NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL STATUS OF PROJECTS

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STATUS OF PROJECTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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I. Projects Under Consideration by the NSC........... 1
A. Items Scheduled on Agenda for the 139th
"dSC Meeting : ..............................
Significant World Developments
Affecting U.S. Security .............. 1
Additional Republic of Korea Divisions. 1
National Security Problems Concerning
Free World Petroleum Demands and
Potential Supplies ................... 1
National Security Interests in the
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Seaway
Project .............................. 1
Basic National Security Policies and
Programs in Relation to Their Costs.. 1
U.S. Policies in the Far East.......... 2
U.S. Policy Regarding the Present
Situation in Iran .................... 3
B. Items Awaiting Subsequent NSC Consideration 4
Analyjjsis~ of Possible Courses of Action
in Ko J. e a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
U.S. Objectives and Courses of Action
with Respect to Formosa and the
National Government of China......... 4
Intelligence Support for the Voice of
America with Regard to Soviet Jamming
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II. Current NSC Planning Board Projects ............... 5
Conditions for a Peaceful Settlement
with the USSR ....................
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U.S. Objectives and Courses of Action with
Respect to Japan ........................... 5
Eligibility of Representatives of Foreign
Government to Receive Classified U.S.
Security Information..,.......>............
6
Proposal for a Volunteer Freedom Corps.......
6
U.S. Policies and Programs in the Economic
Field which may affect the War Potential
of the Soviet Bloc .... ....> ................
7
U.S. Policy Toward the Soviet Satellite
States in Eastern Europe (Including
East Germany) ................???????????r?+
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U.S. Objectives and Policies with Respect
to the . ear East . . . . ? ? . ? . ? ? . ? ? . ? . ? . ? ? ? - ? ? ? ?
A National Petroleum Program.................
Armaments and American Policy................
U.S. Objectives and Courses of Action with
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Respect to Latin Arnerica...................
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The Position of the United States with
Respect to South Asia ......................
9
U.S. Objectives and Policies with Respect to
North Africa ........... ....................
9
The Position of the United States with
Respect to Yugoslavia.... ..................
9
NSC 26 Series ................................
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U.S. and Allied War Objectives in the Event
of Global War..... .........?.....>.........
10
Japanese Peace Treaty Tslands....?........... 10
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III. Other Current Council Projects .................... 11
The Use of Radio as a Medium for
Psychological Operations and the Impact
of Its Use on National Security............ 11
A Project to Provide a More Adequate Basis
for Planning for the Security of the
United States .............................. 11
Organized Evacuation of Civilian Populations
in Civil Defense ........................... 12
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I. PRO UNDER O
A. ITEMS' ` CHEDULEDON AGENDA, FOR THE 140TH NSC MEETING ON
W E D N F S D A APRIL 22 1221
(Agenda dated April 17, 1953)
1. SIGNIFICANT WORLD DEVELOPMENTS ~FECTING U,S t SECURITY
An oral briefing by the Director of Central Intelli-
gence is scheduled to be noted.
2. DITIONAL REPU LIC Q KOREA DIVISIONS
The action taken by the President to authorize the
creation of additional Republic of Korea divisions
is scheduled to be noted.
3. NATIONAL SECURITY PROBLEMS CONCERNING FREE WORLD
PETROLEUM DEMANDS AND PC TEN I SUPPLIES
(NSC Action No. 756)
Origin: The Council at its meeting on April 8 con-
curred in the recommendations on the subject presented
orally by the Attorney General (NSC Action No. 756).
Current Status: Confirmation by the Council of the
action taken at last NSC meeting is scheduled for
consideration.
4. NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE ST. LAWRENCE-GREAT
LAKES SEAWAY PROJECT ~'
(N;3C 150)
C,rigin: Draft statement of policy on the subject,
prepared on the basis of agreement by the Planning
Board has been submitted to the Council as NSC 150.
Also included in NSC 150 for Council information is an
NSC staff study and annexes.
Current Status: NSC 150 is scheduled for considera"
tion.
