C.
COPY NO. 42
July 8,: 1953
MEMORANDUM OF INFORMAL PSB MEETING, JULY 8, 1953.
Places Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense
Present: Messrs. Jackson, Smith, Kyes, Dulles, Stassen and"
NSC review completed may be declassified in full
A,Bnda Item 1. Retort from the Under Secretary of State on t e
Advipability of Food Relief for East German
The Board approved the plan to ship food to Eastern Germany developed
by an inter-agency working group chaired by Mrs. Eleanor Dulles, subject
to changes noted in sub-paragraphs b, d, and f, below. Principal features
of the plan are:
a. That Ambassador Conant be instructed to suggest to
Chancellor Adenauer that his request for food be addressed
directly to the President.
b. That the President reply to Adenauer along the lines of the
draft which has been prepared by the working group, except
that synagogues be mentioned along with Catholic and Protes-
tant churches as suggested distribution agencies if appro-
priate to conditions in East Germany. A direct approach to
the Soviet Government which is proposed in the draft reply
is believed to be most suitable under the circumstances.
c. That the bulk of food be taken from U.S. agricultural sur-
pluses in this country, supplemented by surplus Army C--rations
now available in Europe, and possibly some food from the
Vienna stockpile.
d. That the distribution should be through the German churches
(and synagogues if appropriate, as stated above), but that
"charitable organizations"" not be mentioned for this purpose
lest the Soviet Government seize this opportunity to utilize
communist fronts.
e. That appropriate members and committees of Congress be con-
sulted.
f. That the British and French Ambassadors in Washington be
informed, but that endorsement of their governments should
not be requested because of the probable delays involved..
g. That the inter-agency working group which developed the plan
be assigned action on it.
Mr. Stassen agreed to make funds available and to assign a project
manager to superintend operations, Mr. Kyes offered to make military
air transport available to fly in at least some initial shipments of
food for spectacular effect. He asked me to let him know what specific
requests were to be made along this line and also with regard to
amounts and destinations of surplus Army C--rations.
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Agenda Item 2. Desirabi sty of Sendinn,Presidentia,l Representative
tr the Ferry Centennial Celebxatj2n in Japan
It was agreed that a representative should be sent to the July 14
celebration of the Perry Centennial in Japan, but because of the com-
plications of the Korean situation the representative should not be
sent from Washington, but rather should be a senior naval officer on
duty in the Fur East, It was hoped that a representative could be
sent from Washington for the anniversary of the Treatysigning in
March 1954.
Men a . tem 3 , Other Business
The Board concurred with a letter which Mr. Jackson planned to sends
endorsing a proposed trip by the New York Giants to play twelve post-
season games in Japan, and hoping, therefore, that an exception would be
made to the no-post--season-game rule.
`George A. I'brgan
Acting Director..
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