10' P 3 1 I g g AN an NATIONAL -- OF THE ESPIONAGE LAWS 193 AND 7-94 REVELATION AS J WARHING DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMA OF THE UNITED STATE ED OF ITS CONTENTS IN TITLE 18 ITS TRANSMIS ORIZED PERSON TOP - - EXECUTIVE OFFICE or THE PRESIDENT a secum-ry COUNCIL WASHINGTON COPY NO SUBJECT REFERENCES - 1 4 - -H- The Statement of policy on the subject contained a in NSC 5714 as adopted by the National Security Council the Acting Secretary of the Treasury the Director Bureau_of the a Budget the Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of Central Intelligence by NSC Action No 1745 has this date been approved by the President and referred to the -Secretary of State for coordination NSC 5714 as adopted and approved supersedes NSC 5401 and has received a limited distribution on a strict need-to-know basis JAMES s LAY JR Executive Secre cc The Secretary of'the Treasury The Director Bureau of the Budget 'The Chairman Joint Chiefs of-Staff 'The Director of Central Intelligence IF rF h k NSC 5714 May 29 1957 it-be very rictly basis Iii TOP SECRET NOTE BY THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY to the NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL on PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF MIDDLE EAST OIL RESOURCES AND FACILITIES ReferenCes A NBC 5401 B NSC Action No 1659 The enclosed draft statement of policy on the subject e prepared by the NSC Planning Board pursuant to NSC Action No 1659fg is transmitted herewith for consideration by the National Security Council the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director Bureau of the Budget and for advice as to the views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of Central Intelligence The enclosed statement of policy if adopted is intended to supersede NSC 5401 It is recommended that if the enclosed statement of policy is adopted it be submitted to the President with the recommendation that he approve it and direct its implementation- by all appropriate Executive departments and agencies of the U 3 Government under the coordination of the Secretary of State It is re uested that ecial security precautions be observed in the hand in of enclosUre an 1a accesS to JAMES 8 LAY Executive Secretary cc The Secretary of the Treasury of the Budget The Chairman Joint chiefs of Staff The Direntor of Central Intelligence TOPFSECRET use 571A C1 szuk h4 Z gs 7 r TOP SEGREI STATEMENT 0F U on EPBCTECTION AND CONSERVATION 0F MIDDLE EAST 07m RESOURCES AND FACILIT 1 In view of the strategic importance of Middle East oil rescurces and facilities U S and Free world interests require measures to assure to the maximum extent practicable in each case ' a Protection of these resources and facilities against sabotage - Ee Their use in time of limited or general war as consistent with the requirements of the over-all military situation recognizing that these resources would be of little importance during the initial nuclear exchange of a-general war 3 Their conservation for post war recovery 2 -U K cooperation is required to provide protection and conservation measures throughout the area 3 -The Secretary of State shall continue to be responsible for policy planning and cooperation with the British Government concerning protection and conservation operations A The United States should be responsible f0r protection and conservation measures in Saudi Arabia ifE e Annex for definition of terms TOP use - - HANDEING- A J - Syria I SECRET a SPECIAL mme and Lebanon and if required in Turkey and Israel The United Kingdom should retain responsibility in Iraq and Iran - b The Secretary of State is authorized to transfer lgi to the United Kingdom responsibility in the Persian Gulf principalities and upon such transfer to make available to the United Kingdom any plans developed and material delivered by the Central-Intelligence Agency for operations_there 3 For the present neither the United States nor the united Kingdom can discharge responsibilities for in protection of the oil transit facilities in Jordan and When appropriate the Secretary of State should negotiate assignment of these responsibilities with the United Kingdom informing the National Security Council of the results 5 Wherever the United States has responsibility for -protection and conservation measures these measures should include a Cooperation with the companies and local govern o ments in protection measures Assistance to the companies and local govern- ments in giving guidance for passive defensive measures TOP I actions in the event of war or seizure SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING of imminent -of-the area to an enemy should be confined to dire ct military 6 governments concerned Planning for denial of the facilitie and resources well plugging in cooperation wi th the companies and local Continuation of planning for conservation through restoration of facilities '9 to maintain operations under air attack and for rapid V 1 TOP SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING L ucu y- To ANNEX OF TERMS A Protection measures designed to continue maximum use of the resources and facilities EXamples protecting-n facilities or resources against sabotage passive defense I against air attack B Conservation Measures designed to preserve the 's'ub'i surface resources during loss of control of the area in order that they may be used later by the Free WOrld Example nelleplugging - C Denial Measures designed to deny the reSources and facilities to the USSR Example destruction of the surface facilities equipment and stocks D Middle East For the purposes of this paper 1 Iran Iraq the Persian Gulf region and Saudi Arabia 2 Syria Lebanon and Jordan which contain transit facilities and 3 Turkey and lsrael if required at some later date to FORM IDS-747 8-4254 '1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE TOP SECRET COVER SHEET '1 L'll'l z' TOP comm _0D-Nsc-57173-3 4 BRIEF or ATTACHED a gg ng 5 