5. BASIC NATIONAL SECURIiiy_ CJCT S AND 'ROGRAMS IN
RELATION TO THEIR COSTS
1 4 9 , 1, 20 , 68/2, 135/3 and Annex to 135/1,
135, 141, 142, 145; Memo for NSC, April 2, 1953;
Memos for NSC, subject, "Review of Basic National
Security Policies", February 6 and 18, 1953; Memo
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BASIC-NATIONAL-SECURITY POLICIES AND PROGRAMS IN
for NSC, subject, "Review of Basic National Security
Policies. The Military Program", March 24, 1953;
Memos for NSC., subject, "Review of Basic National
Security Policies: The Mutual Security Program",
March 20, 24 and 30, 1953; Memo for NSC, subject,
"Budget Considerations Bearing on the NSC Review of
Basic National Security Policies", March 5, 1953;
Memo for NSC, subject, "Cost of National Security
Programs", February 24, 1953; Memo for NSC, subject,
"Budget Outlook Based on Programs of Previous
Administration", February 17, 1953; Memo for Senior
NSC Staff, subject, "Reexamination of United States
Programs for National Security", January 23, 1953;
NSC Action Nos. 668, 705-b, 726, 730, 733, 743, 744-a,
747, 752-b and 762)
Origin: The Council on February 4 noted an oral report
by Mr. Cutler of the President's desire that the
Council initiate discussion of the basic over-all
policies in NSC 20/4, 68/2, 135/3 and 141 on the basis
of summaries to be circulated.
Current Status: NSC 149/1 (to be circulated prior
to the Council mee g) is scheduled for consideration.
NSC 149/1 will contain a revision of Part I of
NSC 149 based on the discussion at the last Council
meeting and outlines along the lines of Part II of
NSC 149 of the respective Military, Mutual Security
and Atomic Energy programs prepared by the Secretary
of Defense, the Director for Mutual Security and the
Atomic Energy Commission pursuant to NSC Action
No. 762-b.
6. UNITED STATES POLICIES IN T _E FAR-EAST
NS148, NSC Action 758; NSC k8/5; NIE-47)
Ori_gn: Draft statement of policy on the subject,
prepared by the Planning Board, was submitted for
Council consideration as NSC 148, together with a Far
East Financial Summary and an annex constituting an
NSC staff study on Communist China.
Curr entSStatus: The results of the analysis and
screening by the Bureau of the Budget pursuant to
NSC Action No. 758-b of the figures appearing in the
Far East Financial Summary in pp. 7-13 of NSC 147
are scheduled to be noted.
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7.
_UNITED STATFS POLICY REGARDING THE PRESENT SITU ON
IN !RAN
(Progress Report, dated March 20, 1953, by the Under
Secretary of State on Paragraph 5-.4 of NSC 136/1)
Origin: The reference progress report has been
circulated for the information of the Council.
Current Status: The reference progress report is
scheduled to be noted.
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B. ITEMS WAITING UBSE UENT C 0 S O
1. ANALYSIS OF POSSIBLE Q_OURSEQ 0 ACTION IN KOREA
(NSC 147; NSC Action No. 759- NSC 118/2; Memo for NSC,
subject, "Future Courses of Action in Connection with
the Situation in Korea", March 30, 1953; NIE-80; SE-41)
i: Report on the subject prepared by the NSC
Planning Board in the light of the estimate of the JCS
transmitted by the reference memo of March 30, was sub-
mitted as NSC 147 for the consideration of the Council.
NSC 147 also sets forth possible methods of meeting the
problem of reimbursement of the United States for
logistic support of other UN forces in Korea.
Current Status: Awaiting further study by the Council.
2. STATES OBJEC IVES AND CQ S_S 0,; 'ACIIQ
RESPECT TO FORMOS ND NAT I N GO RNMENT OF
CH
NSC 146 and Annex to NSC 146? NSC Action Nos. 760 62
NSC 128 48/59 SE-299 NIE-27/i; Memos for NSC, April 6
and 7, 1953)
-0ri : The Council on April 2 directed the NSC Staff,
after preliminary discussion by State Defense and CIA,
to prepare a report for Council consideration in the
light of a review of NSC 48/5, insofar as it pertains
to U.S. policy toward Formosa, the Chinese Nationalist
Government, and other anti-communist Chinese forces and
in the light of the views of the JCS, contained in
NSC 128 (NSC Action No. 624-b).
