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CIA RDP 80 R 01731 R 003600020005 0, a document from the Central Intelligence Agency, released to the public in 2006. This memorandum, dated 12 December 1946, is notable for its discussion of psychological warfare and the establishment of a peacetime organization for keeping psychological warfare in a ready-for-mobilization status. The document was released through The Black Vault, an online archive of declassified government records, and is available in full on the Internet Archive. Approved For Release 2006/11/27 : CIA-RDP80R01731R003600020005-0 NTA 7 copy YO, 18 12 December 1946. Memorandum by the Secretary. The enclosed report, OBICC 304/1, has been forwarded to the National Intelligence Authority for concurrence. The recommendations of the Director of Central Intelligence regarding the enclosed report are being prepared and will be submitted for consideration by the National Intelligence Authority after review by the Intelligence Advisory Board. 25X1 Acting Secretary. Approved For Release 2006/11/27 : CIA-RDP80R01731R003600020005-0 A SECRET COPY NOHH t O SWNCG 304/1 10 December 1946 Pages 5 - 28, incl. STATE-WAR-NAVY COORDINATING COMMITTEE PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE Reference; SWNCC 504 Note by the Secretaries: 1. The enclosure, a report by the ad hoc Committee in response to the above reference, has been circulated for consideration by the Committee. 2. Copies of this report have been forwarded to the Secretaries of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the National Intelligence Authority for concurrence. The views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the National Intelligence Authority will be circulated to the Committee upon receipt thereof from the Secretaries of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the National Intelligence Authority. H, W. MOSELEY W. &. SCHULGEN V. L. LOWRANCE Secretariat IGAPS SWNCO 504/1 SECRET Approved For Release 2006/11/27 : CIA-RDP80R01731R003600020005-0 W E e SECRET ENCLOSURE PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE Report of the Ad Hoc Committee: THE PROBLEM 1. To review World War II efforts in Psychological Warfare, to study and report on the future status of psychological warfare, and recommend: a. A peacetime organization for keeping psychological warfare in a ready-for-mobilization status; b. A wartime psychological warfare organization; both organizations to be assigned such directives as will insure effective planning, coordination and implementation, particularly with respect to the integration of national psychological warfare with military plans. FACTS BEARING ON THE PROBLEM AND DISCUSSION 2. Psychological Warfare is defined as the planned use, during time of war or threat of war, of all measures, exclusive of armed conflict, designed to influence the thought, morale, or behavior of a given foreign group in such a way as to support the accomplishment of our military or national aims, with the following objectives: a. To assist in overcoming an enemy's will to fight; b. To sustain the morale of friendly groups in countries occupied by the…

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CIA RDP 80 R 01731 R 003600020005 0, a document from the Central Intelligence Agency, released to the public in 2006. This memorandum, dated 12 December 1946, is notable for its discussion of psychological warfare and the establishment of a peacetime organization for keeping psychological warfare in a ready-for-mobilization status.

Date: JUL 17 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)
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What was CIA Rdp 80 R 01731 R 003600020005 0 about?: CIA RDP 80 R 01731 R 003600020005 0, a document from the Central Intelligence Agency, released to the public in 2006. This memorandum, dated 12 December 1946, is notable for its discussion of psychological warfare and the establishment of a peacetime organization for keeping psychological warfare in a ready-for-mobilization status.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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