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1. The OCB studies present five plans designed to facilitate U.S. objectives after we have intervened in the Associated States as a member of a regional groups. These plans are:


 * a. Plan for gaining maximum support for U.S. intervention from indigenous peoples.


 * b. Plan of political warfare campaign against Viet Minh.


 * c. Plan for gaining maximum support of other free world countries.


 * d. Plan for political warfare organization as integral part of intervention.


 * e. Plan for keeping China out of war or reducing its effectiveness in war by political warfare means.

2. Highlights of the various plans are as follows:


 * a. Maximum support for U.S. intervention from the indigenous peoples should be achieved by clarifying or them the issues involved.


 * b. There should be established in Southeast Asia, probably at Bangkok, a council of representatives of all members of the regional grouping. It should be independent of the military command but advisory to it and to all member governments. It would pool the resources, ideas, and plans of all the nations involved.


 * c. A Korean-type training program should be established for the Vietnamese Army, and training programs for Laos and Cambodia should also be established.


 * d. As fast as practicable, the people of Viet Nam should be given a voice in the government.


 * e. Political warfare against the Viet Minh should include continued support for the 10,000 French-controlled guerrillas in Viet Nam and Laos, and sabotage teams should be developed and trained to operate in Southeast China, North Viet Nam and North Laos. Escape and evasion safe areas and "rat lines" should be established to the coast or to Thailand. CAT has been alerted for any necessary logistic of operational air support requirements unable to be met by military air support. In order to increase Allied support in the absence of Chinese Communist intervention, we should continue our efforts at Geneva, explore the possibility of UN action supporting collective intervention, and in the event nuclear weapons are used, take steps to minimize adverse effects upon our Allies or potential Allies.


 * f. In order to increase Allied support in the event of Chinese Communist intervention, we should make every effort to restrict the conflict to China and the Associated States and seek a favorable basis for a negotiated settlement.

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