LETTER TO ROBERT F. KENNEDY FROM JOHN A. MCCONE
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The Honorable Robert F. X*~~
The Attorney General
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Bob:
}axing directly confronted the consequences of
communist activity in the youth and student field on your
recant trip, you may well be interested in the attached
paper. It Is the result of coasiderabls experience in
coping with the communist offensive on this front, and
its suggestions for an expanded and better coordinated
governmental attack on the problem make sense to me.
Within the limits, of our covert action responsibility we
would, of course, be anxious to cooperate.
I have ,al:so sent a copy of this paper to Ralph
tungan for information.
Sincerely,
jSi ned) J:l.tIi. A<
aba A. McCons
Director
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1 March 1962
1i.F,a'10R- .nTDUM FOR. The Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT: The Youth and Student Problem
Executive Rcgistay
1e Attached hereto are two memoranda which I recommend
you sign and forward.
2. I recognize that you mar have other ideas for handling
this matter but I am certain that the addressees of the two
memoranda are two individuals who have a Primary- interest in
this subject.
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paper, and I would liketosee cy be in the forefront of those making recommendations in
this important field. As you know,
working on youth and student affairs for some time and isen
thoroughly versed in the subject.
-Richard Helms
Deputy Director (Plans)
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SUBJECT: Brief of Paper on the Role Played by Students in World Affairs
1. The Attorney General's meetings with Japanese and Indonesian students
constitute a reminder that in 1960 and 1961 we witnessed the accession to power
in many uncommitted areas of young men who not long ago were leaders or active
members of student and youth movements. The President in his 21 February conference said that "this is one of the most serious and, I think, press
ess
ways
stimulating problems we face--how to tell our story in.a waythat mmakes it new
and exciting to young students and also have them examine objectively under the
light of present circumstances the serious failures of the Marxist system...1
think that is our job..."
2. The prominent role played by students in decisive or critical political
developments in Turkey, Japan, Cuba,
a, known. These developments have forcefully Venezuela, and the Congo are well
youth and student leaders and organizations abroadindrelationeto U.S.aforeign
policy and the intense and continuing Communist
problem cannot be viewed in isolation; itmisilinkedewth this field. The student
social, and political problems on which Communism feeds--ill terac , pov, economic,
many sickness, economic chaos and dependence, authoritarian and o n oepoy,
systems and leaders, injustices of all kinds. The malgam fpthese critical
ric political
problems, the impatient inexperience of the students, and f these cconstitutes a very serious threat to democratic growth in the und anthe unde dt evelopedtion
areas. The predominant attitude toward the issueof Communism among
in underdeveloped areas is that it is an extraneous issue injectedmainlyebys
the U.S. to enlist the have-not countries in an anti-Communist crusade which
is irrelevant to them and which protects the status quo of the wealthy and
selfish U.S. at the expense of their own progress.
3. Although the incidents which gave rise to the President's remarks occurred
in the Far East, it is in Latin America that the situation we are describing is
most threatening. Latin American countries are not under outright Communist control,
but practically all of the major ones are heavily g
well-organized Communist minorities often consistingnofrthe most dynamic an by
d
promising young Communist leaders. Primarily in Latin America, too, the Communist
pros is ak;ng greater headway
This a issmain sre 1 among secondary, and even primary school students.
been a target for Communists ineffectively
and indoctrinationchers, who have long
4. USIA has inaugurated a student-affairs officer
selected and trained several recent college program which has so far
merican posts. AID is in a graduates for two-year tours in Latin
AAm the phpital 1 Position to contribute heavily to the improvement
pant of universities and colleges in the underdeveloped areas,
to teacher training and language training, State and private agencies--to hospitalitand--along with the Department of
hospitality programs for foreign students and
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trainees in the U.S. Peac
e Corps programs are squarely in this problem area;
these programs should be coordinated with the
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nearly all of them military cadets agencies
or young officer trainees of various types and
PROPOSAL
y~r~1`?i~uz or Defense is actually res o
more youth and student exch
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1. That a special task force on students and
Youth be created
with a specific Presidential mandate and centered in the D partment,ofpState,
study the problem set forth by the President.
to
2. The task force could be headed by a private citizen well acquainted with
educational and student affairs and should call upon both governmental and non
governmental organizations for its operatives. h
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3? Its objectives should be to prepare, by 30 June 1962, a comprehensive
well articulated, concrete, carefully targeted program of
the youth and student field. coordinated action in
4. It should also establish the frame of reference for an office of
and student affairs in the Department of State to coordinate and, in some instances,
the youth
program.
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The Honorable Robert F. If+e
The Attorney General
Washington 25, D. C.
Dear Bob:
Having directly confronted the consequences of
communist activity in the youth and student field on your
recent trip. you may well be interested in the attached
paper. It is the result of considerable experience in
coping with the communist offensive can its front, and
its suggestions for an expanded and better coordinated
governmental attack on the problem make sense to me.
Within the limits of our covert action responsibility we
would, of course, be anxious to cooperate.
I have also sent a copy of this paper to Ralph
Dungan for information.
Sincerely,
j3igried) j iii A.
Tohn A. McCone
Director
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