RELATION OF NSC 166/1 (COMMUNIST CHINA) TO OTHER OCB WORKING GROUPS CONCERNED WITH THE FAR EAST

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R003000010002-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2007
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: March 4, 1954
• Content Type: MEMO

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OPERATIONS COORDINATING BOARD
Washington 25, D. C.
March 4, 1954
MEMORANDUM TO THE BOARD ASSISTANTS
SUBJECT: Relation of NSC 16611 (Communist China) to other OCB Wor. ing
Groups Concerned with the Per East
NSC REVIEWED 6/13/07 NO OBJECTION TO DECLASSIFICATION AND
The attached schematic relationship of NSC 166/1 to other NSC FE pcaers
has been prepared in reference to discussion at the Assistants' meetin?;Of
February 19, particularly to General Porter's memo and diagram,
The attached table indicates where individual working group responsi-
bility already exists, by reason of the inclusion in assigned (or proppe--tive)
NSC papers of language either identical or similar to that of NSC 16611. It
also shows where other aspects of NSC 16611 might be considered applicabi.e,
so that recognition of their relevance by the working group concerned will
assist in the coordinated implementation of the basic policy paper on
Communist China.
rLv aspects of implementation extend beyond the Far East area:
1. The maintenance of the security of the off-shore island chain
(para. 5a.) is intimately related to the Alaska-Aleutians secto
of continental defense (NSC 5408); this however is ]primarily a
Defense responsibility, not assigned to OCB;
2. In view of the common borders of China with South Asian county s.;,
the prevention of Chinese Communist aggression elsewhere (para. ib.)
involves that area;
3. The requirement in para. 5e. for selection of non-communis*. Asia- >i
countries other than Japan for development applies to all ;.siar
countries;
4. The world-wide aspects of para. 5g., pressures on Communist Chin