NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STATUS OF PROJECTS AS OF JUNE 4,1951

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NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
STATUS OF PROJECTS
as of
June 14, 1951
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NATIONAL SEC URITY C OUNC IL
STATUS OF PROJECTS
1. COEPLETED PROJECTS
(May 2$, 19 1-June
1)
(NONE).
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2. PROJECTS UNDER QNS IDLR IQN BY.THE NSC
A. I NJ I DE U AGENDA FOR THE 93rd SC--MEETING ON
THE SZTUATJON IN THE FAR EAST
Scheduled for discussion as Item 1 in the light of an oral briefing
by the Chairman, JCS, on the military situation in Korea.
TEQ STATES O J CT1VFS AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary same subject
dated
,
June 1, 1951; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, subject:
"Review of the Current World Situation and Ability of the Force
Being Maintained to Meet United States Commitments", dated
April 26, 1951)
At the request of the Secretary of Defense, two memoranda by the
JCS with enclosures on the subject were circulated by the reference
memo to the Council for information, and, pending scheduling of
this item on the agenda of an early Council meeting, were referred
to the Senior NSC Staff for the preparation of appropriate recom-
mendations for Council action with respect thereto.
Recommendations submitted by the reference memo of June 1 for
Council consideration. Scheduled for consideration as Item 2.
(See also "Joint Review" project in Section 4 and project on
"Conditions for a Peaceful Settlement with the USSR" in Section
3-A.)
tN TT D_S~TATES OBJ C I AA AND PROGRAMS FOR NATIONAL SEC URITY
(Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated April
261 1951)
Recommendation by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in which the Secretary
of Defense concurs subject to his stated condition, submitted
for Council consideration by the reference memo of April 26, 1951.
The recommendation was discussed by the Senior NSC Staff on
May 8 in connection with its discussion together with represent-
atives of the Bureau of the Budget and budget officers from the
Department of Defense, of the effect upon U. S. objectives, capabil-
ities and commitments of the military budget for FY 1952.
Scheduled for consideration as Item 3.
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PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY T_,NSC (C ont I d)
;;4IND STATES POLICY TOWARD THE SOVIET SATELLITE STATES IN
Progress Report dated May 22. 1951
by the Under Secretary of
,
State on NSC 58/k)
The reference progress report by the Under Secretary of State on
the subject was circulated for Council information and is scheduled
for information as Item 4.
THE POSITION OCHE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO IRAN
Progress Report dated May 31, 19 It by the Under Secretary of
'State, on NSC 1Oj)
The reference progress report by the Under Secretary of State
,,.on the subject was circulated for Council information and is
scheduled for information as Item 6. (See project on this sub-
ject, Section 3-A.)
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PROJECTS UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THE NSC (C ont'd)
B. IT;E S AWAITING SUBSEQUENT NQC Q_ONSIDEI ATION
APPRAISAL OF FOREIGN ECONOMIC INNTELUMENCE 19QUIREMENTS4 FACILITIES
4NDABNGEMENTS RELATED TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY
((Memos for. NSC from Executive Secretary same subject dated
February 7, 1950 and June 1, 1951; NBC Action No. 2823
In approving the proposal by the Acting Chairman, NSRB, in the ref-
erence memo of February 7, the NSC directed (NSC Action No. 282)
the CIA, in-collaboration with the Government agencies concerned,
to organize, and conduct a study of foreign economic intelligence
requirements, facilities and arrangements related to the national
security, and based on the finding of this study, to prepare for
Council consideration and action a comprehensive plan for
satisfying the foreign economic Intelligence requirements of
the national security and for a coordinated interagency effort to
this end based on a definite allocation of responsibilities among
the agencies concerned.
