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Declassified per Executive Order 13526, Section 3.3
NND Project Number: NND 63316. By: NWD Date: 2011

 

SECRET

ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Washington 25, D. C.

20 May 1959

INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS

In reply refer to I-12,975.9

MEMORANDUM FOR	THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
	THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
	THE SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE
	THE CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OP STAFF
	THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER)

SUBJECT: Operations Plan for Viet-Nam (U)

On 7 January 1959, the Operations Coordinating Board concurred in the "Operations Plan for Viet-Nam", published under date of 9 January 1959, and agreed that the member agencies would implement the actions and programs in the Plan, subject to modification should a change in circumstances so dictate.

The Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA), on behalf of the Secretary of Defense, has approved this Plan for implementation by the Department of Defense.

The Inclosure assigns responsibilities within the Department of Defense for the specific courses of action for which this Department is assigned primary responsibility in the Operations Plan.

Components of the Department of Defense, assigned primary responsibilities in the Inclosure, should report on the progress in implementing the assigned courses of action to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (ISA). As a minimum, such reports should be prepared to coincide with the timing of revisions of the subject Plan and with the preparation or the OCB Report to the National Security Council on U. S. Policy toward Viet-Nam.

Inclosure

Assignment of
Responsibilities

ROBERT H> KNIGHT
Acting Assistant Secretary

3-ISA eye:

1. PLANS/NSC (in turn)

2. Dir, FE (Action)

3. Dir, OP&C

OSD FILES
NSC FILES
ISA Reading File

SECRET