, ee . oY and ~o provide an effective remus of liaison between the WE and other covernnental and orivate acencies on questions of civil defense," Mr, Qugsell J. lopley was annointed SCiP Direstor, beim; reasonsible directly to the Secretary o: :sfense, Ze . A comprehensive resort, "Clvil lefense for Jational Security,” was Bioniited by the Lirecitor of JCLP to the Secretary of Defonse on sOtober 1, 134, This report commonly referred to as tne “ciopley Report," recortonded establisiment of a pernanent Jffice of Civil Defense in the UNE to be responsible for both the planning and operational aspects of civil decense in accordance with a datailed scheme outlined in the Report, Tiis included direction and coordination at the Federal level of the work of siate and ‘fhe recommencatio « of the Hopley deport local civil defense ortvanizations, were not put into errect. The JCEP continued t function in ita planni:y; Casacity intl] recently. Be By Presidestial directive of -aren 3, 1349 the National Security Jesources Joard was inetructed "to agsume * * * # * * leadersaip in civil defense planning and to ®velop a projran which sill be adequate for tre sation's needse™ The Presideatial directive stated “Under present coaditions .:0 esse: tial seed 2° Lre feceral ioversuszent in the area of civil de:euse is peacetime pglanni.g; rather than operation of a fullescale civil defeciuse prograse ve Therefore [ see no need to establish at this time a peruacen: orcvanization, such as @ proposed Jifica of Civil Defense, a definite necessity to oo. Hather, I see ue plamin: for civil defense and an liacediate need to fix in a responsible agency definite leaders.ip for suc planain-, sinee xaces:..e civil derense planning ia related to, anc =? «= DO ARCHIVES