Report by CIA submitted by the reference memo of June 1 for Council
consideration of the proposed NSCID on "Coordination and Pro-
duction of National Intelligence" and the proposed letter to
r%non-IAC.departments and agencies, attached as Tabs B and C
respectively. The Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce
and the Economic Cooperation Administrator are also being in-
vited to participate in Council action on this subject. To be
scheduled on the agenda of an early Council meeting,
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3. CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS
A. S? TIOR NSC 'AE
TDa~ted JFOR unesl 1951) ~E7~
The items on the subject agenda are scheduled for discussion on
June 5, in anticipation of the Council Meeting. (See also Section
2-A)
.13E POSITION 0E,." _UN LPRIORITY PROJECT/
ZZOEECT TO IRAN
(NSC 107; NSC Action No. 454; Memo for NSC
from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated
March 26, 1951; Progress Reports by the Under
Secretary of State on NSC 107, dated May 2, and May 31, 1951; CIA
preliminary report on "Current Developments in Iran", dated May 2,
1951; NIE-6 ; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,
same subject, dated May 29, 1951)
In adopting the reference report at its 87th meeting, the Council
directed the NSC Staff to review the statement of policy in NSC
107, if the President approved. it, whenever the situation in Iran
had clarified sufficiently to warrant such review, and in any
event not later than July 1, 1951. Accordingly, in the light of
the current situation and the reference progress and CIA reports,
the Senior Staff, on May 3, agreed. that the State, Defense and CIA
members of the Senior Staff, consulting with other departments and
agencies as desirable, should explore the need for a revision of
NSC 107 in the light of the current situation and report their
findings to the Senior NSC Staff. Draft revision of NSC 107 pre-
pared by State, Defense and CIA representatives as a matter of
urgency, circulated by the reference memo of May 29, was considered
by the Senior NSC Staff on May 31 and referred to the Staff Assis-
tants for revision in the light of the discussion for consideration
by the Senior Staff on June 5. The Senior Staff also directed the
Staff Assistants to prepare, as early as possible, a revision of
the Staff Study in NSC 107, including an evaluation of oil require-
ments in relation to Iran in the light of information being develop-
ed in connection with the NSC 97 Series. Revision of draft state-
ment of policy on Iran, circulated June 1, scheduled for considera-
tion by Staff Assistants on June 4. To be circulated for considera-
tion by the Senior NSC Staff on June 5. (See same subject, Section
2-A and NSC 97, project, Section 4)
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CURRENT N$C STAFF PROJECTS ' (C ont 1 d )
H EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN AND MIDDLE EAST ,PRIORITY PROJECT
Memo fort Senior NSC Staff from Executive
Secretary, same subject, dated December 12,
1950; NIE-14 and 26
Memorandum by the Senior State Member on the subject transmitted by
the reference memo and considered by the Senior Staff on December
29, when it was agreed that an initial draft report should be
prepared by State and that CIA should furnish an intelligence
estimate of local attitudes and conditions which affect protection
of our interests and the realization of our objectives. On
February 23 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that this project should
be'completed as a matter of priority. CIA estimate circulated as
NIE-26. Awaiting initial draft report from State. (See also
related area projects in this section.)
CyONDTTTONS FOR A -PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT /PRIORITY PROJBCT7
WITH THE USSR
(Records of Senior NSC Staff Meeting,
%.,,February 23 and May 24; NSC 79; Memo
for NSC from Executive Secretary sub-
ject: "United States and Allied Objectives in the Event of Global
War", dated September 6, 1950)
On Feburary 23 the Senior NSC Staff agreed that the NSC 79 project
on United States and allied war objectives should be completed in
two sections and that the section on the above subject, including
a plan for reduction and regulation of armaments and armed forces,
should be completed as a matter of priority. On May 24 the Senior'
Staff agreed that the completion of this project would provide an
important background for obtaining popular support for U. S.
national security policies. Awaiting report by the State, Defense
and JCS members. (See also NSC 79 and "Review of the Current
World Situation..," projects below; related "Joint Review" in
Section 4; and "U. S. Objectives" item in Section 2-A.)
UNITED STATES AND ALLIED WAR 0 J CTIVES'IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL WAR
NSC 79; Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject,
dated September b
1950)
,
JCS memo (NSC 79) circulated for Council information and referred
to the Staff for use in the preparation of a report. The Senior
Staff designated an ad hoc group to draft a report to include both
a statement of. war objectives in the event of global war and such
related questions as a statement of the conditions that the U. S.
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CURRENT NBC STAFF PROJECTS (C ont' d )
JR1TAD TATES AND ALLIED WAR OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF GLOBAL WAR
Cont'd
would be willing to accept for a peaceful settlement with. the USSR
and its satellites. At the initial meeting of the ad hoc group
under the chairmanship of the State member on October 6 the form
and content of a response to the problems posed by NSC ' 9 were
discussed and agreed upon.
On February 23 the Senior Staff agreed that this project should be
divided as follows: (1) a statement of U. S. and allied war ob-
jectives in the event of a global war; and (2) a statement of the
conditions the U, S. would be willing to accept for a peaceful
settlement with the USSR, including a plan for the reduction and
regulation of armaments and armed forces. Awaiting initial draft
by the State Policy Planning Staff of the project listed under
(1) above. (See also related project above, "Joint Review" in
Section 4, and item, same subject, in Section 2-A.)
A
MQPOSED NSC STJMX OF USE OF IV.ILIANEMPOWER OF NON- OV FAT
NATIONS FOR PRODUCTION OF GOODS AND SERVICES
Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary subject:
"Proposed NSC Study of Use of Foreign Manpower for Production",
dated March 29, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive
Secretary, same subject, dated April 16, 1951)
Memos by the Acting Senior NSRB Member and by the Senior 0DM Member,
transmitted by the reference memos of March 29 and April 16, res-
pectively were considered by the Senior Staff on April 17. It
was agreed that 0DM should undertake the preparation of a report
on the subject for consideration by the NSC Staff, along the lines
proposed by 0DM in the report attached to the reference memo of
April 19. The Staff further agreed to the inclusion of NSRB and
Mr. Harrimants Office among the agencies to be consulted by ODM.
Awaiting report from Senior 0DM Member. (See related project in
Section 3-B.)
UNITED STATES 0I_AND PRO R S FOR TONAL SEC R TY
(NBC 68 Series; Annex No. , Long-term Political and Economic
Framework)
Awaiting revision of Annex No. 8 by State. (See also related pro-
jects above and in Sections 2-A and 1+.)
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CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJC TS (C ont r d )
ZAPANEgE PEACE TREATY
NSC 60/1)
On September 15 the Senior Staff agreed that this subject should be
a continuing project and that accordingly the Senior State Member
should keep the Senior Staff informed on any security policy issues
which may arise, with a view to further consideration of the sub-
ject,
THE EFFECT UPON UNITED ED STATES OBJECTIVES C APA13I LIT IES AND COMMIT-
--THE, ,NTS OF THE ME, MLIT Y BUDG T FOIE F 1 2
(NSC 68 Series; NSC Action No. 393}
The subject was discussed on May 8 in the light of an oral presenta-
tion by Mr. Garlock of the Department of Defense, and as relative
to current NSC projects.
Subsequently, on May 10, the problems involved in meeting production
schedules for military materiel were discussed in the light of in
formal comments by Mr. Fisher of the Office of Defense Mobilization.
It was agreed that Mr. Fisher should be invited to discuss the sub-
ject at greater length at such time as the relevant data become
available for presentation to thei Senior Staff.
It was also agreed that the Executive Secretary should arrange at
an early date for a similar presentation with respect to the status
of the MDAP programs. (See also related "Joint Review" projects
in Sections +, and 2-A.)
THE POSITION OF THE 111TED STATES WITH RESPECT TO INDDHHINA
(NSC 64/1; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary,
same subject, dated January 4, 1951)
At the request of the Secretary of Defense the views of the JCS on
the subject (NSC 64/1) were circulated for Council information and
referred to the NSC Staff for use in the preparation of a report
for Council consideration, On December 27, the Senior Staff
directed the Staff Assistants to prepare, as a matter of urgency,
a draft report on the immediate steps the United States should take
to meet the critical situation in Indochina. Draft report by
Staff Assistants submitted to Senior Staff by the reference memo.
On January 8 the Senior Staff discussed the subject in the light
of the importance of Indochina to the security of Southeast Asia
and the security of the United States. To be considered further
at a later Senior Staff meeting.
