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20 May 1959 INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS

In reply refer to I-12,975.9

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 Responsibilities
 * Assignment of

3-ISA eye:
 * 1. PLANS/NSC (in turn)
 * 2. Dir, FE (Action)
 * 3. Dir, OP&C

OSD FILES

NSC FILES

ISA Reading File Rh