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DOW-UAP-D084, US Army-Flying-Saucer-Study_1949

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This file contains an Evaluation Study of the Phenomenon (Flying Saucers) prepared at the request of the Plans & Operations Divisions of the General Staff, U.S. Army (P&O, GSUSA) to determine if the origin could be traced to natural phenomena or the activities of a foreign power.

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SEORET SEOPET

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CONFIBENTIAL OMBINEDR ON-FILING FORM PLANSB OPERATIONS DIVISION,GSUSA 15K Decingl Glpssficotioni PO350.05 (2lFeb49) 020# x360 Suspense Dote: SubjectEvaluntion Study of Phenomenon Date24Fab9 Dinost Aoton: CntF1 toD/D Bronch Commente. Control Eyropeon A Middile Eost Far Eost ePocifie Operations Lotin American Borth Anorlean Strotegio Plons Recommend Approval Policy PiansaPoicy Branch Chof Dota. Group Chiet Dote Personnel Coneur. Records Execufive,P80 lmpiamenting Depuy Director,AE Registerad Documents Deputy Director,Pao ASST ExeCutIve,PaO Drlor,P80 ActonDyo FDispatch F Slanede Do24Feb49 CONFIET 5FEB1949

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Exacutiver，Po Lt ColPolalnger/29lh/eb 2hFeb49 Hr Po （AB) roveaT that Po has not rocoived any ovaluatleh of the Elydn Bnucer typa oI phenononon.Horth An Er feela that Po, and thenselvee in partioular,have-a direot latereat in thie phenomenon beoause,until it i9properlyevaluatod,aposalb1lty exlate-thatthsaphononenon mayhave Lorotpn-hpLteat on. 2Gol Lgon,Inte11igonee aroup, ID,nugaeeta that thia Dviaion requeat In to.rareaatud onthia tmoio aubjeot insotar ao it pertains toconbinentalU.o.iD wll prooerly coordinate thelr etforta.wlth thd APin thiamatter. ACTION: Comnont No.I to TD requosting eveiustior study of Dhenonenon. COORDHMATIONID 一Lt CoI IEon，EXt 5509 DD P&O（AE）LtCo1 Daey,Ext75303 Bxeo,PeO-Co1 Guthrle,Ext 3l65 Ch，No.thAn Br-Co1 Goode11，Ext 3852 ored

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DISPATCHED GSUSA

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COVERSHEET COMBINED ROUTING-JNFOMATICH PLANS BOPEEATIONSDIVIS 9-9/319 Decimal Clossification: 035005（24549） H2ab49 THIS COPY OR COVER SHEE THE RECORD BRANCE Subjeotgvaluetlon Stady of Pharanmapn Date: Origin: (ying Souoare) 24Peb49 10 Ont Ho.2dtd 7 la 49attnohoa Evalatic6 Study Action. Clroulate as lndioatod, thon File ia Pao None Executive Bronch. Comments: Control Europaan a Middle East For Enst a Pocitic Latin Americon North American Joint War Plans Army War Plans SPlans Policy Plonning Recommend Approval Advonced Study Bronch Chier Internotional Group Chiet ConourE ersonne! Executive,PBO Records Deputy Director,AE Implemeating Deputy Director,PaO Asst Executive,Pao Director,Pao Exocutive Br Actonby-itColPellneer Dispatch D2#OON#IDN#TAD Signedtzie REVIJANI949 28AR194#

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2S tN • "60 OUTWOUND DISPATCH D&aK ' ' Bxecutin Branch,. P&O Lt Col Peiainge 9 22 Jlarch 1949 uatien etuc:3T wae prepared at request of P&O to determine it varieus report• on thia aubjeot stemmed troa natural phenomena or it the origin could be traced detini tel7 to the actiTi tie• ot a foreign power. 2. ID ia to keep P&O informed it future developments in thia field. are at Taria.nce with the en.l.uation placed on this atuqy. s. Pm haa been intormed. 4. ACTION: Circulate a.a indicated. then tile in P&O. 6. OOORDillATIOlf: D , P&O(il), Lt Col Dawley. Bxt - 76SOZ., KA Branch, Col Goodell, Bxt • 3852, PID,. Lt Col lq'an. lxt - ?2966

