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 Security1

1. Continued from Foreign Relations, 1951, vol. i, pp. 1 ff. For information on U.S. organization for national security, including extensive material on the administrative structure and functions of the National Security Council, see Organizing for National Security: an Inquiry of the Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery, Senator Henry M. Jackson, Chairman, for the Committee on Government Operations, U.S. Senate, 3 vols. (Washington, Government Printing Office, 1961), particularly volume II.


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

Truman Library, Truman papers, PSF–Subject file


[5] Memorandum by the Counselor (Bohlen)

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Review of NSC 68 & 114”


[6] Memorandum by Major General R.B. Landry to the President

Truman Library, Truman papers, PSF–Subject file


[7] Memorandum by the Counselor (Bohlen) to the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Nitze)

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Review of NSC 68 & 114”


[8] Memorandum by the Counselor (Bohlen) to the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Nitze)

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Review of NSC 68 & 114”


[9] Memorandum by Robert W. Tufts of the Policy Planning Staff

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Review of NSC 68 & 114”


[10] Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 114 Series


[11] Memorandum to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 114 Series


[14] Statement of Policy Drafted by the Director of the Policy Planning Staff (Nitze)

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “NSC 68 & 114”


[16] Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 135 Series


[17] The Counselor (Bohlen) to the Secretary of State

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 135 Series


[18] Annex to a Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 135 Series


[19] Memorandum by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to the Secretary of Defense (Lovett)

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Review of NSC 68 & 114”


[22] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “NSC 68 & 114”


[23] Memorandum by the NSC Staff Member in the Office of the Counselor (Walmsley) to the Secretary of State

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Review of NSC 68 & 114”


[24] Memorandum by the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay) to the Secretary of State

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 135 Series


[25] Paper Prepared in the Department of State

PPS files, lot 64 D 563, “Review of NSC 68 & 114”


[26] Memorandum by the Counselor (Bohlen) to the Secretary of State

S/SNSC files, lot 66 D 148, “Misc. NSC Memos”


[28] Memorandum by the Secretary of State

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 135 Series


[29] Report to the National Security Council by the Executive Secretary (Lay)

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 135 Series


[30] Statement by the Director of Defense Mobilization (Steelman)

S/SNSC files, lot 63 d 351, “NSC 135”