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United States national security policy: U.S. objectives and programs for national security; estimates of threats to the national security; military posture and foreign policy; organization for national security 1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1950, vol. i, pp. 126 ff. For information on United States organization for national security, including extensive material on the administrative structure and functions of the National Security Council, see Organizing for National Security: Inquiry of the Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery, Senator Henry M. Jackson, Chairman, for the Committee on Government Operations, United States Senate, 3 vols. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1961), particularly volume 2 (Studies and Background Materials).

[2] Memorandum by the Director of Central Intelligence (Smith) to the National Security Council

Washington, 11 December 1950.

Truman Library, Truman Papers, PSF-Subject File1

[3] National Intelligence Estimate

[Washington,] 11 December 1950.

Truman Library, Truman Papers, PSF-Subject File

[4] Report to the National Security Council by the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board (Symington)

Washington, January 11, 1951.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63 D 351, NSC 100 Series1

[5] Memorandum by Mr. John Paton Davies, Jr., Member of the Policy Planning Staff

[Washington,] January 23, 1951.

PPS Files, Lot 64 D 5631

[6] Memorandum by the Chairman of the National Security Resources Board (Symington) to the President

[Washington ?, undated.]

Truman Library, Truman Papers, PSF–Subject File

[9] Statement by the Director of Defense Mobilization (Wilson)

Washington, February 1, 1951.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 66 D 148

[11] Paper Prepared by the Deputy Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Ferguson)

[Washington, February 8, 1951.]

PPS Files, Lot 64 D 563

[14] Memorandum for the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

Washington, February 20, 1951.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 66 D 148

[18] Memorandum for the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

Washington, May 23, 1951.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63 D 351, NSC 90 Series

[19] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Offices

Washington, May 26, 1951—11:40 a. m.

661.00/5–2651: Circular airgram

[20] Memorandum for the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

Washington, June 1, 1951.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63 D 351, NSC 68 Series

[28] Memorandum for the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

Washington, July 12, 1951.

S/S–NSC Files, Lot 63 D 351, NSC 68 Series

[29] The Deputy Secretary of Defense (Lovett) to the President

Washington, July 24, 1951.

Truman Library, Truman Papers, PSF–Subject File

[30] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Marshall)

[Washington,] 27 July 1951.

JCS Records, CCS 381 US (1–31–50)1

  1. President’s Secretary’s File.↩
  2. Serial master file of National Security Council documents and correspondence and related Department of State memoranda for the years 1947–1961, as maintained by the Executive Secretariat of the Department of State.↩
  3. Files of the Policy Planning Staff of the Department of State, 1947–1953.↩
  4. National Archives Record Group 218, Records of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff.↩