Current Status: Awaiting further study by the Council
of NSC 146 as amended by the reference memo of April 6.
3. INTELLIGENCE SUPPO T O VOCE OF AM-ERICA-WIT_H
REGARD TO SOVI
Progress Report T M +I_ G
dated April 13, 1953 by the Acting
Secretary of State on Pilot Operation of Paragraph 3-1
of NSC 66/1)
Origin: The reference progress report has been cir-
culated for the information of the Council.
Current Status: To be scheduled on the agenda of an
early Council meeting. (See also related project in
Section III below.)
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TI. CUM EN SC NN BOAR RO CT
1. CONDITIONS FOR ,.A PFA? C.EFU, SF TLEI, T WITI THE USSR
(Memo for Senior NSC Staff, "Armaments and American Policy",
February 4 1953; Records of Senior NBC Staff Meetings,
September 1, 1950 February 23, May 24, and July 10, 1951,
and January 27, 2~ and April 8, 1953; NBC 79, 112, NSC
Action No. 725 Memo for NBC "United States and Allied
Objectives in the Event of Giobal War", September 6, 1950)
(See also related project, Armaments and American Policy)
Ori_i r: On September 6, 1950, the Senior Staff discussed
N' C 79 and designated an ad hoc group to draft a report
to include (1) a statement of war objectives in the event
of global war as recommended by the JCS, and (2) such
related questions as a statement of the conditions that the
U.S. would be willing to accept for a peaceful settlement
with the USSR and its satellites. On February 23, 1951,
the Senior NSC Staff agreed that the NBC 79 project should
be completed in two sections and that the section of the
above subject including a plan for reduction and regulation
of armaments and armed forces should be completed as a
matter of priority.
u rent Status : Awaiting continued discussion of the sub-
ject at meeting of the Planning Board on April 20 in
the light of recent Soviet peace moves, with a view to pre-
paring recommendations for Council consideration. (See
also related projects listed as nos. 9 and 15 below.)
2. UNITED STATE OBJECTIVES SE5 F AC WITN RESPECT
NSC 12~j/4; NSC Action No. 761? Memo for NSC Planning Board,
April 17, 1953; Record of Meeting of Planning Board on
April 15, 1953; NBC 125/2; Annexes to NSC 125/1; NBC 125/3
and Annex to 125/3; NBC Action No. 660; Memo for NSC,
August 7, 1952; NIE-52)
ri ?ira: In connection with the President's approval of
NBC 125/2, he directed that the general structure of a
U.S. program to implement the courses of action enumerated
in paragraph 7 thereof should, where suitable, be explored
by the Department of State in consultation with the Depart-
ments of Defense and Commerce, the Office of the Director
for Mutual Security the Office of Defense Mobilization
and other appropriate agencies, and that the main elements
of such a program should be reported back to the Council
at the earliest possible time (reference memo of August 7).
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UNITED S A S OBJECTIVES A
URSES OF ACTION, WITH RESPECT
Current Status: Awaiting consideration by the Planning
Board on April 20 of a revision of NSC 125/4, pursuant to
NSC Action No. 76l- , to take account of the question of
the long-term viability of the economy of a Japan deprived
of the raw materials and markets of the Chinese mainland.
3. E L I G I B : T L I T Y RE ESE TA IV O REIGN GO iRNMENT TO
R ? E C E VE CLA_,_SSIFIED U.S . SECURTY IN ORMATSO T
(Memos for NSC Planning Board, Marc-h--25--and April 6 and 16,
1953; Memos for NSC, subject "Eligibility of Foreign
Representatives to Receive Classified Information",
June 14 and November 19, 1951; NSC Action No. 507)
or ina Draft Presidential directive, a report and pro-
posed regulations on the subject, prepared by the Inter-
departmental Committee on Internal Security, were trans-
mitted by the reference memo of June 14, 1951 for con-
sideration by the Council.
