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31. Memorandum for the Record by the Assistant Director for Policy Coordination of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Operations, Job 80–01795R, Box 3. Top Secret. Drafted on November 7.


32. Memorandum From Secretary of Defense Marshall to Director of Central Intelligence Smith

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Operations, Job 80–01795R, Box 3. Top Secret.


33. Memorandum From the Assistant Director for Policy Coordination of the Central Intelligence Agency (Wisner) to Staff and Division Chiefs

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Operations Job 80–01795R, Box 3. Top Secret. Drafted in I/PR on November 21 and 24. All ellipses in the original.


34. Memorandum of Agreement Between the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency

Source: National Archives, RG 59, INR Historical Files: Lot 58 D 776, State–CIA Relationship 1949–56, Box 2. Secret.


35. Minutes of a Meeting of the Intelligence Advisory Committee

Source: National Archives, RG 59, INR Historical Files: Lot 58 D 776, Office of Libraries and Intelligence Acquisition, 1950–51, Box 18. Top Secret. No drafting information appears on the minutes. The meeting was held in the DCI’s Conference Room.


36. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Smith to Secretary of Defense Marshall

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Operations, Job 80–01795R, Box 3. Top Secret.


37. Memorandum by J. L. Barnard of the Bureau of European Affairs

Source: National Archives, RG 59, INR Files: Lot 58 D 528, NIE Correspondence VI, 1950–54. Confidential. The memorandum was prepared to provide information to EUR on the production of National Intelligence Estimates. It was attached to a memorandum entitled “Background Paper for Mr. Armstrong’s Statement at UM on National Intelligence Estimates.” After that meeting, held on January 5, Special Assistant for Intelligence, W. Park Armstrong, Jr., circulated a list of completed and projected National Intelligence Estimates to 20 senior officials in 20 different offices and bureaus of the Department of State. (Ibid., Central Files (1950–54, 103.11/1–851)


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

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, History Staff Job 83–00036R, Box 1. Secret. The date is taken from an attached document summary.


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

[Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files, 103.11/1–951. Secret; R Distribution Only. 1 page not declassified.]


40. Report by the Chairman of the Armed Forces Security Agency Council (Stone) to the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Source: National Archives, RG 218, CCS 334 NSA (7–24–48) Sec. 4 (formerly 334 AFSA). Top Secret; Limited Distribution. A covering note from W.G. Lalor and L.K. Ladue of the Joint Secretariat indicates that on January 19 the Joint Chiefs of Staff approved the recommendations and the conclusion in JCS 2010/25 and issued the directive in the enclosure.


41. Airgram From the Department of State to Certain Diplomatic Missions and Consulates

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–54, 103.11/1–1551. Secret; R Distribution Only. Drafted on January 5 by OLI/IAD: Theodore M. Nordbeck. Cleared by R/NIS: John B. Appleton, EUR: John L. Barnard, FE: Cyrus Peake, NEA: Edwin M. Wright, ARA: Hobart A. Spalding, GER: John R. Kennedy. The airgram was sent to 66 Embassies and Legations and 10 Consulates.


42. Note 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.


43. Memorandum From Robert P. Joyce of the Policy Planning Staff to the Ambassador at Large (Jessup)

Source: Department of State, INR Historical Files: NSC 10 Series, 1951. Top Secret.


44. Memorandum From Acting Director of Central Intelligence Jackson to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 21, 1935–62, no label, Box 115. Secret.


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

Source: National Archives, RG 59, INR Historical Files: Lot 58 D 776, State–CIA Relationship 1949–56. Confidential.


47. Memorandum From the Under Secretary of State (Webb) to the Executive Secretary of the Department of State (McWilliams)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, P Files: Lot 52 D 432. Top Secret. Copies were sent to Barrett for action and to Humelsine.


48. Memorandum of Conversation

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–54, 114.3/2–551. Secret. Drafted by Melvin L. Manfull.


49. Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs (Barrett) to Secretary of State Acheson

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–54, 511.00/2–1351. Secret. Sent through the Executive Secretariat.


50. Memorandum for the Record by the Director of Central Intelligence’s Executive Assistant (Kirkpatrick)

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Directorate of Operations, Job 78–05091A, Box 1. Secret.


51. Memorandum of Agreement Between the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of State

Source: National Archives, RG 59, INR Historical Files: Lot 58 D 776, State–CIA Relationships, 1949–56. Confidential.


52. Memorandum From the Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Administration (Scott) to the Under Secretary of State (Webb)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, P Files: Lot 55 D 339. Top Secret. Although this memorandum is attached to one from Barrett to Webb, March 14, the content of Scott’s memorandum indicates that it was probably drafted about February 20.


53. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Smith to President Truman

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


54. Letter 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 10. Top Secret.


55. Letter From President Truman to Director of Central Intelligence Smith

Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. No classification marking. President Truman was on vacation at the Little White House in Key West, Florida. A handwritten notation on the letter reads, “air mailed from Key West.”


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

Source: Central Intelligence Agency, Executive Registry, Job 95–G00278R, Box 1, Folder 9. Top Secret.


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

Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1950–54, 711.5200/3–751. Secret. Drafted by Oechsner.


58. Memorandum From Director of Central Intelligence Smith to President Truman

[Source: Truman Library, Papers of Harry S. Truman, President’s Secretary’s Files. Top Secret. 1 page not declassified.]


59. Memorandum From Robert J. Hooker of the Policy Planning Staff to the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Nitze)

Source: National Archives, RG 59, S/P Files: Lot 64 D 563, Political and Psychological Warfare 1951–1953, Box 11A. Top Secret. Drafted by Hooker. All ellipses in the original.