9. Editorial Note
At the 364th meeting of the National Security Council on May 1, the Council discussed NSC 5810, a draft policy paper entitled “Basic National Security Policy,” dated April 14. The discussion dealt in part with aspects of foreign economic policy, including policy concerning international commodity agreements, economic defense, and economic assistance. NSC 5810, as amended and adopted by the Council on May 1, was approved by the President on May 5 as NSC 5810/1. Portions of the memorandum of discussion by Deputy NSC Executive Secretary S. Everett Gleason, dated May 2, are printed as Documents 279 and 328.