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DISPOSITION FORM FOEPEDEEELCEPEASANDCPAPSE Colo,6 attnched hereto.ia.the.lveluation.stuiy.roqueatad in your paracraphn DA 897wAGo1My4hmoyb#

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CBFIDENTAL Evaluation Study of Phenonenon Dotailod invoatigatione of ail lncidonte reportedto involvo unueual riying objoote duing the poriod Juaa ls4s to date heve been conduotod by #pocial projoetroup of Hendaurtori,Air Hntoriel Cornnd srlght-Pattoreon alr Foroe Baee, Onlo.Tho ooatinuine offorta of thieprojeotare dlrooted towardettablianing tho ldontity ofeach unpeual objoot roportodnBingio oreeominciy rolated In- oidonts wnioh tppoar to invoire.obJootnthatatcht roprogentsoco nuounlman-hdo dovloaoreoulwttyareallyoxplored-bothcne oprojeotporronelandothorpyeoailete.auohthouoftho RAinOorporutlon(forwsrlyProJeot RAnD） Dr somo ai0 inoiaente,approxlmntelytrenty（2o) per.oonthavo boenexplntnod.The majorityofthese involvcd mialdontieloation of Byaoptio wopthor bslloone. oshorn-involved obaervationa ofairborne oosmiornyroaesrohoquipneat,boliaosmeteoro.atd tn one inetanoe the dnyllght ooervation athe planet Tenueonly tuoreportodin To.datetnerehnsbpen no thngibloovienoewhioh wouldauoport natlon.Thore areno hiphly seoret experlmental Prosoots of tho d.s. Goveranentthat could beresponeibloThe possibilltyof foreien 1tnta1n.aeronsutloslaoleaooe Tho Air llatoriel donrand or the UsAr io continuing inveetlgatlone ofeaohunexplained inoident. In sdditon. theyare utllieing che Bre roviewed on n contnuing baala end ero uaed in formuiating prob The ID feole that lf oomplote data were availeble tho reapining Bo% of the reported slehtinga could be oliminated ao due to natural metoorologioal phenomora or donestlo woatherballoone end the liko The largor zumbar of aotual roporta of unidentified objecta ia thoucht tobe prlnarily due to the pubiicity given #flying maucersin the publio priat snd in some orfioial oirolen. CONFIDENTLAL

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N-FILING FORM ,GSUSA Decimal Classification: P&O 350.05 (5 Apr 49) t,···X t,_.,,,.. t,,· Subject: Evaluation Study of Phenomenon Date: 5 Apr 49 (Flying Saucers) Oi;est: Action: •Cmt #1 to D/ID. " Reply required by: None Executive Branch: 3 To: Control D European 8 Middle East D Far East a Pacific Operations □ Latin American • North American □ Joint War Plans • Army War Plans Plans □ Policy Planning • Advanced Study ¾ □ □ Personnel Records □ Implementing Asst Executive,Pao Executive Br.□ Comments·: Recommend Approval: Dote Branch Chief Dote Group Chief Concur: ( □ Deputy Dire 0. Deputy Director, Pa O □ Director, Pa 0 Signed ocs REV I JAN 1949

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Executive Br, P&O Lt Col Peisinger/2944/eb 5 April 1949 MEMOHANDUM J?QR RECORD: ,_ I-~, ...-... __, 1. ID had submitted, at P&O• s request, a. study of the fiying saucer phenomenon. This study int:una.ted that of all cases investigated there was no foreign nation implication in these flying saucers. 2. Mr. Stites, ID, said that they would be glad to ·take action on this, at the request of P&O. 3. ACTION: Comment #1 to D/ID requesting tJiey verify accuracy of Mr. Winchell 'sstatement of .3 Apr li9 re flying saucers. 4. COORDINATION: ID - Mr. Stites, Ext 6196- ..

