PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE TASKS UNDERTAKEN BY THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY AGAINST NORTH VIETNAM

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: Library of Congress
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): LOC-HAK-30-6-11-9
• Release Decision: RIPLIM
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: January 11, 2017
• Document Release Date: August 31, 2010
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: February 7, 1973
• Content Type: MEMO

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February 7. 1973
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
SUBJECT: Psychological Warfare Tasks Undertaken by the
Central Intelligence Agency Against North. Vietnam
The President greatly appreciates the very effective manner in
which the Agency has supported the Government's psychological
warfare efforts against North Vietnam. The enthusiasm and
imaginative professionalism with which the Agency undertook this
work has markedly contributed to the success of the program.
While the task in Indochina will now be different, we all face a
challenge in persuading all the people of Indochina to carry out the
agreement in good faith. I am confident the Agency will continue
to play an important role -- through instrumentalities uniquely
available to it -- to achieve this vital goal.
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A. issinger
Henry
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 7, 1973
SECRET
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
FROM: Psychological Warfare Tasks Undertaken by
the Department of Defense Against, North
Vietnam
The President greatly appreciates the very effective manner in
which the Department of Defense supported the Government's
psychological warfare campaign against North Vietnam. Among
the many tasks undertaken with great dedication and profes sion?-
alism, that of creating a variety of specialized leaflets and
dropping them in the hundreds of millions was a noteworthy
accomplishment.
These efforts contributed markedly to the success of the program
designed to help bring an end to hostilities.
/I
Henry A.. issinger
SECRET
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1 MEMORANDUM
SECRET
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
ACTION
February 2, 1973
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RICHARD T. KENNEDY
JOHN H. HOLDRIDGE~i1
5-37
Letters of Commendation to the Director
of CIA and the Secretary of Defense for
Psywar Efforts Undertaken Against NVN
Recently we summarized for you the psyop activity undertaken by USIA in
response to the President's directive for an all-out psywar effort against
NVN and recommended that you sign a commendatory memorandum to the
Director of USIA stating that the task remains to persuade the people of
Indochina to carry out the agreement in good faith.
Additionally, we believe a memorandum from you to the Secretary of
Defense expressing appreciation for DOD's excellent accomplishments in
the psywar campaign would be appropriate.
At Tabs A-1 and A-2 are memoranda from you to the Director of CIA and
the Secretary of Defense, respectively.
RECOMMENDATION:
That you sign the memoranda at Tabs A-1 and A-2.
SECRET
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