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121. Memorandum From the Director of the Armed Forces Security Agency (Canine) to Secretary of Defense Lovett

Source: National Security Agency, Center for Cryptologic History, Series V, F.7.12. Top Secret; Security Information.


122. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, History Staff, Job 83–00036R, Box 11. Secret; Security Information. Drafted on July 25 by [name not declassified], Special Assistant for Research, Office of Policy Coordination, Central Intelligence Agency.


124. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Bruce) to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, no label, Box 115. Top Secret; Security Information. Lay circulated the report to NSC members under cover of a July 31 memorandum. (Ibid.)


125. Report by the Psychological Strategy Board

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 333, PSB Files, PSB D–30. Top Secret; Security Information. The report contains Annexes A–E. None is printed except for Annexes D and E, which are enclosures 1 and 2 to Document 127.


126. Director of Central Intelligence Directive No. 3/4

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, History Staff, Job 84–00022R, Box 3. Secret; Security Information. The Ad Hoc Committee to Survey Existing Arrangements Relating to the Production of Scientific and Technical Intelligence produced a lengthy interagency report that formed the basis for DCID 3/4. The report is ibid. Annexes A and B are attached but not printed.


127. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the National Security Council

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 64 D 563, NSC 135. Top Secret; Security Information; Eyes Only.


128. Report From the National Security Council to President Truman

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. Top Secret; Security Information. This is a summary prepared by the NSC Reporting Unit of a 12-page report (Report No. 7 of NSC 135, “Status of United States Programs for National Security”) prepared by CIA with the concurrence of the Intelligence Advisory Committee. The full report is ibid. It omits paragraph 5, which is printed as Enclosure 3 to Document 127.


129. Memorandum From Robert P. Joyce of the Policy Planning Staff to the Under Secretary of State (Bruce)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, P Files: Lot 55 D 339, New Proposals for PSB. Top Secret.


130. Memorandum From Robert P. Joyce of the Policy Planning Staff to the Director of the Bureau of German Affairs (Riddleberger)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–54, 103.11/10–1052. Top Secret; Security Information. Copies were sent to EURPerkins, FEAllison, NEA–Byroade, and ARA–Miller. Riddleberger’s handwritten note on the first page reads: “Discussed with Joyce. No answer required. JWR, 10/16/52.”


131. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Smith to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence Job 80–R1440R, Box 3, Folder 10. Top Secret; Security Information. Smith’s memorandum is attached to an October 21 covering memorandum from Acting Executive Secretary Gleason to the NSC, which indicates that the NSC would “at an early meeting” consider the recommendations contained in paragraph 5 of Smith’s memorandum. See Document 137.


132. Memorandum From President Truman to Secretary of State Acheson and Secretary of Defense Lovett

Source: National Security Agency, Center For Cryptologic History. Top Secret.


133. Report by the Psychological Strategy Board

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 333, PSB D–34. Top Secret; Security Information; Eyes Only.


135. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File. Top Secret. Copies were sent to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Director of Central Intelligence (without enclosure), and the Director of the Psychological Strategy Board (without enclosure).


136. Memorandum From the Director of the National Security Agency (Canine) and Representatives of the Military Services and Joint Chiefs of Staff to Secretary of Defense Lovett

Source: National Security Agency, Center for Cryptologic History, Series V, A.28. Top Secret; Security Information.


137. Memorandum From the Acting Deputy Director for Intelligence of the Central Intelligence Agency (Amory) to Director of Central Intelligence Smith

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence, Job 80–R01440R, Box 3, Folder 10. Top Secret. A handwritten notation on the memorandum indicates it was prepared in the Office of National Estimates. A stamped notation indicates that Smith saw the memorandum on November 26.


138. Memorandum for President Truman of Discussion at the 126th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, President’s Secretary’s Files, National Security Council. Top Secret; Security Information. Drafted on November 28, presumably by Lay.


