RESUME OF OCB LUNCHEON MEETING, 26 NOVEMBER 1958

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• Publication Date: November 26, 1958
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26 November 1958
SUBJECT: Resume of OCB Luncheon Meeting, 26 November 1958
PRESENT: Mr. Coughran, Mr. Dillon, Mr. Dulles, Adm. Foster,
Mr. Gray, Mr. Harr, Mr. Smith, Mr. Washburn,
Mr. Melbourne
The Board went over the latest developments in the Berlin
situation and agreed that various actions that could be taken by the
U. S. should be reviewed. It was noted that there have been previous
PSB and OCB papers bearing on various aspects of the Berlin
situation.
It was decided to establish an ad hoc group with representation
from State, Defense and CIA to examine various possible courses of
action. (It was later arranged that the NSC Staff should have an
observer sit with this committee and that an OCB staff member be
kept informed of progress.)
The Board discussed once more the progress of the conferences
which are currently under way in Geneva, on Nuclear Testing and on
Surprise Attack. As a result of this discussion the group came to the
conclusion that it may now be timely to be working on the position
which the U. S. should take publicly with regard to nuclear testing,
after the conclusion of the Geneva talks. The OCB Working Group on
Nuclear Energy was indicated as the proper forum for early considera-
tion of this matter.
Adm. Foster distributed copies of a memo he had addressed to
the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, giving the AEC's
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estimate of progress in connection with the Geneva talks. The Board
concurred in the AEC suggestion that during the course of the
conferences there should be more official U. S. Government publicity,
in order to take the fullest possible advantage of the opportunity to
influence world public opinion. It was further agreed that the views
of the AEC would be communicated to the Secretary of State, and that
the Special Assistant for Security Operations Coordination would
examine the possibility of a Presidential statement on the Geneva talks.
It was also noted that Senator Gore's proposal for unilateral
U. S. suspension of above-ground nuclear testing is receiving detailed
consideration within the Executive Branch.
Mr. Dulles gave the group the latest intelligence on the internal
situation in Cuba, with particular reference to the actions and cap-
abilities of Fidel Castro. The group agreed that the situation requires
interagency attention and that State and CIA should consult on possible
U. S. courses of action.
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5. Sedition Trial of John William Powell
Mr. Harr called the Board's attention to the pending trial in
California of John William Powell, who is accused of sedition. It was
pointed out that the charges revolved around statements made by
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Powell about alleged U. S. actions in Korea, in the "China Weekly
Review, " which he inherited from his father. It was stated that
prosecution is complicated by requirements of security, and that
Defense should consult with other interested U. S. agencies in arriving
at a position which the Government should assume publicly in connection
with the trial.
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