The United States Foreign Information Program 1

1. For previous documentation on this subject, see Foreign Relations, 1951, vol. i, pp. 902 ff. See also documentation on national security policy, pp. 1 ff.; and the Report of the President’s Committee on International Information Activities, June 30, 1953, p. 1795.


[354] Memorandum for the President by the Secretary of State

Secretary’s Letters, lot 56 D 459, “President”


[355] Paper Approved by the Operations Coordinating Board

OCB files, lot 62 D 430, “POW’s 1953”


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

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 165 Series


[358] The Director of the United States Information Agency (Streibert) to the President

USIA files, lot 60 D 322, “1953”


[359] The Director of the United States Information Agency (Streibert) to Certain Diplomatic Posts

511.00/10–2653: Circular telegram


[360] The Acting Director of the United States Information Agency (Washburn) to Certain Diplomatic Posts

511.00/12–853: Circular telegram


[361] The Director of the United States Information Agency (Streibert) to Certain Diplomatic Posts

511.00/12–2153: Circular telegram


[363] The Director of the United States Information Agency (Streibert) to All USIS Posts

A/MS files, lot 54 D 291, USIA–Cultural Study: Circular airgram


[365] The President to the President of the Senate

511.00/7–2354


[366] Report to the National Security Council

S/SNSC files, lot 63 D 351, NSC 5430


[367] The President to the Secretary of State

511.00/8–1854


[369] The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Posts

511.00/11–454: Circular telegram