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218. Memorandum From Lay to the NSC1

Washington, December 3, 1959
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SUBJECT

  • Basic National Security Policy

REFERENCES

  • A. NSC 5906/1
  • B. NSC Action No. 2114–d
  • C. Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated October 29, 1959
  • D. NSC Action No. 2155

The National Security Council, the Acting Secretary of the Treasury, the Acting Attorney General, the Secretary of Commerce, [Typeset Page 905] the Director, Bureau of the Budget, and the Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, by Memorandum Action (NSC Action No. 2155) concurred in the revision of paragraph 60 (Strategic Stockpiling) of NSC 5906/1, prepared pursuant to NSC Action No. 2114–d and transmitted by the reference memorandum of October 29, 1959.

The President has approved as of this date the above action. Revised pages 28–B and 29 of NSC 5906/1, incorporating the approved revision of paragraph 60, are transmitted herewith for substitution in NSC 5906/1. It is requested that the superseded pages be destroyed by burning, in accordance with security regulations.

James S. Lay, Jr.
Executive Secretary

cc: The Secretary of the Treasury

The Attorney General

The Secretary of Commerce

The Director, Bureau of the Budget

The Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission

The Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers

The Chairman, Council on Foreign Economic Policy

The Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration

The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Director of Central Intelligence

  1. Source: Presidential approval of revision of paragraph 60 of NSC 5906. Top Secret. 1 p. NARA, RG 59, S/P–NSC Files: Lot 62 D 1.↩