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CURRENT NSC STAFF PROJECTS (C ont' d
P 0QPOSED TRANSFER OF TM POINT V P OG FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
TAT TO THE 0 0 Q PE,TIO, N ADMINIS'~ TON
NSC 110)
Memorandum on the subject from the Bureau of the Budget (NSC 110)
was referred by the President to the NSC with the request that
the Senior NSC Staff prepare a recommendation on the subject for
Council consideration as advice to the President. At the
direction of the President the Secretaries of the Interior,
Agriculture and Commerce, the Federal Security Administrator and
the Economic Cooperation Administrator will participate in this
Council project and have been requested to designate representa-
tives to join with the Senior NSC Staff for this purpose. The
President also expressed the desire that the views of the Rockefellez
Committee be obtained in connection with the preparation of the
above report. The Department of State and the Economic Cooperation
Administration have been requested to submit brief factual state-
ments on the Point IV Program and the BOA technical assistance
program, respectively for Senior Staff information in this con-
nection. The following officials have been designated to join
with the Senior NSC Staff in this project: Interior, Joseph C.
McCaskill; Agriculture, Stanley Andrews; Commerce, R. C. Miller;
Federal Security Agency, Mrs. Gertrude Gates; and EC A, Alvin J.
Roseman.
Department of State statement received; awaiting statement from
EC A.
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B. UTSCSTAFF ASSISTANTS
CONGRESSION PUBLICATION OF IN FORMA I OF ADVANTAGE , TO FOREIGN
Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary
same subject
dated
,
,
May 16, 1951; NSC Action No. 478)
Memorandum on the subject by the NSC Representative on Internal
Security, transmitted by the reference memo, was discussed at
the 92nd NSC Meeting, The Council directed the Senior NSC
Staff, by the reference action, with the assistance of the Inter-
departmental Committee on Internal Security to prepare recom-
mendations on the subject for Council consideration in the light
of the discussion. On May 29, the Senior Staff together with Mr.
Murphy of the White House Staff, the NSC Representative on Internal
Security and Mr. Whearty, of the Department of Justice, considered
the subject on the basis of the enclosure to the reference memorandum
and directed the Staff Assistants to prepare a draft recommendation
on the subject, in the light of the discussion, for consideration
by the Senior Staff. Awaiting report by the Staff Assistants.
...,UTILIZATIONN OF_ MANPOWER OF OTHER NATIONS FOR MILITARY PURPOSES
(NSC 108 and memo for all holders of NSC 108, dated April 24, 1951;
Memo for NSC from Executive secretary, same subject, dated May 8,
1951; NSC Action No. 472)
At the suggestion of the Senior State Member, the Senior NSC Staff
on December 12 agreed to designate an ad hoc group under the chair-
manship of a JCS official and with officials from State, NSRB, Mr.
Harriman's office, and CIA, to prepare a draft report on the subject.
The report by the ad hoc committee was considered and amended by the
NSC Staff for submission to the NSC as NSC 108. JCS views circulat-
ed by the reference memo. At its 91st Meeting the NSC referred
NSC 108 to the NSC Staff for reconsideration. On May 17 the Senior
Staff referred NSC 108 to the Staff Assistants for revision in the
light of the discussion. To be scheduled for discussion at an early
meeting of the NSC Staff Assistants. (See related civilian manpower
project in Section 3-A)
POSITION THE UNITED STATES W T RES C TO S IAN V_
(Progress Report, dated November 14, 1950, on N SC 28/1 and NSC 32/1;
NSC 88; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject.
"U.S. Courses of Action in the Event the Soviets Attempt to Close
the Baltic", dated March 26, 1951; Record of Senior Staff Meeting
on April 3, par. 3)
On December 13 the Senior NSC Staff directed the Staff Assistants
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POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH R S CT TO SCANDINAVIA (Cont'd)
to prepare a draft revision of NSC 28/1 for consideration by the
Senior Staff.
On October 17 1950, NSC 88, "U.S.. Courses of Action in the Event
the Soviets Attempt to Close the Baltic" was circulated for Council
information and referred to the NSC Staff for preparation of a re-
port for Council consideration. In view of recommendations made by
the Staff Assistants in the reference memo of March 26, the Senior
Staff agreed on April .3 that a statement of policy and a staff study
on the subject of NSC 88 should be incorporated in the draft report
on "The Position of the United States with Respect to Scandinavia",
and that completion of this project should be expedited. Awaiting
initial draft report by State.
UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO BERLIN AND EASTERN GERMANY
(NSC 89; NSC 73/ ,-par. ++2; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary,
subject: "Additional Airlift to Support the Far East", dated Sep-
tember 27 and November 20, 1950; NSC Action No. 368; Memo for Senior
NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated October 31,
1950; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from Executive Secretary, subject:
%wi"Courses of Action in the Event East Germany Imposes a Blockade in
Berlin", dated February 16, 1951; Memo for Senior NSC Staff from
Executive Secretary, subject: "United States Policy with Regard to
a Possible New Berlin Blockade", dated March 27, 1951; NIE-4)
At its 69th Meeting, the Council noted the reference memo of Septem-
ber 27 and the fact that the situation presented therein would be
taken Into consideration in the studies on the Berlin blockade re-
ferred to in par. 42 of NSC 73/4. Memoranda on the subject by the
Deputy Under Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense were
circulated for Council information as NSC 89, and referred to the
NSC Staff for use in connection with this staff project. JCS study
on airlift capabilities circulated to Senior Staff by the reference
memo of October 31. Subsequent memo by the Deputy Secretary of De-
fense (reference memo of November 20) circulated for Council infor-
mation and referred to the Staff for consideration in connection
with this project. Views of the JCS on "Courses of Action in the
Event East Germany Imposes a Blockade in Berlin" circulated by the
reference memo of February 16 to the Senior Staff for consideration
in connection with this pproject upon thq recommendation of the Sec-
.retary of Defense. NIE-4, issued by CIA, relates to the above sub-
ject.
On February 23 the Senior Staff noted that the JCS views would be
-taken into account in the early completion of a draft report on
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"U.S. Policy with Respect to Berlin and Eastern Germany" now under
preparation in the Department of State in collaboration with the De-
partment of Defense. Report by State circulated by reference memo
dated March 27 considered by theLSenior Staff on April 3 and re-
ferred to the Staff Assistants for revision in the light of the dis-
cussion.' Awaiting initial draft by ad hoc group of Staff Assistants.
{' T OE THE &UAICAN V N POPUL N IN GERM JAP&
N TJJ;-; r 'N OF HOSTILI~S
NSC 106)
Letter by the Secretary of Defense to the President on the subject
and the President's reply, referred by the President to the Council,
circulated as NSC 106 for Council information, and referred to the
Senior Staff for preparation of recommendations on the subject for
consideration by the Council the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Director of Defense Mobilization, and the Economic Cooperation Ad-
ministrator at an early Council meeting.
~.r On March 15 the Senior Staff discussed the reference report and re-
ferred it to the Staff Assistants for use in the preparation of a
draft report for consideration by the Senior Staff. Initial draft
in preparation by ad hoc group of Staff Assistants with the advice
and assistance of a special group from the Defense Department.
Awaiting initial draft from ad hoc group of Staff Assistants.
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0MRE NT _N3 TAFF PRO (Cont'd)
.Q S
L N 0 ON 1102e THIRD ROB.
nL J~ .,,yu
(Memo for Special Committee, same subject, dated May 28, 1951, with
copies for Senior NSC Staff; Record of Senior NSC Staff meeting on
May 22, 1951, Item 2; NSC Action No. 479)
On May 25, 1951, the Special Committee on East-West Trade discussed
and agreed upon procedures for staff work on the subject, in the
event the President signs the Third Supplemental Appropriations Bill,
1951, as he did on June 2. The procedure, as follows, was based
upon the discussion at the Senior Staff meeting on May 22, and the
discussion at the Council meeting on May 23, 1951: .
l., The initial Council determinations under Section 1302 should
consist of reports on four or five selected countries or groups
of countries, as, thoroughly documented as time will permit, and
a general exception for all others.
2. The reports will be unclassified to the greatest extent possible
with due consideration to the requirements of security.
A drafting group, composed of the State, Defense, Commerce and
ECA members of the Special Committee, should prepare the above
reports, with discretion as to the selection of the countries
and as to the form and content of the reports.