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COVER SHEETCONPEDBNTIAL PLANS GOPERHONS DIVISIOGSUSA 110/62 Decimol Clossifieotion. 15005 中品 BE REMOVED ONLY BY 1000,92 LE RECORISBEANCE Suspense Dote10026Apr9 SubjectiBaLuehion Stady af Hhancranoa Origin: (Flying denoera) 5年9 OtD eot 21 Aprb9edeonthygtntholutonoontoed in nololrobul bopplyenohd o o Cireulate as tndioated,than ile ln Peo. Reply required by:None Bxeeutive Branch: Commants: Thtahay te ortntoroetto Control BeneratsHaddoeka,Hicholo Sohylarandrinborane Operations For Eost & Pocific Lotin Americon Narth Americp Joint Wor Plane Plons Policy Planning Recommend Approval Advanced Study Dole Bronch Chiet Date, internationol. Group Chief Personnel Erecutive,PBO Records Deputy Drector,AE B Deputy Direcio Asst Executive,PBO Executrve Br Action by paubis OCSFOF4 13 1APR1949

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Executive Br, P&O Maj J. s. Byrne 91+4/eb 20 Apr h9 MEMOH.Al!DUM FtOR RF:COHD: 1. As a result of a number of CM IN Radios in February 19h9 on "flying saucerstt, P&O requested ID on 24 Ii'eh 49 to evaluate these phenomEn-1.a. On 7 11ar 49 ID forwarded the at·tached .=,valuation. 2. As a result of Walter Winchell's 3 Apr h9 broadcast (summary in attached Daily Bullet,in), ·the D/F Cmt #1 was sent to ID requesting verification of the accuracy of the broadcast. D/F Cmt #2 from ID constitutes the ID answer. J. PID not informed. Circulate as indi.cated, then file in P~i:O. 5$ COORDINA 1 l:ION: Asst Dep Dir P&O (AE) - Lt Col Dawley, Ext 75303 -----·- Exec, NA Br - Lt Col Clark, Rxt 7!i676 .. 'i •.. 'f . . ' j ·'t·,;. .. ' . ....... ' ... ., ""~..,, : .

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BULLETIN FOROFFICIALUSEONLY FORDISTRIBUTIONCALLEX.4742 S8ETORE 11 HTRYSYSTETBSELEOOVERTEDINTOAMUNTEOIAPAITOE AVDASAIDOTHEEKPORTCFVARIOUSARSANOUTEHGILEDPRETAHTN RULHGCIRCLES TOAHINGEASING.EXTENTARE CGNMEHEENI HT AESLNEDTOTHE

