MEMORANDUM OF INFORMAL PSB MEETING, JULY 8, 1953 FROM GEORGE A. MORGAN

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• Publication Date: July 8, 1953
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PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY 13OARD
WASHINGTON, D. C.
July 8, 1953
J VAORANDUM OF INFORMAL PSB MEETING, JULY 8, 1953.
maces "Office of the Deputy Secretary of Defense
Presents Messrs. Jackson, Smith, Kyes, Dulles, Stassen and
N.organ.
Agenda Item 1. Rggortfrom the Under Secretary of State on the
Advisability of Food Relief for East Germany
The Board approved the plan to ship food to Eastern Germany developed
by an inter-agency working group chaired by Mrs. Eleanor Dulles, subject
to changes noted in sub-paragraphs b, d, and f, below. Principal features
of the plan are:
a. That Ambassador Conant be instructed to suggest to
Chancellor Adenauer that his request for food be addressed
directly to the President.
b. That the President reply to Adenauer along the lines of the
draft which has been prepared by the working group, except
that synagogues be mentioned along with Catholic and Protes-
tant churches as suggested distribution agencies if appro-
priate to conditions in East Germany. A direct approach to
the Soviet Government which is proposed in the draft reply
is believed to be most suitable under the circumstances.
co That the bulk of food be taken from U.S. agricultural sur-
pluses in this country, supplemented by surplus Army C-rations
now available in Europe, and possibly some food from the
Vienna stockpile.
d. That the distribution should be through the German churches
(and synagogues'if appropriate, as stated above), but that
"charitable organizations" not be mentioned for this purpose
lest the Soviet Government seize this opportunity to utilize
communist fronts,
e. That appropriate members and committees of Congress be con-
sulted,
f. That the British and French Ambassadors in Washington be
informed, but that endorsement of their governments should
no be requested because of the probable delays involved.
g. That the inter-agency working group which developed the plan
be assigned action on it.
Mr. Stassen agreed to make funds available and to assign a project
manager to superintend 'operations. Mr. Eyes offered to make military
air transport available to fly in at least some initial shipments of
food for spectacular effect. He asked me to let him know what specific.
requests were to be made along this line and also with regard to
amounts and destinations of surplus Army C-rations. 8 9 5 F
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Agenda Item 2. Desirability of Sepdinga,Pres dential Representative
to the. errry Centennial Celebration in Japan
duty in the Far East. It was hoped that a representative could be
sent from Washington for the anniversary of the Treaty-signing in
March 1954.
plications of the Korean situation the representative should not be
sent from Washington, but rather should be a senior naval officer on
celebration of the Perry Centennial in Japan, but because of the com- 1f
It was agreed that a representative should be sent to the July 14
Agenda Item Other Business
The Board concurred with a letter which Mr. Jackson planned to send,
endorsing a proposed trip by the New York Giants to play twelve post-
season games in Japan, and hoping, therefore, that an exception would be
made to the no-post-season-game rule.
`George A. Morgan
Acting Director.
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