PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00022R000400110028-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 11, 2001
• Sequence Number: 28
• Publication Date: April 5, 1948
• Content Type: MEMO

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E N C L O S U R E
THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
Washington 25, D. C.
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5 April 1948
MEMORANDUM FOR THE STATE-ARMY' NAVY-AIR FORCE COORDINATING
COMMIT TEE:
Subject; Psychological Warfare.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff have considered SWNCC 304/6, for-
warded to them by your memorandum SANA-5886 of 9 January 1948.
It is the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that from the mili-
tary point of 'view:
a. The national security will be adversely affected if
a working nucleus for the planning and coordination of
psychological warfare is not brought into existence prior
to war (or threat of war as determined by the President);
b, The effect of the recommendations in SWNCC 304/6,
as approved by the State-Army-Navy,-Air Force Coordinating
Committee, would be to postpone, to a dangerously late date,
the establishment of a psychological warfare organization;
and,
c. There should be established, as soon as practicable,
under the National Security Council, a Psychological Warfare
Organization, but with its peacetime scope and activities
limited to that of a working nucleus for planning and
coordination.
Accordingly, the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommend that the
pertinent Conclusions and Recommendations of SWNCC 304/6 be
amended in the light of the above comments.
For the Joint Chiefs of Staff:
W, G. LALOR,
Captain, U.S. Navy,
Secretary.
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL:
Subject: Psychological Warfare.
Forwarded for the consideration of the National Security
Council are the views (SANACC 304/14) of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
on SWNCC 304/6 which are concurred in by the SANACC:
ttThe Joint Chiefs of Staff have considered SWNCC 304/6
and it is the opinion of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that from
the military point of view:
a. The national security will be adversely affected if
a working nucleus for the planning and coordination of
psychological warfare is not brought into existence
prior to war (or threat of war as determined by the
President);
b. The effect of the recommendations in SWNCC 304/6,
as approved by the State-Army-Navy-Air Force Coordinating
Committee, would be to postpone, to a dangerously late
date, the establishment of a psychological warfare organ-
ization; ' and,
c. There should be established., as soon as practicable,
under the National Security Council, a Psychological War-
fare Organization, but with its peacetime scope and
activities limited to that of a working nucleus for
planning and coordination.
Accordingly, the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommend that
the pertinent Conclusions and Recommendations of SWNCC 30'x'?/6
be amended in the light of the above comments.'
In this connection there is enclosed a copy of SWNCC 304/6
approved by SANACC prior to receipt of the JCS views referred to
above. Also enclosed for the information of the Council is a
copy of SANACC 304/12, approved by the Committee as a possible
basis for further planning.
SANACC 304/14 - 86 - Appendix
(Revised 12 April 1948)
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