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GERMAN LEADER SPEAKS IN BEHALF OF GERMAN PEACE TREATY BERLIN--JACOB KAISERA LEADING CHRISTIAN DEMOGRAT SAID IN BERLIN BY GERMAN PEACE TREATY TALKS.KAISER,FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE CHBISTIAN DEMOCRATIO PARTY IN EASTERN GERMANY AND A UEUBER OFTHE BONN COUNCIL DRAFTING A CONSTLTUTION FOR WESTERN GERUANY SPOKE AT THE PARTY OONVENTION THEY WILL BEGIN PEAOE TALKS AS SOON AS THE BONN CONSTITVTION WORKIS COMPLETED.".KAISERSAID THAT ITS NECESSARY"DUE TO THE TERROR STEPIN ESTABLISHING A UNITED GERUANY. INS(12:50A) SECOND SERIES OF LECTURES ON DEFENSE BEGINS TODAY FOR CIVILIANS WASHINGTON--SEVENTY-FIVE LEADERS FROM VARIOUS WALKS OF CIVILIAN LIFE TODAY BEGAN GETTING THE TNSIDE WORD ON THE NATION'S DEFENSES.THE NEXT THREE DAYS, THEY WILL HEAR MILITARY AND OTHER ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS DISCUSS IN CLOSED SESSIONS WHAT IS BEING DONE TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL DEFENSES.T IS THE SECOND JOINT CIVILIAN ORIENTATION CONFERENCE HELD BY THE NATIONALMILITARY ESTABLISHMENT UP(8:30A) ENLISTEES ASSURED OF JOB REINSTATEMENT AFTER LEAVING SERVICE WASHINGTON--A GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL TODAY ASSURED ALL YOUTHS ENLISTING ARE MUSTERED OUT.BOBERT K.SALYERS,DIRECTOR OF THE LABOR DEPARTMENTS BUREAU OF VETERANS REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS,SAID BOTH ENLISTEES AND BESERVISTS CALLED TO AOTIVEOUTY ARE PROTECTED BY THE SELECTIVE SERVIOE AGT.EVEN THOUGH THE SERVICES ARE NOT DRAFTING MEN AT PRESENT.HOWEVER HEWARNED THOSE OISCHARGED TO SEEK REINSTATEUENT TO THEIR OLD JODS UP(8:35A) JOHNSON AND ROYALL TO REVIEW ARMY DAY PARADE WASHINGTON--ASOUT 1O,OOO MILITARY MEN WILL MAROH IN THE ARMY DAY PARADE ON WEONESDAYMARINES,SAILORS AND AIRMEN WYLL HELP THEIR SOLDIER TEAATES CELEBRATE THE1949 ARMY DAY IN GRAND STYLE.UNITS FROM EACH BRANCH OF THE SERVICE WILLJOIN TROOPSINAN-HOUR-AND-A-HALF-LONG PARADEPRESIDENT TRUMAN,DEFENSE SECRETARY JOHNSON,AND ARMY SECRETARY ROYALL WILL REVIEW THE MARCHERS WHO WILL PARADE ALONG CONSTITUTION AVENUE BEGINNINGAT1:30 P.M... AP(8:47A) ARMY 0AY 1949WILL BE APRIL 6TH.THE OFFICIAL ARMY OAYFJLM PASSIN REVIEW WILLBESHOWN IN THESIGNALCORPSAUOITORIUMSA 1O7O AT1:45P.M ONFRIDAY,1APRIL,MONDAY,4APRIL,AND TUESDAY, 5APR.RUNNING TIME OFTHEFILMIS11MNUTES THE AUDITORIUM SEATS APPROXTMATELY 3OO PEOPLE AND NO TICKET OA OTHERIDENTIFIOATION IS REQURED FOR ADMISSION, CEATAIN COPIES OF THE WIRE SERVICE BULLETIN OF APRIL 1949 ARE ERRONEOUSLY DATED 4 MARCH NW 91369 Doclldl:34748466Page21

