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military problems :withall our energy, We have the opportunity, if
wehave the-will.-.
  Cordially yours,                                     V.B..- I

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A R e portto the National :S ecuty Coui"by. the K'xecutive Secretart,

TOW SECRET                          W-ASHINGTO, Apil 14,- 1950,

NSCC68        ".
NOTE-BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY TO THE NATIONAL .SECURITY
  COUNCIL ON ..UNITED STATES OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMS FOR
  NATION'AL' SECURITY
References: A..NSC 20/42;.
             B-. Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary, sa sub-
               ject, dated April 14, 1950 .
   The enclosed letter by the President and the Report by the Secre-,
 taries of State and Defense referred to therein are transmitted -here-
 with for consideration by the National Security Councilthe Secretary
 of the Treasury, the Economic CooperationAdministrator, theDirec-
 tor of the Bureau-of the Budget, and the -Chairman., Council of. Eco-
 nomic Advisers, at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Council
 on Thursday, April 20, 1950.0
   A proposed procedure for carrying out the President's directive as
 a matter of urgency is being circulated for concurrent consideration
 in the reference memorandum of April 14."
   It is requested that this report be handled with special security pre-
 cautions in accordance with the President's8desire that no publicity be
 given ths ;report or its contents withoat Ais approval.
                                               JAMES S. LAY, JR.

                           [Enclosure 1]
 _The President to the Executive Secretary of the National Security
                          Council (Lay)

 TOP SECRET                           WASHINGTON, April 12, 1950.
   DEAR MR. LAY: After consideration of the Report by the Secre--
   taries of State and Defense, dated April 7, 1950, re-examining our

   Copies of this report were transmitted to-the Secretary of the Treasury,
the
   Economic Cooperation Administrator, the Director of the Bureau of the
Budget,
   and the Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers.
   ;2Of November 23, 1948; for text, see Foreign Roeations, 1948, vol I,
Part 2,
   p. 662.
   SNot printed.


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