TN One Oe te Me me Oe. Mee ee. . of j . NSG Registre (Porainent Vile) PANS ca 263 CRE . iy Ge Epes oan WliGn =i a rsc 19/2. copy No.._2@ (Griginal “Copy” No, 22 destroyed by fira) A REPORT TO THE ot NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL by EXECUTIVE SECRETARY on —=r_o OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS _ ee 1s June 54, 19:8 pie seers WASHINGTON Yate: AS LEY IPE of lig: #74 LCE PEER Ate “Ae ay MATICGUAL SUCCRLYY COdEcIL ETRISA ACR GRIER EAE
SC 10/1 puswiae f§GR See c (pote es Foye 1M Jgune 15, 1948 Cut ofa b AL NOTE BY THE EXECUTIVE SECKETANY to the NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL on OFFICE OF! SYECISL PROJECTS Hererence: hsc LU ‘At its l@th meeting the Netionel Security Council ferred HSC 10 back to the NSC Stsff for the preperation of a sucstitute report reflecting the discussion at thet meeting. Pursuant to the ebcve acticn, Netionel Security Council Directive, the enclosed areft prepered oy the NSC Cc. wcG re- rf as & substitute for KSC 10, is submitted for consideretion Dy the Netionsel on Thursday, June 17, 1948. SIDNEY W, Security Council at its 13th meeting to tbe held SOUERS Executive Secretery Distribution: The Secretery The Secretary The Secretary The Secretary The Secretary Tne Chairman, Resources Board State Defense the Arny the hevy the 4£ir Force of of or or of DECLLESUPIS) hath. LOU! £0) 5 — mem t'.. 7 io: yfseZ aS HNetionel Security TInzAClcrlUCOCr, Pe;
DRAFT PROPCSED NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL DIRECTIVE 1. The National Security Council, taking cognizance of the vicioue covert activities of the USSR, its satellite countrics end Communist groups to discredit and defest the eims and activities c. the United States and other Western pciiers, hes deterriined that, i: the interests of world peace and US national security, the overt foreign activities of the US Gcvernrent must be supplemented by covert op2retions, @. The Central Intelligence Agency is cherged by the Naetion- al Security Council with conducting espionage and counter-espiona;s,. PN Sa Tse OTTO ET a a La HL a PET Iara Sey operetions abroad, It therefore seems desireple, for operational reasons, fcovert operations, . f peace to place the responsibility for them within the but in not to create @ new agency for time vecustuve of the Central Intelligence Agency end correlate them with espionage end counter-espionage operetions urnier the overall control of the Director of Central Intelligence. 3. Therefore, under the authority of Section 102(d)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947, tne National Security Council hereby directs tnat in time of feace: a. A new office or Special Projects shell be crested | yithin the Central Inte lligence Agency, end under the policy ttee to be esteblishe:c guidance of en Operations Aavisory Conn shell plen and conduct covert operetions; and in coordinetion with the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall plan end prepsre for the ronduet af ench onervetions itn vartime.