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DAT 0ne2×t.4759 R1O8LTOHT By Saturday.Seo.Jobnaon alady bad sltatnatod aino oomlt teonandboardsorArmedSezvioooasuaelesallwes4o group hore(Barlsn)faols Russtanamant to callofcbiockaie Gon. Clayaroportfs so gloomy itprobabyillnavorbopub ltshad(e)nItfoouxt-martial) wlllbe anothen batteorthe bransArmywould1ike tokeopquletverymuoh(ie)oDwou Senators arequiatly lnvesttgasing7erypaculiayaotivltyol U.S.NavalAttache 1n Faneo Span（l5)aNontiaapparan ocoupa6toi(o1Japan）maylastCoryoaza(2e)auoI6(eeported2y supproasedreportonozaeoe）la.voryaabar2aas1ns.tothom (State Depaxtmen6 and the Millcaxy)(ao) SECRETARY OR DEFENSE By Saturday Johngcn al- roadyhsd'allminatednlnocomaitteesandboardgoftho Axmed Servloea Servlcon beoauae his Orrleewasunderstacrad.but on Saturday Proo Truman algmed into law abtll oreating an Under Saorotary or Defense givingJobnsootheatrength honeededtodothe jobxhcgply.ia 1936. dohnsonbooane Aaalatabt Seorebary or War under Pres He proved htmaolr e.hard-workiag.competentadainlatratorplugs preparodneaoatatsmewhanmuchaetici.waa.oxtreaalyumropulax. Johnson's appointment is Loaked upon bymany aa a polltloaL Cavor tor sorvlaog renderad.But there &xe faw who.donyhis oompotonoe for tae job 41149 DRun PEARSoN(ABC):Zhe Navy Depaxtmant: FoxmerSoo.or Doreaoo Forroatal wiil be appointed asl-a-yoarmanand givans Navysisplanoroxa cruisearoundthewoxld,obterlyca.avactioa.whiloIavobeen orit 1oal of Forrestaltn the paat.I dhink be doseoves a reatand Twsnt toooncratulatehtmfoztheTinewayhebasoooperatodwior-Louis.Tobn son.his8ucoasso2e 3A221249-0 ORITIOISM ALTER NINCHL(ABO):SvanatonIIL.-One OHtlezatoD agorto la now leoturing et gorthwestaxw umxvergib7. Hia namotaBdwaroV itrhymeswithHitlor.Thlaman,aocozdingtoaslgnodacatoment the Northwestam U campus,oonttnuegtooxpound hio Nazi tdoas and mia Edward Sitlsr..waaan Anerlcan cltleon.He chrewhta eitizenahipaway and becans gnaturalizedGormanahien bastartod to workfor Hltlarin:Bonlinas thodiraotoor Goebbalaradloseotion AttyOenSonViazkoleasolnthenameoall thewondernulAnor cans who diod Cor the reasof us, klolt thts ingrate out or the oountry 34pr1249-5 HITHSO DHAAKER(NBC-Nowa Rounepxon Ber1in):Berin8Rusnlan-lcensed prosg todsyhas1et2oosewith averbalbroadaide.. Fer tho rirstoiaeRu Moacog'eobfectlonstuthaNorthAtlanticDaote.Suohiathevimuiones ortodays.oeaditorlalstaatagaintheresstalhoverhoroon tho possibility or the ussR quitting tho U,N. Suohigthevtculencoor ithapaotamightybarrlor cotheiraapiratlonofor world danination 3A01149 bo8R S.ALLEN(mss):Barlin-Ge. olayhaa oabled Waabington not to de Surpriaad.ifRuaatasuadenzy lictethe Barlinblookade.5Aprtla9s EFPEOTS OF COUNTERBLOOKADS UDHAAxR（BO-News Roundup,trom BerLn）： Thero isnewovlaoncethat our countarbiookade to croatlng9conoaic.dirrioultles,1r notooonomlc havoe,in the Russlan zone orGermany. Recently,atteratxlpthroug wobe.lnduatrialoitloa,and todey one repozt.that.seoms.authentiostatos fnaffaot that unemploymant there is riatng byleapa and bounds...che oot polat,ocourse,awhat orreot thts pinoh wii2 oave on Ruasien reasoningonepolnt orview-here1e that itw1llrtnally rorce thom toocome.totormgand1tt6cheirowrblockadeorBerlin: thaothori chatttwiiihavonosrtactatal 2.Apx1149-6 CERMANY LyroRD MooRstABo-mnie WoekAroonatneortd, ron Bor1in larsha Sokolov aytsucceaac（GenChuikoynaqutckexaminatlondoosnt o thstwoua 104d.00.619 NW91369 Dccld.34748466Page

