MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE FROM MAXWELL D. TAYLOR

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• Publication Date: May 19, 1962
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
The Special Group (Counter-Insurgency) has
agreed to the attached 18 key definitions in the
field of counter-insurgency. In order to insure
requisite uniformity in subsequent literature
bearing on counter-insurgency, it is requested
that you circulate this glossary, as required,
within your department.
Honorable John A. McCone
Director of Central Intelligence
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GLOSSARY OF COUNTERINSURGENCY TERMS
CLANDESTINE OPERATION -- Activities to accomplish intelligence, counter-
intelligence, and other similar activities sponsored or conducted by
governmental departments or agencies, in such a way as to assure secrecy
or concealment.
COLD WAR -- A state of international tension, wherein political, economic,
technological, sociological, psychological, paramilitary, and military
measures short of overt armed conflict involving regular military forces
are employed to achieve national objectives.
COUNTERGUERRILLA WARFARE -- Operations and activities conducted by armed
forces, paramilitary forces, or nonmilitary agencies of a government
against guerrillas.
COUNTERINSURGENCY -- Those military, paramilitary, political, economic,
psychological, and civic actions taken by a government to defeat
subversive insurgency.
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE -- That aspect of intelligence activity which is
devoted to destroying the effectiveness of inimical foreign intelli-
gence activities and to the protection of information against espionage,
individuals against subversion, and installations or material against
sabotage.
COVERT OPERATIONS -- Operations which are so planned and executed as to
conceal the identity of or permit plausible denial by the sponsor. They
differ from clandestine operations in that emphasis is placed on conceal-
ment of identity of sponsor rather than on concealment of the operation.
EVASION AND ESCAPE (E&E) -- The procedures and operations whereby military
personnel and other selected individuals are enabled to emerge from an
enemy-held or hostile area to areas under friendly control.
GUERRILLA -- A combat participant in guerrilla warfare.
GUERRILLA WARFARE (GW) -- Milttary and paramilitary operations conducted
in enemy-held or hostile territory by irregular, predominantly
indigenous forces.
INSURGENCY -- A condition resulting from a revolt or insurrection against a
constituted government which falls short of civil war. In the current
context, subversive insurgency is primarily communist inspired, supported,
or exploited.
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INTERNAL DEFENSE -- The full range of measures taken by a government to
protect its society from subversion, lawlessness, and insurgency.
INTERNAL SECURITY -- The state of law and order prevailing within a nation.
MILITARY CIVIC ACTION -- The use of preponderantly indigenous military
forces on projects useful to the local population at all levels in such
fields as education, training, public works, agriculture, transporta-
tion, communications, health, sanitation and others contributing to
economic and social development, which would also serve to improve the
standing of the military forces with the population. (US forces may at
times advise or engage in military civic actions in overseas areas.)
PARAMILITARY FORCES -- Forces or groups which are distinct from the regular
armed forces of any country, but resembling them in organization, equip-
ment, training, or mission.
PARAMILITARY OPERATION -- An operation undertaken by a paramilitary force.
PROPAGANDA -- Any information, ideas, doctrines, or special appeals in
support of national objectives, designed to influence the opinions,
emotions, attitudes, or behavior of any specified group in order to
benefit the sponsor, either directly or indirectly.
BLACK -- Propaganda which purports to emanate from a source other
than the true one.
GREY -- Propaganda which does not specifically identify any source.
WHITE -- Propaganda disseminated and acknowledged by the sponsor or
by an accredited agency thereof.
PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE -- The planned use of propaganda and other psycho-
logical actions having the primary purpose of influencing the opinions,
emotions, attitudes, and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a
way as to support the achievement of national objectives.
SUBVERSION -- Action designed to undermine the military, economic, psycho-
logical, morale, or political strength of a regime.
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