[PSB D-33 SECURITY INFORMATION (THE PROBLEM)]

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R003200050005-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 4
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: March 28, 2005
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 28, 1952
• Content Type: STUDY

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THE PROBIMI
1. To take maximum advantage of the weaknesses of Stalinism
and Dialectical Materialism in our attacks on the Soviet Regime and,,
whenever possible., use the contradictions and lack of logic thereof
as levers to harass the Soviet regime and negate its appeal to those
outside the Iron Curtain.
DISCUSSION
2. A study of the field of doctrinal warfare shows relatively
little action on the part of the United States. With the except.
ion of a small unit encapsulated in VOA and headed by Bertram Wolfe
there is no planned effort in this area. This., in effect, means
that while we have theoretically passed from the policy of present-
ing "+a full and fair picture" as our attack on the Soviet Unions we
are in truth still using this approach.
3. If our efforts are limited to this ?- and to sporadic attacks
on manifestations of the Soviet doctrine -* while the basic tenets
thereof are allowed to be published, explained, and distributed
with no real effort to counter them, our attacks are doomed to
failure. No system can afford the luxury of being so objective
that it permits its antithesis to overcome it - and doctrinally=
that is what we are doing..
.. There are arguments that to reverse this policy would be
difficult. Among these the ones most often put forth are the fol-
lowing:
as We can't match the skill of the Soviets in this fields
be The Soviet people are not susceptible to this type
approacho
co Doctrine approach is immaterial because the Soviet
regime is completely opportunistic in its methods.
d. We are doing all that needs to be done at the present
time*
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5. The first three subparagraphs above! for the most part,
are not arguments but "intuitive" reasoning. They do not take into
account the problems of Asia, Europe, Africa; in facts all of the
world presently not under Soviet rule or domination, nor the ability
which the U. S. might develop in this fields The last sub-paragraph
is patently untrue as shown by a recent informal survey conducted in
Europe. If we are to survive we must boths
a. Present an objective and dynarjQ picture of our system
and.,
be Refute and destroy the false claims of Soviet doctrine.
CON, CLUSIONS
6. There is an urgent need to establish a panel in PSB to
study this problem and come up with recommendations for its solution.
REC0ME NDATIONS
7. That such a panel be authorized by the Board; that the
terms of reference of this panel in brief shall be as given below:
a. Om position - One member each from State, CIA, Defenses
with a steering member from PSB. These members must be competent
in the field of Soviet Doctrine and so accepted by their depart
ments or agencies.
be Task - To examine the field of ideological warfare:
specifically as directed against Soviet doctrine and to make recom-
mendations as to how the United. States can gain superiority in this
field, This to include specific recommendations fort
(1)
(2)
(3)
Policy recommendations to the departments and
agencies.
Planning responsibilities on operational levels.
Media production and emphasis with recommenda.?
tions as to whether., in each cases this. should
be executed by private enterprise.
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Be In addition to.9 or in lieu of the above should it not be
acceptable? it is desired that PSB make a statement that Doctrinal
warfare is a legitimate field of interest and endeavor for U. S.
agencies or departments.
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