Cu,ent S a us: Awaiting discussion of the subject on the
basis of the reference draft directive of April 16 at a
meeting of the Planning Board on April 22.
4. PROPOSAL FORA VOLUNTEER FREEDOM CORPS
(NSC 139 NSC Action No. 72L; Memo for NSC
Febru
24
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1953) '
i in In a memo to the Executive Secretary of NSC9
February 14, 1953 (NSC 143) the President outlined a pro-
posal for a "Volunteer Freedom Corps", and requested that
it be scheduled for early study by the Council. The
Council approved in principle the proposal and agreed
that an ad hoc committee should study its feasibility and
prepare a detailed plan for its effectuation for Council
consideration (NSC Action No. 724).
rreent Sat
.Li
s: A report prepared by the ad hoc committee
pursuant to NSC Action No. 72+ is to be circulated and is
scheduled for preliminary discussion by the Planning Board
at its meeting on April 22 prior to Council action upon it.
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5. UsS. POLICIES AND _P OGRAMS IN I ~FCN C FIELD WHICH MA
AFFECT THE WAR POTEN L 0 THE SOVIET BLOC
-NSC Action No. 73; NSC 10 2 91/1 , 122/1; Memo for
NSC Planning Board, March 30, 1953; Progress Report,
January 19, 1953, by the Secretary of State and the
Director for Mutual Security on NSC 104/2.)
Ori,ia: The Council on March 18, 1953 directed the NSC
Planning Board, with the participation of the Department
of Commerce, to review the existing policy on this subject
(NSC 104/2) and submit appropriate recommendations for
Council consideration (NSC Action No. 738).
Current Status: Tentatively scheduled for review by the
Planning Board at its meeting on April 24.
6. UNITED STATES POLICY TOWARD THE SOVIET SATELLITE STATES IN
EASTE?yT EUiJOPETNC UD GGERMAN
7.
of Senior NSC Staff Meeting on January 29, 1953.)
Or -'. The Senior Staff agreed on January 29 to prepare;
recommendations for Council consideration on several urgent
and immediate policy questions, including this policy
question.
iv5c 5ti/2 Memo for Senior NSC Staff, March 3 1953; Record
Current Status: The Draft statement of policy and staff
study on the subject prepared by State (reference memo of
March 3) are tentatively scheduled for consideration at the
meeting of the Planning Board on April 24.
IMIZED OBJECTIVES
EAR EAST A LIC ES WITH ES E T T
NSC 129 1, Memo for Senior NSC Staff March 17 and
April 14, 1953; Record of Meeting of Manning Board on
April 10 and April 15, 1953)
0O iin. The Senior Staff agreed on January 29 to prepare
recommendations for Council consideration on several urgent
and immediate policy questions including this policy
question.
Current Status: Awaiting revision by the Board Assistants
of the draft statement of policy of April 14 (as amended by
the Planning Board) in the light of the discussion at the
meeting of the Planning Board on April 27, and preparation
by the Board Assistants of a draft staff study. Tentatively
scheduled for Planning Board consideration on April 27.
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8. A NATIONAL PETROLEUM PROGRAM
(NSC 97 97/2. ecord of Meeting of Senior NSC Staff of
August 16 1951; Memos for Senior NSC Staff, July 24 and
December 22, 1952, March 5 and 10, 1953; Memo for NSC
Planning Board April 6 and 10; Memo for NSC, "Security
of Certain Middle East Areas" December 11, 1951; NSC
Action No. 592; Record of Meeting of Senior Staff,
January 27 1953, and Meeting of Planning Board,
April 10, 1953)
Interim recommendations on the subject, prepared
by the NSC Staff in response to a letter from the Secre-
tary of Defense (NSC 97) were approved by the President
upon the recommendation of the NSC as NSC 97/2.
Current Status: Awaiting preparation of a revised draft
statement of policy by the Board Assistants based on the
drafts of March 5 and April 6. Tentatively scheduled for
Planning Board consideration at the meeting on April 24.
