ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE NSC MEETING OF 4 MARCH

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01443R000200170010-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 9, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR DIRECTOR 46F CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT: Additional Notes on t e NSC Meeting of 4 March
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1. ROK Forces to Laos
The question of sen ing ROK forces to Laos was settled.
The President will inform ;he that public opinion with the U. S.
would not support the sending caf ROK forces to Laos in view of the
fact that U. S. forces are still tied up in Korea -- if U. S. forces
are needed to help defend South Korea, it seems obvious that all
available ROK forces should bye retained in South Korea.
2. South Asia
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The Vice President stressed the importance of using UN
agencies in South Asia wherever possible. The UN is held in high
regard and its agencies woul"d be less politically vulnerable than those
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In connection v ith the discussion in the DCI's oral report
of the use of
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mentioned that
and suggested that the Director contact him. They DC I that he
might be asking the Vice President for help some time in obtaining
the appropriations needed for g ' r work
-'The Vice President Gay assured the DCI that he "didn't need to
worry. "
4. Stas s en Report
In addition to the notes of his briefing which Mr. "Stassen
furnished the DCI and which were distributed at the Deputies' meeting
on 5 March, Mr. Stassen also noted that Japan was holding back on
her economic development to a certain extent in order to avoid having
to pay inordinately large reparations to Indonesia and the Philippines.
The reparations problem should be settled as soon as possible to bring
along Japanese economic development.
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Mr. Stassen noted particularly the morale problem on
Taiwan and the great need of the Chinese Nationalists for some hope,
suggesting that we hold out to them the possibility of return if uprisings
should take place agad nst the Communist regime on the mainland.
Mr. Stassen mentioned favorably the development of the
Indonesian police and recommended that they be further built up as
rapidly as possible.
5. Soviet Strength Estimate in FCDA Report
The DCI asked whether or not CIA had finished the estimate
that was an Annex to the FCDA Progress Report. ?/NE has been asked
to answer this and will probably forward the answer within the
next two days.
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