{" ~_s CS Im Sot metent open . yr aun weteteea pried b. A bighly quatified pareon, nominated by the Secre- tery of Stete, accentedle to the Director of Central Intelli- gence and approved by the National Security Council, shall be appointec es Chnicf of the Office of Special Projects. ec. The Chief of the Office of Special Projects snail recvort directly to the Director of Central Intelligence. purposes of security and of Flexibility of operations, and to the meximum degree consistent with efficiency, the Office of Special Projects shall operete indeperiently of other compon-~- ents of Central Intellisence Agency. d, There sisll be established an Cpereticns Advisory peennannnes Committee composed of one representstive of the Secretary of e Secretary of Defense. Stete and one representetive of th These representetives shall be provided assistants end starfs 25 necessary by their respective Secretaries, The functions - of this Committee siull be (1) To furnish authovitetive policy guidance on covert operations to the Director of Centrel LTitelligence. / N (2) To assist in the pre eps aration of all plans for ee oe eee ae - - such operations, In disagreements ar sing Letween the Director of Centrel Intelligence and 4 member of the Operations Advisory Committee over such plans, the metter shall te referred to the National Sec urity Council for decision. 4eonce shall be re- e, The Director of Central Intellts sponsible for:
at resident to pe recommsnte wy oh: oper ed, Lae f. Covert cperetions perteining Coysre operations, in ~ _ CD OD ne me pt EES 7 ve. inc. a ae : = . ia Sr rns ar 9 a 7G! ia 4 s Ls i ; rr rn . Na. _ ea ee ta Ser tt (1) Ensuring through the Cperations Advisory Com- mittee that covert operations ere plenned and conducted in &@ menner consistent with US foreicn end military poli- cies and with overt ectivities, and thet plens for vartiwe> covert operaticns are also drawn up with the assistance the Jcint Chicfs of Steff and @re fe) ry ny) 3 ra) 'oS 3 0 @) 0 >] ct m ct pe < ra) Imy (2) Informing, through aeprropriete chennels, éaegen- cies of the US Government, both et hors and ebroad (in- cluding Ginloratic and militer, ares), of such operations as wili affect them. to eccnomic vartare Le conducted by the Office cf Special Projects uncer the I TED fopartmoents and ezencies resmonsidle fer the tow SAY ning of econcinic warrere. / Suppleiental funds for the conduct ofr the proposed ations for fiscal year 1949 shall be Jmnediately request- Thereafter opera tn ner:.al Central Intelilicgereea Agency directs, shsll te conducted ad by the Office of Special Proje Joint Chiefs of Sts - 4aur Best Ft .
~ Lote co vs mt yi. Fy t | fee, an afte v . : m4 7 Voy rhe ie, “; Rs ww te ow ee ee rs ~~ Ceti 5 ‘ Led wlya Ji yen ee a . ' . De 8a used in this a jirrctive, Covert. Operations "eyes unrlere si tyetedl or ty thts Gow ant . MQucte. of Woensoreu oy tna GoveErntent iscinss ho.vtle Forsign £52023 oY gFroups or in suppers of Lriendly foreiga states er ypreu Link af uncovered the US Govern m Es . PRP he. Ce ee | - ~ - - al ton ¥ qq - rosponsibility for them, Specifically, sucn orepstions snsli in eventive direct action, including sabot reasures.; sucve Gewoliiticn end evecusbion 2s = * atek& ae se a nad reziscancte movemencs,. rations groups, and support of indige- nous anti-comrunist elements in threatened countries of the ree hy vde arued conflict by vecog- vorlad., §& pet n Jiinry Torscny Sanlonene, onbbeP-cepionsge, end cover and re bore-o ne end cover and nized mis tary ¥. c Q oy ie) G icv) 3 [es] ct fe oO 3 a vp) lene 49 pa) i) He} e) cr he He} oO we teception cor milita itary ¢] operations. ere Sane en ace rf) je jo} 6. This Directive supersedes the airective ecntvein "sc 4-s, which is hereby cancelled. « t- j site: . . By ‘ . ’ se = Grnreaeene Lot piin bolle AE NSC 10/1
(Page 5) 5. As used in this directive, "covert operations" are under- stood to be activities (except as noted herein) which are con- ducted or sponsored by this Government against hostile foreign states or groups or in support of friendly foreign states or groups but wnich are so planned and executed that any US Government re- sponsibility for them is not evident to unauthorized persons and that if uncovered the US Government can plausibly disclaim any responsibility for them. Specifically, such operations shall in- clude any covert activities related to: propaganda; economic war- fare; preventive direct action, including sabotage, anti-sabotage, demolition and evacuation measures; subversion against hostile states, including assistance to underground resistance movements, guerillas and refugee liberations groups, and support of indige- neous anti-communist elements in threatened countries of the free world. Such operations shall not include armed conflict by recog- nized military forces, espionage, counterespionage, and cover and deception for military operations. 6. This Directive supercedes the directive contained in NSC 4-A, which is hereby cancelled.