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40211..1949 be13gcho8ena8 lonevM1litazy Govoznor Russian Germaay.Western observera here Caol the awitoh means that rrom nowon the real exea- utlve powaz* in the.Ruaatan oooupatlon wi21 bg wleldad by olvlilan8。 Itlg expeoted that the Soviet Unionis highest civilian reprenentativo hero,Ambssaado2 W.8.(Somlnoy ?), wil1.be tho Politburo'skey man 1n Germany. lerototore, he.sezved ao Sokolovskys pozitlcal advlser,but his orflce has gradually boen gtvon more iuportanoe,and he has taken over a mumber or the funotlona formerly exerciaed by Sokolovaky.Amor- Lcan polltical ezperts think Sokoloveky'a veplecoment Ls cloaely tied up with the formatlon oran Baotexn German7 Communiat atate.They point out that ltwouldbe dooldodly advantageouato the Rusalans.ror propaganda purpooes, to bave oontrol or auc a atate in the hands orar ambaaaador rathar than a mllitary man.A-minority group here teels the che Russlans want to oazl ore tho blockade. Theao obsorvers thlnk Sokolovsky'g reoazl roa2ly means the Sovlets are getting out oc Oer- many.theman.most oloaely assoolated ulch a polioy that failed。 3Apr11497 DREw PEARSoN(ABC): Berlin, szcluaivemGon.Olayhas Sent a vexy disooureg- ingroportto Washington. Ho aays that Amerioan orrorta to make the Gormans mors demooratiehave failed,almost oonpletely,tbat the Ger- many to its foxmer powex. what is even more tragio,anti-Semitiam and atrong-axm taotics aza on the inoreaae.Gen.Olay'd report is so gloomy it probably will never be publiahed。 3Apr1149-8 RoBER2 S.ALLBN(MBS):.sOne of tho questiona boing diaeuaged in the aeoret Foreign Mibtatarg: Oonrerence In Washlngton 1o increasing induatria2 produotlon in Germaay..Tho new plan la to zalae that （limitation of fore Hitley ran amok. Franoo fa strangly againat thie schomo whlch is being urged by U.S.miiitaryand einanclal1nteroota. 3Apr1149-8 H.V.KALrENBoRN(NBo):..Schuman,more than Bevin o? Achaaon,will determin the succeaa or failure or theae (Waahington) dlaoussions.For good hiatorle raasons France faars Germany...IfWo go on destroying German prevont German and European recovery. Tho six billions wo spent laat year, and tha five billions.wo propase to spond thls year to restore Burope could not become self-aupporting. With all the Cood and minera resources or Bastorn Germany in Ruasian hands.Western Germany must become a atrorg induatrlel atate to live. 1Apr1349-10 ALLI&D MELITARY GOVERMMENT WALTER WINCUELL(ABG): The State Department--Jack.Meoloy can have the top jobat Berlio. cblps"Bohlon lo slated for Minlater to Paria. the number two apot,Nobody wants to bo the Ambasaador to Moaoow. The latest to turn it dow Is Ambaaaador Caffery.now in Parle. 3Apr1249~11 DREw PEARsoN(ABO):Now YorkA display ofCerman-nanufeotured goods,many aponsored by former Nazia, will open in New York on Saturday--mch worse than the malc of Walter Gelaektnge 3Apr1149-12 WILLIAm L.SBIRER(MBS):.Por the Cirot cimo ainco before ehe war thero wiil be an ezhibitlon in thls oountry or 0erman induatrial producta. The German induatrial oxhibit, under the auspioos of the Military Gov- arnment,openu here, in New York,Saturdey.Alot of people here don'tliketheiaee,and theremaybeBometrouble. They aay thoy everyone olse, bt they hate to see the Nazls coning baek under our auspioea. Gon. Olay has aaid not a Mazl wlll bo allowed to go to New York to ahow his wares, but theraa no doubt, either, that many of theseGorman firmo cxhibitlng hero:aro run by the Nazis,either oponls or socretly...Thia may aurprlae you, but your Governmont will aupport Pascist Dictator Franoo at tho meeting or the U.N.Assembly whlch opens Tueaday... ARMY COURT-MAROSL 3Apr1149-13 WALrER WINOHsLL(ABO): Lt. Col. Paul T. Oravon goes on trial next uosday at Ft. Dix. Tho charge ia embezzlement. Many top generale wiil toa- tify for bim.It will be another battlo of the brass whiah the UiS Arny would1iko tolcoep qutet--verymuohe 3Apr114pf14 ORITICISM OP NAVAL ATTAOHE 4 NW91369 Docld:34748466 Page 23

