RESUME OF OCB LUNCHEON RESUME, 16 JULY 1958

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• Publication Date: July 16, 1958
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16 July 1958
SUBJECT: Resume of OCB Luncheon Resume, 16 July 1958
PRESENT: Mr. Allen, Gen. Cabell, Mr. Cutler, Mr. Gray,
Mr. Harr, Mr. Herter, Mr. McCone, Mr. Smith,
Mr. Sprague, Mr. Staats
1. Possible Cancellation of the Demonstration Shot in the
Hardtack Series
Mr. McCone presented a paper addressed to the Secretary
of State, in which the Atomic Energy Commission recommended
the cancellation of the presently-planned demonstration shot for
UN observers, in the Hardtack series.
The Board recommended to the AEC that the demonstration
not be cancelled, for two main reasons: 1) the U. S. , principally
through the President, has publicly reiterated on several occasions
its willingness to conduct tests of this nature which will be open to
foreign observers. To withdraw the invitation at this late date
could have an unfortunate effect. 2) Cancellation might lead to an
inference on the part of other countries that this country is not
making as much progress toward clean nuclear weapons as we had
expected to.
The AEC agreed to reconsider its position. It was agreed by
the Board that its recommendation in this matter should be provided
to the President in the event the Commission decides to recommend
to the President that the demonstration be cancelled.
2. NSC 5812/1
The Board then considered a question as to whether the world
situation at this time is such that NSC 5812/1, entitled "Wartime
NSC review(s) completed.
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Organization for Psychological Operations," applies. It was agreed
that the U. S. is not in a state of general or limited war, within the
meaning of that document, and therefore its provisions do not come
into effect.
However, it was decided that an ad hoc interagency committee,
consisting basically of representatives of State, Defense, CIA and
USIA, be established to develop on a contingency basis plans relat-
ing to organizational procedures, personnel and technical capabilities.
These would be used in the event that conditions in the Middle East
should reach a point where the OCB would have coordinating respon-
sibility under NSC 5812/1.
The ad hoc committee is to be instructed to prepare an interim
report for consideration by the Board at its next meeting.
3. Hungarian Refugees
The Board noted a report that the Hungarian refugee orchestra
has been assured of a permanent home in Germany (either Stuttgart
or Nurnberg) as of September 15, 1959, but that funds will have to be
obtained from some source to assist this group after September 15,
1958, the date at which the Ford Foundation grant expires.
It was the feeling of the luncheon group that it is important
from the point of view of psychological impact abroad to assure con-
tinued assistance to the Hungarian orchestra, and the Executive
Officer was asked to prepare a statement of the considerations
involved.
It was also agreed that the Committee on Soviet and Related
Problems should examine the facts involved in connection with unem-
ployment of Hungarian refugees in the U. S. , particularly in the light
of recent publicity on this subject.
P. Cabell
t General, USAF
Deputy Director
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