139. Paper Prepared by the Psychological Strategy Board

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 333, PSB D–31. Top Secret; Security Information. A draft of this paper was sent to Under Secretary of State Bruce, Deputy Secretary of Defense Foster, and Director of Central Intelligence Smith on August 20 by the Director of the PSB, who described the paper as the product of half a year’s work by a high level group under Admiral Stevens. (Ibid.) In analyzing the paper for Bruce in an August 26 memorandum, Nitze stated that the chief virtue of the paper was a negative: “it admits inability … to propose a strategic concept which outlines a program designed to bring about a final solution of the cold war.” (Ibid.) Nitze had made this same point to Stevens in a December 5, 1951, meeting (see Document 96). All ellipses in the original.


140. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Smith to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Bradley)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry, Job 80–B01731R, Box 8. Top Secret; Security Information. Sent through the Chief of the Joint Subsidiary Plans Division. An attached note from RWF (not identified) to DCI Smith, December 10, indicates that DD/P prepared the memorandum, which was approved in CPM, DD/P (with Wisner recommending signature), and DD/A. The note indicated that JSPD had coordinated the logistical planning and added that the military did not wish to go further with detailed planning until the JCS approved the planning concept, and signing the memorandum meant only approving the support and base concept, not the actual authorization of funds. A notation on the note indicates that Smith saw it on December 12. The enclosures, a table entitled Recapitulation for CIA Logistical Support and an earlier December 8 draft of the memorandum, are not printed. Ellipsis in the original.


141. Letter From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)to the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (Hoover)

Source: National Security Agency, Center for Cryptologic History, Series XVI, C.6 (Other Staff Papers). Top Secret; Security Information. Ellipsis in the original.


142. Memorandum From Robert P. Joyce of the Policy Planning Staff to the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Matthews)

Source: Department of State, INR/IL Historical Files, NSC 10 Series, 1952. Top Secret. A notation on the memorandum reads: “Please return to S/P—Joyce.”


143. Report by the Psychological Strategy Board

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 333, PSB D–35. Top Secret; Security Information. Annex A, Report of the Department of State; Annex B, Report of the Department of Defense; Annex C, Report of the Central Intelligence Agency; and Annex D, Report of the Mutual Security Agency, are not printed. Annex C was specially classified and was not found. A covering note, which reads, “This report was approved by the Board at its Seventeenth Meeting, January 15, 1953,” was signed by Secretary to the Board Charles E. Johnson.


144. Memorandum From Secretary of State Acheson and the Director for Mutual Security (Harriman) to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, OCB Files, NSC 104, Memoranda 1952–53, Box 61. Secret; Security Information. A handwritten notation on the memorandum indicates that it was delivered to Lay at the NSC on January 19 by security messenger.


145. Memorandum From Robert P. Joyce of the Policy Planning Staff to the Deputy Under Secretary of State (Matthews)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, INR Files: Lot 58 D 776, State–CIA Relations. Top Secret. A handwritten notation on the memorandum reads, “R—Mr. Howe” (Fisher Howe, Deputy Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence).


146. National Security Council Report

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/S–NSC Files: Lot 63 D 351, NSC 142, Box 69. Top Secret, Security Information. NSC 142 consisted of eight parts, each prepared by the agency having primary responsibility for that particular national security program. The composite report was circulated to the NSC by NSC Executive Secretary Lay on February 10. Only Parts 7 and 8 are printed. Part 7 was prepared by the CIA, dated February 6, and concurred in by the IAC. Part 8 was not found attached but a text from another Record Group is included here.


147. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (Vandenberg)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Operations, Job 79–01228A, Box 8. Top Secret; Security Information. Cleared by Wisner and Cabell.


149. Memorandum From William P. Bundy of the Office of National Estimates of the Central Intelligence Agency to Director of Central Intelligence Dulles

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence, Job 80–R01440R, Box 3. Top Secret; Security Information; Special Security Handling. A stamped notation on the memorandum indicates that Dulles saw it on June 3.


150. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Dulles to the Chairman of the Continental Defense Committee (Bull)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Director for Intelligence, Job 80–R01440R, Box 3. Top Secret. Security Information. In connection with the NSC’s evaluation of the net capabilities of the Soviet Union (NSC 140/1), General Bull chaired a committee on continental defense, which was supposed to complete its report in mid-July. See Foreign Relations, 1952–1954, vol. II, Part 1, p. 368.