377. Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Assistant Secretary of State for Occupied Areas (Saltzman)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776. Restricted.

378. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Webb) to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers)

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. Top Secret. Souers circulated Webb’s memorandum to Council members on the same day. (Ibid.) See the Supplement.

379. Memorandum From the Chief of the Intelligence Coordinating and Planning Staff (Childs) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86–B00269R, Box 5. No classification marking.

380. Memorandum for the President of Discussion at the 37th 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 April 8.

381. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Policy Coordination, Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to the Counselor of the Department of State (Bohlen)

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 50, Box 4207. Secret; Eyes Only.

382. Memorandum for the President of Discussion at the 38th Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Harry S. Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject File. Top Secret. Prepared on April 21.

383. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Johnson to the Secretaries of the Army (Royall), the Navy (Sullivan) and the Air Force (Symington)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.61/4–2749. Top Secret. The source text is the copy sent to the Secretary of State. It was covered by a brief note from the Assistant Director of the Executive Secretariat, forwarding it to the Counselor and asking him to read and transmit it to the Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence.

384. Report by Secretary of State Acheson and Secretary of Defense Johnson to the National Security Council

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 50. Top Secret. When the Dulles Report and agency comments thereon were submitted to the NSC, the Council decided at its 37th meeting (see footnote 4, Document 380) that the Secretaries of State and Defense should recommend specific actions. To prepare these recommendations, Johnson designated General Joseph T. McNarney and Acheson appointed Carlisle H. Humelsine. According to Darling, the report is largely McNarney’s work, which explains why NSC 50 was commonly referred to as the McNarney Report. (The Central Intelligence Agency, p. 347) Filed with the source text was a July 1 covering note from Souers to the members of the Council briefly summarizing the background of the report and indicating it would be considered at the next NSC meeting. See the Supplement. A cover sheet attached to the source text indicates it was approved on July 7 by the President. See the Supplement. The report, the covering note and the title page, without a notation of Truman’s approval, are reproduced in CIA Cold War Records: The CIA under Harry Truman, pp. 295–313.

385. Memorandum for the President of Discussion at the 43d Meeting of the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files, Subject Files. Top Secret. Prepared on July 8. According to the minutes of the meeting, the following members were present: Acheson; Edward H. Foley, Jr., Under Secretary of the Treasury; Stephen Early, Under Secretary of Defense; Gordon Gray, Secretary of the Army; Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy; W. Stuart Symington, Secretary of the Air Force; and John R. Steelman, Acting Chairman of the National Security Resources Board. Also present were Hillenkoetter, Carlisle Humelsine of the Department of State, and General Joseph T. McNarney and John H. Ohly, both of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Three members of the NSC Secretariat attended: Souers, Lay, and Hugh D. Farley. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC Minutes, 43rd Meeting)

386. Memorandum From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers) to President Truman

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. Top Secret.

387. Letter From the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Souers) to Attorney General Clark

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 273, Records of the National Security Council, NSC Minutes, 43rd Meeting. Secret. Copies were sent to Hillenkoetter and Hoover.

388. Letter From Attorney General Clark 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 Minutes, 43rd Meeting.

389. Memorandum From General Joseph T. McNarney 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 50. Top Secret.

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

Source: Department of State, S/P-NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1, NSC Intelligence Directives. Top Secret.

391. Letter From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 80–01731R, Box 43, Folder 7. Top Secret. A further exchange of letters and memoranda is ibid.

392. Letter From Secretary of State Acheson to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.61/8-149. Secret. Drafted by F.C. Oechsner and W.T. Stone. An attached note indicates that a similar letter was being sent to the Secretary of Defense but no copy has been found. See the draft memorandum from Stone to Acheson, July 22, in the Supplement attached to an August 11 letter from Acheson to Hillenkoetter. (National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.61/8–149)

393. Letter From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. Secret. The enclosures were often referred to as the “Four Papers” or the “Four Problems.” On August 5 Hillenkoetter sent them to the members of the IAC with a covering memorandum that noted that Armstrong had decided to drop a fifth problem designated as “Guidance to CIA.” (Memorandum from Hillenkoetter August 5; ibid.) See the Supplement.

394. Letter From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to Secretary of State Acheson

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. Top Secret.

395. Memorandum From Shane MacCarthy to the Chief of the Intelligence Coordinating and Planning Staff, Central Intelligence Agency (Childs)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. Secret.

396. Memorandum From the Chief of the Intelligence Coordinating and Planning Staff, Central Intelligence Agency (Childs) to the Members of the IAC Standing Committee

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. Secret.

397. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Special Operations (Schow) to the Chief of the Intelligence Coordinating and Planning Staff, Central Intelligence Agency (Childs)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. Top Secret.

398. Memorandum From the Deputy Special Assistant (Howe) to the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Office of Policy Coordination. Confidential.

399. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Scientific Intelligence (Machle) to Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 84-T00286R, Box 5, Folder 1. Top Secret.

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

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. Top Secret. Transmitted to the NSC under an October 10 memorandum from Souers. See the Supplement.

401. Letter From Secretary of Defense Johnson to Secretary of State Acheson

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Department of State, Decimal File 1945–49, 101.61/10–749. Top Secret. A handwritten notation on the source text reads: “Reply drafted S: W.J. Sheppard 10/18/49.” No copy of a reply has been found.

402. Memorandum From the Deputy to the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Howe) to the Special Assistant to the Secretary (Sheppard)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, Office of Policy Coordination. Top Secret.

403. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Hillenkoetter to the Intelligence Advisory Committee

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Records, Job 86-B00269R, Box 5. No classification marking. Addressed to the Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence, Department of State; the Director of Intelligence, Army General Staff; the Director of Naval Intelligence; the Director of Air Force Intelligence; the Director of Intelligence, Atomic Energy Commission; the Deputy Director, Joint Intelligence Group, Joint Staff; and the Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.

404. Memorandum From the Acting Executive Secretary (Lay) to the National Security Council

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. Top Secret. A copy was sent to Hillenkoetter.

405. Central Intelligence Agency Memorandum

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Historical Files, HS/HC-80. Secret.

406. Draft Memorandum From the Secretary of State’s Special Assistant for Research and Intelligence (Armstrong) to the Under Secretary of State (Webb)

Source: National Archives and Records Administration, RG 59, Records of the Department of State, Records of the Bureau of Intelligence and Research: Lot 58 D 776, National Intelligence Staff Study. Secret.

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