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nvantigatii&thevexy-poeullaaotlvltyo1Capo.2v.maxoar7 NoalAttaohe1nFranoo.Spaln.Mercorlaamarnadmierot the.diota and has baan openly oxitlca2 o2 U,S.polioy.ooward Franeo.Aecording to lnformatlon in tie hrnds ortho tao Senators.Maroer has boen aotng asl1hewarethaU.SAabaaaadorsnSpan. The Sonotons wanc to kaon howMercey gece thisway andwhyan orclooxofthiatypete bozngkept 1nMadrsd. 3Apr1149-16 BASBS JOHN MEcKLINo(CBS-World Wews,from ottawa):.2oAmorlcansthlspeaceui uaionNewtoundlaodandLabradorannered as Canadgstsnthpzovdnce milttary.bsseaarolooated1nNewroundland.And 1cmaaneunohallangod aocosstochelronorellald8o1Labrado. 1Ap1249-28 U.S,-SOVIET RELATTONS DREW PEARSON(ABC): Washington. Lloarnad thstSeo.otStateAchcaon lamcb mora worztod about tbe latest Ruseian bote against the North At2antic paet theo he saezet oablowarning that tho Ruaalannotomnybelntended to pavotho wayloroutaightaggreasioabythoBedArmy. mhetuo nost llkely apots markad for agcraeston are Iran end pinland,but the Snbaaay also paoaas alongthezamorofSovlet troopsmovingtowardNorweye Che5nbassy alao warno that thenext 6o deyawillbe themostortticalln the hia tory of our relatione wlth Ruasta.foryduring tho poriod,tha Ebsaay belfeves Russia Ja more likoly to strike,tyan latoz,baoause tha North Atlantio paot natlona aill not havo tad achanoe to ratizy their broaty Iinnot predleting whether the Bmbssay ie right or wrong. but l do pre dlct that Rusoia wiil soon ronounce 1ts own defenao croaty wlth the Frenoh--a very sorloua step whieh.accozding to standard diplomatio proosdure.coudbetherorexunne?ooar SApr1149-17 OCCUPA2TON OFJAPAN BIbL cosTELLo(oBS-Norid Nowa, Trom Zokyo):Aocording to wo1l-nromed ob servarain thisocouoied capital，aehangeorfar.raaching.algnirxoanos 19 taklngplaee in ocoupatton controlo. Ioanutsholiitio.thla:that major eoonomic pianning Tor Japan le now being dono in washington and labeingintezated with tio world-wide BcA Drogram. -ednooo.euuun tion otartad,ie was aasuuad.that.a peeco troaty would follow vlthln a reaponable ine,andit was tacloly umderstood chabGan.MacAothur would ruo tne occupatlon, with only general pollcy aupervlsion from Waah lngton, Now,it is apparont that the occupation msy last for yearn At tho aama time,American ovexaesa ccmltmonts bave expanded ao gxeat ly that.evary dollar hao.to pzoduos mexlaua retunse Thatbelngtxuo it bas booone bazardoua to lot Japan fitter away Americux ald as it hao done for tholaat.threu yeazs、..Economic atratoglata: aa arasul of the Suropoan program, now have a yarastlok with whtch to meaaure Japan'a progreas. unless Jepan can prove that Amertcan Junas are being used wisay than sld Cor Japan may be cut olf 14p1249-29 OVERSEASATBASES FOsTER DuLLES（MBS-Meet the Preas）,f the.U.S.Wore to plant (bAaes) boanorfenalvoactionwhlohwouldalmogtourely.startorca wax done think we plan to do thateLA/RENoe SPTVAK:Suppoae we were to planttheminLnglandDarLesIchinkthatit!aalla·quaationor degros1dontsoeany reasonwhytbezo ahouldnotbeaiyb&aasin sngland.Ir you turn the thing avound,lf the Sovlet Unlon had atomic bomb basee on the Mazican bozdez，wo would take orrenae about lty ws don't takeotceose sboutlt iltheyre somewhatfapther offSpzvArs But,witb the range wohave ln aiy rowsrtoday.there reelly lan' boo much dirference ir some of our baaea aro in Cngland, or in Aerlca,oo In Franae.Certainly,lf we'ra going to have a dofonslve alllanee, were goingtobava to have basos somewhere.DuliEs1Thatg quite truo,butin tbege nattora therosa payahologlcalelement thatcomas into play.Ir you brandish youz riat under afollowia noae,he.takea more orfense about ie than f you brandish youz fiat a little waye orr 2apr1149-19 RoBeR S.Ausn(mBs):Seoret Roport:Fron cine co tino thla progzam haa 4h5a 1qooating.the Amoricon texpayorhundneda ormilllopeodolleraDls- 0.40008.885n80T0 Yacompetahce,grart andobseruotlonlam ofhe ro= NW91269 Dec：4748466Page24

