PRELIMINARY ACTION REPORT OF ELEVENTH MEETING OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL STRATEGY BOARD, MARCH 27, 1952

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• Publication Date: March 28, 1952
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March 28, 1952
PSYCHOLOGICAL ST~LTEGY BOARD
Washington 25, D.~C.
PI3.ELIMINARY ACTION ~LEPOIZT OF ELEVENTH MliETING OF THE
PSYCHOLCGICAL STRATEGY BOARD, MARCH 27, 1952
Principals Present:
Mr, tiiilliam C. Foster, Deputy Secretary of Defense, Acting Chairman
Mr. Allen Du11PS, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Mr. Howland Sargeant, Asst. Secretary of State for Public Affairs
Dr. Raymond B. Allen, Director, Psychological Strategy Zioard
Action:
Agenda Item No. 1 -Staff Study on Ps chological Strategy Board
Planriin~; far the M_ fiddle East
Approved. A task panel shall be created whose first act
shall be drafting its teams of reference for submission to the Hoard
at its next meeting. The Board requested short-range actions also
be considered in the planning.
Agenda Item Na. 2 -Staff Study on Psychological Strategy Board
P~_anring Tasks with Ragarci to SoLL+~h East Asia
hpproved. A task panel shall. be created whose first act
shall be the drafting of its terms of reference for submission to the
Board at its next meeting. The Board considers this plan a matter of
high priority. _
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Agenda It1~m No. 3 -Progress Re~arts on Current Work
1, Soviet Orbit_Escapee Program Legislation
The Board took the fallowing action on the D'C draft bill
"Special Migration Act o? 1952" on Which the Eudget Bureau had
asked PSB to comment by Friday, March 28:
The Board agreed to send a letter of comment to the Pudget
Bureau opposing the inclusion of Title II in the Aet. The majority
of the Board and the Director agreed that the letter to the Budget
Bureau recommend that the Kersten Amendment be changed to avoid any
ambiguity as to its defensive military purposes; however, if in the
judgment of the Congressional leaders, this change might lead to legis-
lative difficulties, the Amendment may remain unchanged.
The Defense and CIA members and the Director agreed that the
letter to the Bureau should state that, in any event, adequate leg~.sla-
tion apart from the Kersten Amendment covering the non-military aspects
of the program is desirable so that there is no question as to the
intent of Congress that these programs are authorized. Language for
this purpose was approved.
The Department of State representative wished to have th,~
letter indicate his view that the Kersten Amendment should remain un-
changed and that additional language is not desirable.
Charles E. Jo on
Executive Ofd'' er
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