29 57 -9 servation of Mida e Ea _Facilities 1 57 - - pr I IABend i LI - EO Origin subject reference no or Engtentign'anai on i st 011 Reso rces and m canho'sirii PREPARING FORM 2 COPY INFORMATION cow INFORMATION COIN TELEGRAMS DESPATCHES ECOPIES 6 PERSONS To WHOM on READING DOCUMENT -- 1U - - - - Lu 1 - OFFICE SYMBOL scrap Sta-e Carma - - -8 SIGNATURES 9 READ I 11 DATE DATE RELEASED Betty Slat-l3x7r1991Jain 23 59r-The Lgticna reouircs -1 Cover She at 1 De edvlnuuam- PRINTING OFFICE Inna-Isaia- ' _m aa_ldaoi lemma-305mm 1551332 101' t - 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1 351 133 Am -1 my ounces-- 35 53-5- Exibbiitz 'Eto the infor- white is a record-of persons who toad oi- dosedito-them- any part of-the- document identified in-Item 2 - - - IZEach-pei ho l thoire c ives this Top' eci'et u _si_gn his pame and give other inforpaation I requeste_d the appgopnfate des oyed oiifM ed hultiide the EDepariment iithejsrh'ite I i copy Of Form femoved and placed in 'the canceled accountability n L 39 33 9 ment 'sp cific pmce' duresset' forth'in 'secun' 'ty I-ll'u I m 'ioozarii J I t k Q s awn 0 41 1 if-Gig gg g d 0Hme 13 f ea Pg i In uni I E cer 21 BE leased to juriSdiction of another Top Secret Control Of cer corres- le INS - a i TRUCTION CONCERNING THIS FORM ARE jar- yellow copy 117315'h h el d accqh tab i r Hwh I I a - - - 1 - thru- mf Had Hy 5dr - - My n Hag ma - - 'iTQP SECRET museums - It DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECRETARIAT 3 a January 185 195% - Mr Dinsmore NSC Document No 571k The White House has requested a State Department racommendation on whether or not the attached NSC Document no 571k on Middle East Oil Resources and Faciliti s should be rescinded May I haze comments close of business Friday amla 5 am W Wi wmwwuv m-Am vwm ciw mm Please take into consideration the following points with regard to this NSC document -r i Does the document still represent US policy 1 A If you feel the paper should be rescinded in a what other form is there an articulation of US policy W- on this subject which could be used by State and other - Departments of government memoranda exchange of q r letters etc T51 I I is If there is no paper or memorandum setting forth r3 1 1' US policy on this subject can we_do without such a source or guidance or should a new paper or memorandum be pre shreds In this-latter case it would'be desirable to bags - u yawn-warm a Assistant Se cretarr layel straws 5' 3 I alla- T i 42 I Jlul Co I 5 5 -s Ext 6952 '3 b i Document No 571 ifny ND 3 TQP I I I -453 an m EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL - rm7n' mm NSC 5711 REFERENCES A NSC 51 01 B NSC 5711 c NSC Action No 1715 The statement of policy on the subject contained in NSC 5711 as adopted by the National Security Council the Acting Secretary of the Treasury the Director Bureau of the Budget the Chaim Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of Central Intel- ligence by NSC Action No 1716 has this date been approved by the Resident and is referred to the Secretary of State for coordina- tion NSC 5711 as adopted and approved supersedes NSC and has received a limited distribution on a strictly need-to-know basislax JAMES s LAX JR Executive Seth SEEHEI Hm His document of D6598 of Copies Series 4 m an Wary mama s s may 31111 H mm smart 6W in 5m W E38 5711 Tab 3 in inter le us We 886 5481 which wheat-had the dmial a Hid-die East 5311 an facilitie to the 3353 Tm mu statement at palicy tnkaa mate 9f the wmlu sn that such emrt denial by civilian agncias has tam impracticable and suggests that such denial Md canfinad to direct military nations in the smut of 31' a imminent 32 13am Th3 new managed palicy plums its emphasis an the protactian sf ddle East all magmas against carnage their use in time at limited gamnl m and their mmtien for peat-m owery emraed The responsibility rm ilplamatatim of the new penny lies with State The new policy also comma ta grovide fu- 3 S tad ELK wager-titan in this eld ma diviaim a mapanaibility by countries remains as meat than mvism paling Tha- 54 5 will omntim ts ta mite Mutable Wmma with the British under which responaibility far mtactmn and mum planning in the Parana Gulf wimimlitiaa will In gural-rod to the ELK That ran in that draft autumn 9f policy by initial far the Emma Sammy Eatiaml Sammy Emil Tab A33$ smug 6 4 57 31'in Juli 11 3 I 1 1 1232Erie t-ijn iia - in ll- Um l um m i' 'l I Ilium-m June 5 i957 Bate MEMORANDUM FOR THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SUBJECT NSC 571 REFERENCE Memo for NSC from Executive Secretary same subJect dated May 29 1957 As requested I am indicating below my action with respect to the draft statement of policy on the subject contained in the subject report Concur Do not concur Comments f If SA 1 4 ySignatqre acre ry of State CTitle TOP SECRET SPECIAL HANDLING 717 j- 3 TOP SECREN EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL Emma WASHINGTON SPECIAL HANDLING COPY CO may 29 1957 MEMORANDUM FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL SUBJECT NSC 5714 REFERENCES A NSC 5401 B NSC Action NO 1659 It is requested that each member of the National Security Council the Secretary of the Treasury the Director Bureau of the Budget the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of Central Intelligence indicate concurrence or non concurrence with the statement of policy in the enclosed report NSC 5714 by completing and returning the attached memorandum form Special security precautions should be observed in the handling of the enclosed report and access to it should be very strictly limited on an absolute need to know basis 1 _4 1 7 JAMES S LAY JR Executive Secretary w cc The Secretary of the Treasury The Director Bureau of the Budget The Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff The Director of Central Intelligence SPECIAL HANDLING TOP SECRET tm' 93131 195' m-m m1n Mina Wu or nan-concurr- m any ad sign-tun R a SIS-R0 m 5261 511 on Ill-U 1 0 SW1 mun cu 5 5