The initial reports should be submitted by the drafting group
for joint consideration by the Senior NSC Staff and the Special
Committee, with the view to Council action thereon no later
than its regularly scheduled meeting on June 13, 1951.
The Special Committee also agreed that the Export-Import Bank should
be invited to have representation on the Special Committee for the
staff work in connection with Section 1302.
Awaiting initial draft reports from the drafting group. (See also
the following project.)
,ISC DETERMI ATIONS ON EAS SLi.
(Memos for Special Committee on East-West Trade from Assistant
Executive Secretary, same subject, dated January 15, 21, February 8,
9, 12, 13, April 18, 20, 27, two memos dated April 30, memos dated
May 2, 7, 9, 11, 15, two memos dated May 21; Memo for Special Com-
mittee from Assistant Executive Secretary, subject: "Agenda for
Next Special Committee Meeting", dated January 22, 1951; Memos for
NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated February 8 and 23,
and May 16, 1951; Agenda, dated May 18, 1951 for Special Committee
Meeting on May 22, 1951; NSC Action No. 479.)
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,U_ MINATIONS ON EAST-l E5I_TBAD . (Cont'd)
Pending action by the Council with respect to Section 1302 of the
Third Supplemental Appropriations Bill, 1951, (see preceding pro-
ject), the Special Committee on East-West Trade has temporarily
deferred the preparation of further reports with respect to the
Cannon Amendment. A summary of reports completed or pending follows,
in which the dates referred to are for memoranda for the Special
Committee, unless otherwise specified.
A. QOUNTRIE0 FOR WHICH BEIMINARY _
I=L STUDIES _i VE RF; N 2 D
r.ii..GiiT'T iHAiii qT gLii
1. Latin America, the Near East and Africa (January 15, 1951)
2. The Far East
as Formosa, the Philippines, Burma and Thailand (January 25,
1951)
b. South Korea, Malaya, Pakistan, India, Ceylon and Afghanis-
tan (February 8, 1951)
Tables for Ceylot.(February 13,. 1951)
c. ECA "Far East Data Book" (dated January, 1951, circulated
by memorandum of February 9, 1951)
d. Hong Kong (April 20, 1951)
e. Japan and Indochina (April 20, 1951)
f. Indonesia (ray 2, 1951)
3. Europe
a. Austria, Belgium-Luxembourg, Denmark, Finland, France,
Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal,
Sweden and Switzerland (February 12, 1951)
b. Ireland (April 20, 1951)
c. The United Kingdom (April 27, 1951)
4. Others
a. Canada (April 11, 1951)
b. Australia (May 21, 1951)
c. Poland and Czechoslovakia (April 20, 1951)
B. Q~F+~_-P9.L^jii DRA T
~RM?]IDNS HAU_NEPARED
1. Latin America, Africa and the Near East
a. Determination approved by the Council on February 21, 1951
(Memos for NSC dated February 8 and 23, 1951)
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2. The Far East
a. Afghanistan, Burma,. Ceylon, Formosa, India, Indochina,
Indonesia, Malaya and Singapore, Pakistan, the Philippines,
South Korea and Thailand. (Memo dated April 30, 1951, un-
der revision by drafting group. Awaiting revision by
drafting group.)
b. Japan (Memo dated May 15, 1951. Awaiting Special Committee
consideration.)
3. Europe
a. Sweden and Switzerland. (Memo for NSC dated May 16, 1951,
withdrawn from the NSC Agenda on May 23, 1951, in the
light of the Kern Amendment. NSC Action No. 1+79.)
b. Western Germany and Austria. (Memo dated May 9, and
amendment thereto proposed by. JCS representative, attached
to Agenda dated May 13, 1951. Awaiting Special Committee
consideration.)
c. France, the Belgium-Luxembourg Economic Union and the
Netherlands. (Memo dated May 21, 1951. Awaiting Special
Committee consideration.)
