Evening star., 1953-01-27
Eisenhower Sets Up
Group 10 Intensity
Cold War Offensive

moved to step up this Nations
offensive in the cold war.
The President has set I'D q
committee on International In
formation Activities, which is to
Survey and evaluate the Gov
ernment's information and re-
lated policies and activities with
particular reference to interna-
tional relations and the national
security"
The formation Of the commit
tee was announced late yester-
day at the White House with a
brief statement by the President,
who said:
1T has long been my convic-
tion that a unified and dynamic
effort in this field is essential to
the security Of the United States
and to the other peoples in the
community Of free nations. All
executive departments and agen-
cies Of the Federal Government
are authorized and directed as q
matter Of common concern to
cooperate with the committee
in its work"
Supported by Cabinet.
1t was added that the whole
matter was talked over at Fri
days cabinet meeting and re-
ceived full and complete sup
port.
The committee, which is to
make its final report and rec
concentrations not later than
June 80. will be headed by Will
liam H. jackson, 81, a managing
partner in the investment firm
OF j. H. Whitney & Co. of New
York.
Its seven-member makeup
will include representation from
the White House, State Depart
ment. Mutual Security Admins
tration and the Defense Depart
ment.
In Intelligence Posts.
Mr.. Jackson. the chairman.
was chief of the strategic intel
ligence division of 1t. Gen. ia
cob Devers' staff in Europe and
later served as deputy chief of
intelligence on Gen. Omar Brad
ley's staff of the 18th Army
Group in World War II. Later
he was deputy director OF Central
Intelligence and has had broad
experience in studying various
aspects OF American intelligence
activities.
Others already named to serve
are Robert Cutler, administrative
assistant to the President; C. D.
Jackson, publisher Of Fortune
magazine, representing the State
Department; Sigurd Larmon,
mutual security, and Gordon
Gray, president of the University
of North Carolina; Barklie
Mckee Henry Of Princeton and
John c. Hughes, a textile op-
orator.
Mr.. Gray, a former Secretary
Of the Army, was later director
OF the Psychological Strategy
Board.
Mr.. Henry, banker and indus
trialist, has been a consultant to
the Central Intelligence Agency
and Mr.. Hughes was World War
II chief Of all branches and ac-
Ftivities Of the Once Of Strategic
Servicts in the New York City
area. g He &E4 5ss
Washburn Gets Post.
The executive secretary win be
Abbott Washburn Of Minneapolis,
one Of the principal Eisenhower
campaign workers, who for many
years was associated with Gen.
eral Mills Co. and, in wartime,
was with the Office of Strategic
Services in the European theater.
The White House statement
said the representative from the
Defense Department will be
named shortly.
The committee will have its
offices at 901 Sixteenth street
NV. When Press Secretary
HoyTNoe ~ IYo 0oSsk11 n~a,n,,aan.S 49,
new setup, he said he assumed it
will cover the operations Of the
Central Intelligence Agency and
he said also it is possible it will
review the activities Of the State
Departments Voice Of America.
He stressed it is not going into
the information setup Of every
Government bureau but that its
work will be limited to the field
Of international relations and