271. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2. Top Secret.

272. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2. Top Secret.

273. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-807, Item 22. Top Secret. The source text is a copy transcribed for the CIA Historian in 1953. Also reproduced in CIA Cold War Records: The CIA under Harry Truman, p. 201.

274. Draft Report by the National Security Council

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2. Top Secret. Transmitted under a covering note from Souers to the NSC submitting the report for consideration at an early meeting. For a May 10 draft of this report, see the Supplement. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2)

275. Memorandum From the Intelligence Survey Group to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Executive Secretariat, NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 4. Top Secret. The NSC appointed the Survey Group in February 1948 to evaluate the performance of the Central Intelligence Agency and the intelligence system generally. Its members were Allen Dulles, who served as chairman, Mathias F. Correa, and William H. Jackson.

276. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Kennan) to the Under Secretary of State (Lovett) and Secretary of State Marshall

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Policy Planning Staff Files 1947–53: Lot 64 D 563. A May 11 version of this memorandum (ibid.), is in the Supplement.

277. Memorandum for the President of Discussion at the 11th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File. Top Secret. Prepared on May 21. According to the minutes of the 11th meeting, the following persons were present: Secretary of State Marshall; Secretary of Defense Forrestal; Secretary of the Army Royall; Secretary of the Navy Sullivan; Secretary of the Air Force Symington; NSRB Chairman Hill; Under Secretary of State Lovett; DCI Hillenkoetter; NSC Executive Secretary Souers; and Assistant Executive Secretary Lay. (Ibid.)

278. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the National Security Council

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2. Top Secret. The memorandum was originally addressed to Souers and was readdressed for circulation to the members of the Council. The only other difference between the original and the circulated version was the addition of footnote 2 below to the latter.

279. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Kennan) to the Under Secretary of State (Lovett)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Policy Planning Staff Files, 1947–53: Lot 64 D 563, Box 719, Pol & Psych Warfare. Top Secret.

280. Memorandum of Meeting

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2. Top Secret. Drafted on June 1 presumably by Blum. For background information on this meeting, see Document 279.

281. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary (Souers) to the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s File, Subject File. Top Secret. Attached to another copy of this document is an earlier draft of the proposal with handwritten changes. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2)

282. Memorandum From George H. Butler of the Policy Planning Staff to the Under Secretary of State (Lovett) and Secretary of State Marshall

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Policy Planning Staff Files 1947–53: Lot 64 D 563. Top Secret.

283. Memorandum for the President of Discussion at the 12th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File. Top Secret. Prepared on June 4.

284. National Security Council Memorandum

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2. Top Secret. No drafting information appears on the source text but it was probably prepared by the NSC staff on the basis of the discussion at the preceding day’s meeting of the Council.

285. Memorandum From the Assistant Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2. Top Secret.

286. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff(Kennan) to the Under Secretary of State (Lovett)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Policy Planning Staff Files 1947–53: Lot 64 D 563, Box 719, Pol & Psych Warfare. Top Secret. The source text contains the handwritten annotation, “Contents presented orally 6/8/48.”

287. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Assistant Executive Secretary of the National Security Council(Lay)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-807, Item 25. Top Secret. The source text is a copy transcribed for the CIA Historian on March 26, 1953. Also reproduced in CIA Cold War Records: The CIA under Harry Truman, pp. 203–205.

288. Note by the Executive Secretary (Souers) to the National Security Council

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council NSC 10/2. Top Secret. Addressed to the Secretaries of State, Defense, Army, Navy, and Air Force and the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board. The typed date on the cover sheet of June 18 has been changed by hand to June 15.

289. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Kennan) to the Under Secretary of State (Lovett) and Secretary of State Marshall

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Policy Planning Staff Files 1947–53: Lot 64 D 563, Box 719, Pol & Psych Warfare. Top Secret.

290. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Kennan) to the Under Secretary of State (Lovett) and Secretary of State Marshall

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Policy Planning Staff Files 1947–53: Lot 64 D 563, Box 719, Pol & Psych Warfare. Top Secret.

291. Memorandum for the President of Discussion at the 13th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File. Top Secret. Prepared on June 18. According to the minutes of the 13th meeting, the following persons were present: Forrestal, Lovett, Royall, Sullivan, Symington, Hill, Hillenkoetter, Souers, and Lay. (Ibid.)

292. National Security Council Directive on Office of Special Projects

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC 10/2. Top Secret. Although undated, this directive was approved by the National Security Council at its June 17 meeting and the final text, incorporating changes made at the meeting, was circulated to members by the Executive Secretary under a June 18 note. (Ibid.) See the Supplement. NSC 10/2 and the June 18 note are also reproduced in CIA Cold War Records: The CIA under Harry Truman, pp. 213–216.

293. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Chief of Naval Operations (Denfeld)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/CSG–605, Job 83–0036, Box 4, Folder 10. Top Secret. The source text is a transcript made for the CIA Historian in December 1952.

294. Memorandum From the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Kennan) to the Under Secretary of State (Lovett)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Policy Planning Staff Files 1947–53: Lot 64 D 563, Box 11A. Top Secret.

295. Memorandum From the Chief of the Special Procedures Group (Cassady) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/CSG–615, Job 83–00036, Box 4, Folder 10. Secret. Sent to Colonel Donald H. Galloway, the Assistant Director for Special Operations, for Hillenkoetter. The source text is a transcript made for the CIA Historian in December 1952.

296. Memorandum From Commander Robert Jay Williams to the Chief of the Special Procedures Group (Cassady)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/CSG–606, Job 83–00036, Box 4, Folder 10. Secret. The source text is a transcript made for the CIA Historian in December 1952. Williams was the chief of “Project Ultimate,” which appears to be the same as the plan discussed in Document 293.

297. Memorandum for the Record by the Chief of the Special Procedures Group (Cassady)

[Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/CSG–607, Job 83–00036, Box 4, Folder 10. Secret. 1 page of source text not declassified.]

298. Memorandum of Conversation and Understanding

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/CSG–771, Job 83–00036, Box 5, Folder 8. Top Secret. The source text is a transcript prepared for the CIA Historian on March 27, 1953.

299. Memorandum for the President of Discussion at the 18th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File. Top Secret. Prepared on August 20.

300. Central Intelligence Agency General Order No. 10

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/CSG–2155, Job 83–00739R, Box 3, Folder 20. Secret.

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