O71 LO February 28, 1958 MEMORANDUM SUBJECT: Discussion at the 356th Meeting EVES of the National Security Council, a oh Thursday, February 27, 1958 d Present et the 356th NSC Meeting were the President of the United States, presiding; the Secretary of State; the Secre~ tary of Defense; and the Director, Office of Defense Mobilization. Also present were the Acting Secretary of the Treasury; the Attore ney General (participating in Items 2-4); Mr. Maurice H. Stans for the Director, Bureau of the Budget; the Federal Civil Defense Ad- ministrator (participating in Items 2-4); the Acting Secretary of Commerce (participating in Item 1); the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Director of Central Intelligence; The Assistant to the President; the Deputy Assistant to the President; the Director, International Cooperation Administration; the Deputy Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs; the Deputy Secretary of Defense; the Special Assistants to the President for Information Projects, for National Security Affairs, and for Science and Technology; the White House Staff Secretary; the NSC Representative on Internal Security (for Item 4); the Director of Guided Missiles (for Item 2); Brig. Gen. Austin W. Betts, USA, Office of the Di- rector of Guided Missiles (for Item 2); Mr. A. G. Waggoner, Office of the Director of Guided Missiles (for Item 2); Assistant Secretary of State Gerard C. Smith; Assistant Secretary of Defense Mansfield D. Sprague; the Executive Secretary, NSC; and the Deputy Executive Secretary, NSC. There follows a summary of the discussion at the meet~ ing and the main points taken. 1. U. 5. ECONOMIC DEFENSE POLICY (Nsc 570473 and references listed thereiny NSC Action No. 1857; Memo for NSC from Acting Executive Secretary, same subject, dated June 25, 1957; Memos for NSC from Executive Secretary, same subject, dated February 17 and 26, 1958; Progress Report, dated March 8-December 31, 1957, by the Secretaries of State and Commerce on NSC 5704/1 and NSC 5704/3) Upon entering the Cabinet Room ten minutes late, the President commented with a smile that national security affairs occasionally had to give way when domestic politics raised its ugly head. DECLASSIFIED WITH DELETIONS £.0. 12356, SEC. 3.4(p) Sem UNCLASSIFKe3- fo uae REPOSITORYset ek ag / ae €2 ét a. hk CCE ad LUE FF, eka , ae couection AVS CG BOX No. " See io, 7 7D oy th FOLDERSG 2 Aettsary 4 7, 775% é . fo OPTeton cg, ct NSC. ce yy