PROVISION FOR STATEA~ FORCE
(NSC 96/1 and NSC 9~Action No. 09; memo for members of staff
group from Executive Secretary, subject: "Provision for State Guard
Forces," dated May 7, 1951)
At the request of the Secretary of Defense, NSC 96 was submitted for
6ouncil consideration. At its 77th Meeting, by the reference ac-
tion, the Council agreed to request the Chairman, NSRB, to develop,
in consultation with other interested agencies, a plan for the pro-
vision of essential Federal guidance and assistance to the States
in organizing reserves to perform State and local security functions
when the National Guard is ordered into active military service,
this plan to include any necessary Federal legislation.
Report by the Chairman, NSRB, circulated for Council information as
NSC 96/1 and referred to the NSC Staff for use in the preparation of
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a report for Council consideration. On April 12 the Senior Staff
discussed NSC 96/1 and referred it to the Defense, JCS and NSRB
Staff members together with officials from the Department of Jus-
tice, the Bureau of the Budget, and the Federal Civil Defense Ad-
ministration, for use in the preparation of a report for Senior
Staff consideration.
Draft outline, prepared by the Executive Secretary, transmitted to
the above staff group by the reference memorandum, and discussed
at a meeting on May 14. With some modifications, the outline was
adopted as a working guide and the proposed assignments were ac-
cepted. Civil Defense drafts received on May 16; Justice, on June 2.
Awaiting other drafts assigned to Defense.
$E LEASE OF INFORMATION REGARDING NEW WE APQNS
(Memo for NSC Consultants and AEC Representative, from Executive
Secretary, same subject, dated July 5, 1950)
At the direction of the President, the Council and the Chairman of
the Atomic Energy Commission undertook a consideration of the gen-
eral problem of weapons information, including atomic weapons, in
order to make appropriate recommendations to the President on the
%.M+ subject. A draft report, prepared by the Executive Secretary in
accordance with the discussion at a meeting on June 22, 1950, has
been circulated to the NSC Staff and a representative of the AEC
by the reference memo. Awaiting redraft of this report by Defense..
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4. OTHER CURRENT, C COUNCIL PROJECTS
JOINT VIEW F POLITICO-MILITARY STRATEGY
NSC Actions Nos. 393-b and 424: NSC ; NSC 100; Memo for NSC
from Executive Secretary subject: "Recommended Policies and
Actions in Light of the Grave World Situation", dated January 16,
1951)
The President directed (NSC Action No. 393-22) the Secretaries of
State and Defense to undertake a joint review of the politico-
military strategy of this Government with a view to increasing and
speeding up the programs outlined in NSC 68/4 in the light of the
present critical situation, and to submit to the President as soon
as possible appropriate recommendations through the NSC.
At its 81st Meeting the Council discussed a report by the Chairman
NSRB, on "Recommended Policies and Actions in Light of the Grave
World Situation" (NSC 100) and noted the reference by the President
of NSC 100 to the Secretaries of State and Defense for considera-
tion in connection with the joint review of the politico-military
strategy of this Government.
Awaiting joint report by the Secretaries of State and Defense.
,(See also related projects in Sections 2-A and 3-A.)
NATIONAL PETROLEUM PROGRAM
N U 9y
At the direction of the President a letter from the Acting Secre-
tary of Defense on the subject (Na6C 97) was referred to the
Director of Defense Mobilization to develop a national petroleum
program leading to the complete supply of allied requirements, for
consideration by the NSC. Awaiting report by the Director of
Defense Mobilization. (See project on Iran in Section 3-B.)
UNITED STATES OJF T I S a POI Ic IES AND COURSES OF ACTION IN ASIA
(N90 -Action No, 20-1
Upon consideration of NSC 101/1 on "U. S. Action to Counter
Chinese Communist Aggression", the Council requested the Depart-
ment of State to prepare a study of the effect upon China and
other Eastern countries of continued U. S. support of Chiang
Kai-shek. (NSC Action No. 420-A) Awaiting State report.
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A ONAL PS HOLD A A PLAN FOR GENERAL WAR
Memo or NSC from Executive Secretary
same subject
dated May 8
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1951; NSC 59/1).
A report by the Interdepartmental Foreign Information Organization
on the subject, prepared in accordance with NSC 59/1, was cir-
culated by the reference memorandum for Council information and, at
the request of the Department of State, the Secretary of Defense
was requested to obtain the views of the JCS with respect thereto.
Awaiting JCS views.
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