Eisenhower: TOP SECRE] Papers, 1953-6 (Ann Whitman file) 2. RELATION OF PORT SECURITY PROGRAMS TO U. S. FOLICY TOWARD POLAND (isc 5108; NSc 5616/2; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated July 30 and August 21, 1957; Memos for NSC from Acting Executive Secretary, same subject, dated August 8 and 14, 1957) Mr. Cutler briefed the Council, and concluded with a description of the action on this item which had been recommended by the NSC Planning Board. Thereafter he provided the Council with the alternative suggestions proposed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as follows: "The Joint Chiefs of Staff perceive no compelling rea- son for the suspension of any provision of the Port Security Reonlations with respect to Polish flag vessels. Instead, they consider that the Secretary of the Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense and the Director of Central Intelligence, should determine specific rorts to be used by Polish vessels for the purpose of loading cargo being made availeble under PL-480; and thet the Secretary of the Treasury, following such consultations, should be authorized to determine in advance that snch vessels qualify under the exceptional circimstance provision of the reguletions for entry into these ports. They concur in the recomentation that the Interderartnental Cozzmmittee on Internal Security develop procedures for the screening of ships' crews." Mr. Cutler then called on the Under Secretary of State for his comments. Secretary Herter pointed out that the aforementioned views of the Joint Chiefs of Staff had not been received in the Deparhuient of State until five o'clock lest evening. Nevertheless, so far as he could determine, the State Department wes frankly opposed to the Joint Chiefs of Staff's alternative, because it would prove to be extreucly cusbersome. He also pointed ont that U. S. trade with the Poles would not te limited to items made availeble under P. L. 480, as the JCS seemed to believe. As for the security aspects of the admission of Folish flag vessels, Secretary Herter believed that these w2re sufficiently covered by the procedures get forth in the aprropriate subp2recraphs of peracrvaph 21 of H3¢ 5403 and in the ection recommended on this item by the REPRODUCED AT THE DWIGHT, D. SISENHOWER LIBRARY NS? Planning Board. a - Minette, Upon the conclusion of Secretary Herter's ccuments, Mr. Cutler called on Sscretary Anderson for the views of the Treasury Derartment. Secretary Anferson said that it was a matter of no great concern to him whether the Council adopted the Plenning Beard recomendations or the JCS alternatives. He said, however, that he did wish to point out thet if we limited access of Polish fling vessels to certain specified U. S. ports, we would thereby reveal the nature of our policy to the Cc.mtnist ecuntries. Moretver, specifying certain ports vould -3- eth, ies natin noETA ee TOP SECK:T