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Apr11.1949 bungling and waat of U.S.ofrioiels 1n Grees ntheae dlaoloauragbave not setwell withcertainhigh suthoritlesir the Stato Department and tho Pentegon Builaing.Thoro has been a 1ot ormuttering. Toniaht, thia program can repoxta complete orrlcial conrirmation or these shoo lng diaoloauraae2hls orcioial con2ixmatlon ls containad in the roporl 1n tho handa of tho Jotnt Congreasional Conmltteo on the Marahall Plar .Por. aome unexplained rcason,thia roport hag been cuppressed.Person and the Milltary: thora la a vary good reagon why they woula not want thia report nado pblio.It ia very anbarrasaing to thom, but I havo aoopy or thisraport,andhero aro afawofltsmany shooking chargea andcondsmnattona&..Burthor,that theroare boomanyAnertcan ofri- oislo in Oraeco, and thd a Jarge pozcentago or them are being paid $19,ooo a year in aalary,pluaan aaditional s7,o0o for renta and food allowancea， elao, that many ofthefo Americana aro inconpetontand ars dolng apoor Jobg also,that.there ls too much Amerioan ostentatioua- neas in Greece,that many Amorican ofrzeiala aro driving aroxnd in big shinyaowcaraandaxo.lirlnginahtgh-handedandahowymannoro..2he roportalsochargos thattheGroektaxagatemlsarehaio.that tbo wealthy pay praoticclly no taxes at all. Similarly, the raport saya courta..Tt is such conditlona,the raport declarea, that aze making Oommunlatsln Greeoe,not husaia,not theguorillas...Horels the con uuT#o9TarrsodnTByar.*gaodeponsoaddns67ugJouoTsnto Greece by purelymilitary operationo:norwillmonoy.alona,buy tho Gxeelc people.Socialrefoxneand betterandmorehoneatadminiatratlon are fumdamantal bo Graok rocovezy... Rrhat la whut thla roport that has been suppressed saide It ls a dospairing raport baoauae it ehown that tbe billions we have already spent, aad the billiona we aro commlttiag oureelvea to spend under the North Atlantlo paot wo are not winning ths oold war sginst Ruasia 3Apr1149-20 SPAIN WALrER WINCHELL(ABC):The Wh1te House:The U,S.wi17withdzaw 1ts1946 rosolutlon condamning Franoo at the U.N.and will rosume diplomatio re lations with Spain unlesspublieopioioathatmeans you--atops ib. 3pr1149-21 TRAN WILLrs coNovER（wNDo):..Ic tho Russlans aver decidod to invoke that traaty (with Iran) they coula overrua the country aluoat without firinga shot.Loss or Iran,wlth ito oil,would be a major blow to the Westor 34p21149-82 "FLYING SAUCERS" WALTER WINcHELL(ABC):Weahington-Tais iiT not boconcmed by anyono in authority in Washington at this timo:but, itanybody denloa lt. cne denier vill be aliar， nevar explained by enyon n authority,are now definitely knom to have been guided mleailea aho 3Apr1149-83 WALPLR WINcHELL(ABo):Curtlaa Hright will announco tomorrow the Dawest airplane angine.It wlll give our biggest stratoglo bonbera 2,000 miles more striring range. It la the turbo-oyelone. It can carry our long range atomiobombersaround the world,without zefueling--nonatop to Ruasia and back. 5Apr1749-84 WINSTON CIURCHILL DREW PEARsoN(ABC):Aboard the Queen Mary,.exclusivoIcan reveal that Churchillie optimism ia based on hig beller chat Stslin vill eoon dte. Churohiil believos the fiercest battle (among the l3 surviving mombers of the Politburo) wiil bo.over control of the army and the seeret po- llce.The fight over the aray, he predlots, will be so violent that no Ruesian leader will let the Red Axny go beyond Ruesia's bordera for fea it might mlngle wlth tho outside wor2d and bo turhad sgainst foacow。 3.Apr1149-2s WALrsR wINcHEtl(ABC):.,Mr.Churchill aid mention...that fighte ara scno- timas svoided because aomobody dropped doad, but that ianot mat any fighcor cho anta to win can over cous on. Hathematloally,.or courso, poace.sttil haa a canco, about the aeme chanco that a oigoon 089 aca1m lat.bonbar, 3.Apm1149-26 ATLANPIG ALLTAMCE Prosident(tn hla gpoech tomorrow at tho he Atlantio 4ltiance/ hea an opporcunity to strosa. tha sels mutual aid that Is the-foundatlon of thla breaty.e. 3 April NW 91369 Dodll34748465 Page

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