United States Foreign Information Program1
1. For previous documentation, see Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. ii, Part 2, pp. 1591 ff.
185. Report Prepared by the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5509. Secret. This paper is a collection of reports prepared by various executive agencies. Part 6, dated February 11, was prepared by USIA
186. Diary Entry by the President’s Press Secretary (Hagerty)
Source: Eisenhower Library, Hagerty Papers, Diary Series.
187. Circular Airgram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 511.00/4–155. Confidential. Drafted by Vaughn R. DeLong, Chief, Program Development, and sent to 78 missions.
188. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the President and the Secretary of State, Washington, May 24, 1955, 10:20 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, Telephone Conversations with the President. Prepared by Phyllis D. Bernau, Secretary Dulles’ personal secretary.
189. Circular Letter From the Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (Washburn) to all USIS Posts
Source: Department of State, USIA/IOP Files: Lot 59 D 260, Director 1953–56. Confidential.
190. Report Prepared by the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5525. Secret. This paper is a collection of reports prepared by various executive agencies. Part 6, dated August 11, was prepared by USIA.
191. Report by the Operations Coordinating Board to the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, Planning Board Files, Miscellaneous, 1954–5. Top Secret. The President initially requested that this study be made; his request was incorporated in NSC Action No. 1426–b, which he approved on August 1. (Ibid.,OCB Files: Lot 62 D 430, Four Power Meeting) On August 31, the OCB approved the report, prepared in compliance with NSC Action No. 1426–b, and forwarded it to the National Security Council on September 1 through a memorandum from Elmer B. Staats, Executive Officer of the OCB, to James S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secretary of the NSC. On September 2, NSC Acting Executive Secretary Gleason sent this report to NSC members. (Ibid.,S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, Planning Board Files, Miscellaneous, 1954–1955)
192. Memorandum From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Streibert) to the President
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 511.003/9–455. Confidential.
193. Letter From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Streibert) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, USIA/IOP Files: Lot 59 D 260, I–Director, 1953–6. Confidential. Drafted by Abbott Washburn, Acting Director of USIA.
194. Memorandum of Discussion at the 262d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, October 20, 1955
Source: Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower Papers, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret.
195. Memorandum of a Meeting Between the President and Legislative Leaders, The White House, Washington, December 13, 1955
Source: Department of State, USIA/IOP Files: Lot 61 D 445, White House Correspondence. Confidential. Drafted by Washbum. Attached to a covering memorandum of December 20 from Andrew Berding, Chief of IOP, to George Hellyer, Information Area of the Far East (hereafter, IAF). Berding suggested “that in your conversations with Ambassadors in the Far East next month a most effective way to begin would be with the President’s strong feeling with regard to an increased USIA effort.” Also appended to the December 20 note was a copy of the December 13 press release on the meeting by White House Press Secretary James Hagerty.
A second account of this meeting appears in a memorandum of December 13 entitled “Bipartisan Legislative Leaders Meeting” by L.A. Minnich, Jr. (Eisenhower Library, Whitman Files, Legislative Meetings, 1955)
196. Memorandum of a Meeting Between the President and the Republican Leadership, The White House, Washington, March 13, 1956
Source: Department of State, USIA/IOP Files: Lot 59 D 260, I–Director, 1953–6. Confidential. Drafted by Washburn. Attached to this memorandum was a note which reads: “Mr. Washbum prefers these papers not be circulated.” The note contained in handwriting, “Noted OS”, probably referring to Oren Stephens, and “AB”, presumably Assistant USIA Director Andrew Berding.
197. Circular Airgram From the United States Information Agency to all USIS Missions
Source: Department of State, USIA/IOP Files: Lot 64 D 535, 1956. Confidential. Drafted by Alfred V. Boerner, IOP. Also sent to the Secretaries of the Navy and the Air Force, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Chief of the Office of Psychological Warfare, Department of the Army.
198. Report by the OCB Special Working Group on Stalinism
Source: Department of State, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, Planning Board Member Files, Miscellaneous, 1956–57. Secret. On May 25, Staats transmitted this report to NSC Executive Secretary Lay. The latter forwarded the paper to the National Security Council on May 28 and sent copies to the Secretary of the Treasury, the Special Assistant to the President for Disarmament, the Director of the Bureau of the Budget, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Director of Central Intelligence.
200. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (McCardle) to the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Murphy)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 511.00/9–1256. Confidential.
201. Memorandum of Discussion at the 303d Meeting of the National Security Council, Washington, November 8, 1956
Source: Eisenhower Library, Eisenhower Papers, Whitman File, NSC Records. Top Secret. Prepared by S. Everett Gleason on November 9.
202. Minutes of a Cabinet Meeting, Washington, January 18, 1957, 9–10:50 a.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Cabinet Secretariat Records. Confidential. Prepared by L.A. Minnich, Jr.
204. Letter From the Secretary of State to the Director of the United States Information Agency (Larson)
Source: Department of State, Central Files, 511.004/6–2757. Confidential. Drafted by Berding on June 22.
205. Letter From the Director of the United States Information Agency (Larson) to the Secretary of State
Source: Department of State, USIA Files: Lot 60 D 322, Director’s Chronological Files, Reel 4, 1957. Drafted by Larson. Also sent to Washburn; John S. Voorhees; Robert Button, Chief, IBS; Clive Du Val, General Counsel; and Saxton Bradford, Chief, IOP.
206. Memorandum From the Secretary of State to the President
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Dulles–Herter Series.
207. Report Prepared by the National Security Council
Source: Department of State, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 5720. Secret. This paper is a collection of reports prepared by various agencies. Part 6 was prepared by USIA. According to a memorandum of September 11 from the Executive Secretary of the NSC, the annual National Security Council reports were transmitted to members on that date. (Ibid.)
208. Memorandum of a Telephone Conversation Between the Secretary of State and the Attorney General (Brownell), Washington, September 24, 1957, 2:15 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Dulles Papers, General Telephone Conversations. Prepared in the Office of the Secretary of State.
209. Memorandum of a Meeting Between the President and Legislative Leaders, The White House, Washington, December 3, 1957, 9:05 a.m.–2 p.m.
Source: Eisenhower Library, Whitman File, Legislative Meetings, 1957. Prepared by Minnich.