9. AMANIE;NTS AND, A' ..R,;CAN L I Y
Memos for Senior NSC Staff of February 4, March 12, and
April 2, 1953; NSC Action No. 725)
r3 :1n The NSC, on February 25 1953 after discussing
recommendations of the Department of State Panel of Con-
sultants on Disarmament contained in the report on the
subject (reference memo of February 4), referred the
report to the Senior NSC Staff, directing it, with the
assistance of Dr. Vannevar Bush, to report back to the
Council on possible means of carrying out the recommenda-
tions (NSC Action No. 725).
Current Ste; Awaiting preparation of a revision of
the report of April 2 by the ad hoc committee on the
subject in the light of the discussion at the Planning
Board meeting on April 10 and comments to be submitted
informally to the Committee by the Planning Board
Members. Tentatively scheduled for Planning Board con-
sideration on May 1.
10. U~L
ITEI7 STATES OBJECTIVESS AND COURSES OF ACTIQN WITH
R { EC.i' TO LATIN &IIRRICA
144/15 Annex to NSC 144)
OriKin: NSC 144/1, approved by the President on March 18,
stated (para.3) that its limited purpose was to define our
objectives and courses of action concerning important
problems common to the area; policies toward specific
country situations, such as those in Argentina and Guate-
mala, were left for subsequent papers.
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mTrU,,TTATS OBJECTIVE
TO LATIN
Cie t Sta us: Awaiting reports on specific country
situations in Latin America from State (including espe-
cially Panama, Argentina, Guatemala, Chile, Venezuela
and Brazil).
11. POSITION OF D STATES IgIM R SPE-T TO U H
AS :L
NSC 98/1; Record of Senior Staff meeting on January 29,
1953)
9 1 " i The Senior Staff at its meeting on January 29
agreed to prepare recommendations for Council consider-
ation on several urgent and immediate policy questions,
including this policy question.
Care t, Status: Awaiting preparation of a draft report
by State.
12. TITS STATES OBJE- TIVES A_ND.LQjgjE8 WITH RE ECT TO
H? AFR,~ ICA
Memos for Senior NSC Staff, March 4 and 16, 1953; NIE-69
and Supplement)
Q, igino Draft statement of policy and staff study prepared
by State were transmitted by reference memo of March 4 for
consideration by the Senior Staff.
Current Status: Awaiting consideration by the Planning
Board at an early meeting of the revised statement of
policy and financial appendix of March 16 prepared by
Staff Assistants.
13. THE POSITION OF THE UNITED STATES WITH RESPECT TO
VTTG0.ST_VI
NSC 18/6)
i ino The Senior Staff on January 29 agreed to prepare
recommendations for council consideration on several urgent
and immediate policy questions, including this policy
question.
Current Status: Awaiting preparation of a draft report by
State.
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14. NSC 26 SF;R IES
(Progress Report March 9, 1953, by the under Secretary
of State on NSC 6 Series; NSC Action No. 753)
Or The Council on March 25 noted the reference
progress report on the subject and that the Department of
State is preparing a proposed revision of this policy for
Council consideration (NSC Action No. 753).
C S tus: Awaiting report by State.
15. UTITED STATES D L a W OBJECTIVES IN THE EVENT OF
GLOBAL WAR
NSC 79 Memo for NSC September 6 1950; Records of Senior
Staff meetings on September 6, 19'0 and February 23, 1951;
Memo for Senior Defense, JCS and CIA members, January 14,
1953)
OrIgi JCS memo (NSC 79) was circulated for Council
information and referred to the Staff. The Senior Staff
on September 6 1950, designated an ad hoc group to draft
a report on (13 war objectives in the event of global war
and (2) such related questions as a statement of the con-
ditions the U.S. would be willing to accept for peaceful
settlement with the USSR and its satellites (see related
projects listed as nos. 1 and 9 above).
Cu went Status: Awaiting report on the first of the
above questions by an ad hoc committee (designated by
State, Defense, JCS and CIA) based on its study of a
preliminary draft report prepared by the Policy Planning
Staff of State (reference memo of January 14).
