ATTACHEHTS - TOP 8 RET SE ITIVE December 13 1963 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DIRECTOR CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE SUBJECT JCS Pr0posal Concerning Communist China The enclosed JCS paper recommends the establishment of an interagency group to consider ways and means for impeding the Chinese Communist nuclear development program It seems to Mr William P Bondy and to me that the 5412 Group would be an appropriate forum for considering the JCS proposal Before submitting it to 5412 I would like to know your initial reaction to the paper F7 RQL DECLASSIFIED BY cc Mr William P Bundy ASD ISA 3 17% Mr Gilpatric I rg This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu