AFRICA POLICY COMMITTEE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80M01048A001500120037-5
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• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 10, 2005
• Sequence Number: 37
• Publication Date: July 2, 1963
• Content Type: MEMO

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ACTION MEMORANDUM
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
r"eputa Director/ Plans
Deputy I irettor/Irate ligence
African Policy i,>tarz~~:itta-e
Action Memorandum No. A-262
The Secretary of Mate s established an African Polk y
r:-ar ittee to be g;. haired by Asaistaat See- retaarf va illiar: a.e. has asked that
the Age y designate a representative, awl our nor .iaation will be > r.
aaoa:i Tweedy, Cbiet, Africa 13ivision.
Z. In order to tuours "t the DD/I area is kept intorrnzed of
State . partm.ot tthini ing in time field, it ie requested that Mr. Tweedy
arrange with LSD/I icr a r*pr'esentati'vej3tygo *company hit to the tsetit s
when nonoperational t:=iatt.rs an, to be ddiecssa.d. it that is p.r:r.issible under
the grous%d rules to be established. Zurth;or, it is requested that rnionaoranda
for U h* record be kept ou the proceedings of these At.eetiae s, to be circulate
as quickly $s possible after the eetiag to the Director's Office for inforrraa-
t3oa.
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(signed) Lyman B. Kirkpatrick
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x'ecati a Director
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE o ,ticsc~. trs
WASHINGTON --~ _
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The continuing need to improve the formulation and execution of
United States foreign policy is a matter of deep interest to me and,
I know, to you and your Agency as well. The way in which we meet
this need clearly depends greatly upon the area of the world or the
kind of problem with which we are dealing. In Africa the United
States is confronted with rapidly changing internal conditions,
readjustment of the old colonial relationship toward a new and more
rewarding cooperative arrangement, long-term Soviet bloc activities
and aspirations and the emergence of this continent as a more signifi-
cant force in the world. As a consequence United States policy must
deal with many variables. The need is therefore particularly great
for full exchange of views and broad coordination of policy within
the Federal Government. These twin tasks can, in my opinion, be
promoted by the creation of an African Policy Committee. I therefore
propose to establish such a committee, and I invite you to designate
an appropriate senior official in your Department to be your repre-
sentative. I have asked Assistant Secretary Williams to be its
Chairman and to get in tou-CF-W-1-t-fi your representative when he has
been selected.
As you may know, we have thought that the Latin America Policy
Committee has been helpful in evolving our policy in the Western
Hemisphere, and with suitable adaptations I would expect that the
African Committee could be similarly successful. Unlike many
committees the Latin America Committee has succeeded in reducing some
of the paper load we all carry, and because its members are prepared
to speak for their agencies, it has helped to establish policy
posit4ons rapidly and to take action effectively. I think that these
characteristics are extremely important, and I would expect the
African Committee to emulate them. I know that your representative
will play a very helpful role in making this effort a success.
The Honorable
John A. McCone,
Director,
Central Intelligence Agency.
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I am enclosing a brief background paper on the scope of this
Committee. Since the group should be flexible in its approach, it
will wish to consider this paper as indicative of its role, rather
than as a rigid interpretation of its duties.
Sincerely,
Dean Rusk
Background Paper.
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)L; ~``fED O'FlCsAL USA
A1xican Policy Comniti*ea
Haadate. ''the Ooan,ttee is eartabliGhed by the Secretary of State to advise him
an policy problems in Africa, to reach decisions on African policy as
appropriate, a_,id To isHarove the coordipa ed application to current
operatiooj of policy considerations,
'artici'~x?oj ~r?;?sed)
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,unctions-.
Chairman Assistant Secretary for African Affairs
Members ''principals)
Ftepre3eaatatives from Department of State,
AF ,'Office Directors and Advisers
as appropriate)
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Other bureaus as appropriate
be resg~ntatie~es ffrom~ Department of Defense
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Other Agencies as apppriaate
a) Coa3;der and nzxlew the preparation o' geaerr.l policy documents
and free upon their yosa~:ent, Policy dcccn t t u Etou sd include both country
policy papers t,A e ztrat;egiz studiec, coatatry g ielinea p.apesc? contingency
at?rdiee, A'llt progra7 guideli a s, special cowarry Ailcy papern), policy studies
of faanctional character applying regionally or to a number o4 cdaantries, or
specific memoranda on particular probl3ma,
b) Review, an nec^sssarryb the impl atarloa ?g ;~8a p?lAcya
c) Review the coaaotittution and gu+nci;iciibn,S o r1i groups to the
extent they are weeded. Review their activieles and policy sec dations>
d) Ccaoo der reguiTemerts for policy-ozicated iWe:nzi and external
research and iuosure tthat such papers do note duplicate ecsh other.
e) Keep the Secrtetsry appTlsed of salient policy dev loptemts of
interact to him deriving from the work of the C 4 teen
f) In light of the above functions, make recomendatioRns on the
policy issues arising in African Afftira,
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