16. JAPANESE PEACE TREATY ISLANDS
(Para. 3, NSC 12 ')
0'i in; The Planning Board requested the Department of
State and Defense to state their respective positions
by April 15 on the question of whether the U.S. should
maintain the status quo in the entire group of islands
mentioned in Article 3 of the Peace Treaty or whether
it should return certain of these islands to Japan.
Current State, : Awaiting consideration by the Planning
Board at its meeting on May 15 on the basis of reports by
the Departments of State and Defense. (See also related
project listed as no. 2 above.)
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III, OTHER CURRENT COUNCIL PROJECTS
1. THE SE OF FIG S A MEDUM FOR PS FOLOGICAh OPERATIONS
AND THE IM-ACT ,_.OFFITS USE ON NATIONAL SECURITY
(NSC Action Nos. 612 and 710; NSC 137, 137/it 66/1; Memo
for NSC, March 26, 1953; Memo for NSC, subject, "The Need
for Immediate Review and Later Establishment of National
Policy on the Use of Radio as a Medium for Psychological
Operations and the Impact of its Use on National Security",
February 5, 1953; Memos for NSC, subject, "Intelligence
Support for the Voice of America with Regard to Soviet
Jamming", January 2, February 26 and 29, 1952; Memo for
NSC, subject, "Potential Soviet Attack on our Essential
Communications Systems and Organizations", January 26, 1951)
Origin: At the request of the Deputy Secretary of Defense,
his memorandum and its attached report by the Joint Chiefs
of Staff on the subject were transmitted as NSC 137 for
consideration by the Council of the recommendations con-
tained in the second and third paragraphs of the memorandum.
Current Status: Awaiting report by the Director of Central
Intelligence and the Telecommunications Adviser to the
President, pursuant to NSC Action No. 710, and considera-
tion by the Council of these reports together with the
report of the President's Committee on International In-
formation Activities transmitted by the reference memo
of March 26.
2. LPROJECT TO PROVIDE A YORE DE DATE BASIS FOR PLAN N('
FOR THE SECURITY Or, THE UNI`TFD TAT IS:
(NSC 140; Memo for N,$C, October 21, 1952; Memos for NSC
June 5, July 17 and 30, August 30,'1951, and November 21,
25, 26, 1952; Memo for NSC, subject, "Summary Evaluation
of the Net Capability of the USSR to Injure the Continental
United States" November 25, 1952; NSC Action Nos. 519,
543, 687, and 699; SE-14)
Origin: The Council on November 26, 1952 (NSC Action
No. 687-.A) received a summary evaluation of the net capa-
bility of the USSR to injure the Continental United States
(reference memos of October 21 and November 25) prepared
pursuant to NSC directive (reference memo of August 30,
1951). A directive prepared by the Director of Central
Intelligence pursuant to NSC Action No. 687-b, to provide
the basis for a more adequate evaluation was concurred in
by the Council, approved by the President on January 19,
and issued as NSC 140
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FOR TI E SECTIF~IY F THE T T t'
Curd ent_Stats : Awaiting (a) summary evaluation of the
USSR's net capability to inflict direct injury on the
U.S. to be submitted by the Special Evaluation Sub-Com-
mittee by May 15, pursuant to NSC 140, and (b) further
consideration by the Council of the recommendation of the
DCI contained in paragraph 5-. of the memo of the DCI
transmitted by memo on October 21, as amended (see NSC
Action No. 687-i).
ORGANIZED EVACUATION OF CIVILIAN POPULATIONS IN CIVIL
DEFEN F~
(NSC Action No. 651; NSC 131, 131/1; Memo for NSC, June 9,
1952)
Origin: On May 16, 1952, the Deputy Federal Civil Defense
Administrator requested that a policy memorandum on the
subject, which the FCDA was proposing to issue for the
guidance of state and local civil defense forces, be re-
ferred to the NSC for such comments or action as was deemed
appropriate (circulated as NSC 131).
Current Stait? ,: Awaiting further study by the Federal
Civil Defense Administration in the light of the discussion
at the Council meeting on June 18, 1952.
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