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to abandon its present course of action and to negotiate acceptable
agreements on issues of major importance.
  The "Whole success of the proposed program hangs ultimately on
recognition by this Government, the American people, and all free
peoples, that the cold war is in fact a real war in which the survival
of the free world is at stake. Essential prerequisites to success are con-
sultations with Congressional leaders designed to make the program
the object of non-partisan legislative support, and'a presentation to
the public of a full explanation of the facts and implications of
the present international situation, The prosecution of the program
will require of us all the ingenuity, sacrifice, and unity demanded by
the vital importance of the issue and the tenacity to persevere until
our national objectives have beenattained.
                         RECOMMENJDATIONS
  That the President:
  a. Approve the foregoing Conclusions.
  b. Direct the National Security Council, under the continuing direc-
tion of the President, and with the participation of other Departments
and Agencies as appropriate, to coordinate and insure the implemen-
tation of the Conclusions herein on an urgent and continuing basis
for as long as necessary to achieve our objectives. For this purpose,
representatives of the member Departments and Agencies, the Joint
Chiefs of Staff or their deputies, and other Departments and Agencies
as required should be constituted as a revised and strengthened staff
organization under the National Security Council to develop coordi-
nated programs for consideration by the National Security Council.

661.00/4-2550: Telegram
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Kirk) to the Secretary of State

TOP SECRET                         MOSCOW, April 25, 1950-11a. m.
  1214. Please inform Departments Defense, Army, Navy and Air
Force. With despatch No. 514 of April 25      going forward today
Embassy encloses a report containing a basic estimate of Soviet inten-
tions similar to that contained in despatch 202 of April 6, 1949. As
heretofore the report has been prepared by the Embassy's Joint In-
telligence Committee which includes representatives of the Service
Attaches and consideration is given therein to all the basic factors
involved, political, military, economic, et cetera.

  'Extracts from the report transmitted in despatch 514 from Moscow, April
25,
are scheduled for publication in 'volume Iv.
  "For extract of report dated April 5, see Foreign Relations, 1949,
vol. v, p. 604.


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