BW REFUTATION MATERIAL

Created: 10/5/1953

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NLE

No.

53

MEMORANDUM FOB: CHARLES NORBKRG, COB

ill-Wrs

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germ war fere refutation

materialit has bean released

overtly, ve would like to make tbe following recommaplatloos for overt handling of the material:

"Whitencluding sworn daniale by allin germ warfare propaganda as well aa point byof why each submitted to participation In the

campaign, should be prepared and released by the Defense

or the United nations Command. Copies of this "White Book*

go to every member country of the United Rations aa well as to

press;

with the release of the "White Book" theDefense or even tbe President, as Commander la Chief of theshould announce the book's release, review the entire propaganda

ilgn and condemn the Communists;

film dramatizing the physical and mental coercion

led to the airmena' "confessions" of waging germ warfareompetent commercial firm. In this film, eachshould be developed individually and ha should be allowed

refute his confession in detail rather than simply to state that

was all false, while the film should be in Kalian for

showing, arrangementa also should be made for sound tracks

foreign languages;

d. Shortly after release of the material mentioned above the president of the American Academy of Sciences should write and release to theatter to each member of the so-called International Scientific Commission which investigated the charges for the Communists demanding retraction of their "findings";

a. As part of this

VPIOVfO FOB RELEASE Mil lOVflll

part of this campaign, we believe that the Unitedtake an aggressive stand when the bacteriological warfarethe UN General Assembly agenda comes up for debate and demand a

a resolution condemning the Communists for the false campaign. There appears to be some fear thattand would jeopardize the truce negotiations but since such fears have not deterred the Communists from continuing to make charges against us, it seems appropriate that we nowealistic attitude in propaganda, particularly since our charges will have the added attraction of being true.

the airmens' stories have been thoroughly developed,present the best case should be made available for radio and

2. In view of the fact that the British, at least, haveesire for strong BW refutation material, we should request that allN nations which supportedesolution in the General Assemblyositive stand in the UN and at home when tads material becomes available.

rs (CI

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