Po Femme BY AW m used mp 4 jpEee r ES EET BM AY 4 Secretary McElroy, in response to General Cutler's request, commented that the Defense Department believed the phrase “operation- al capability" should be omitted from the policy statement on the subject because, at this time, the problem of defending against an ICEM attack involves too many unimowns. It was the Secretary's thought that it would be premature to include in a policy statement at this time language calling for such operational capability. Dr. Killian agreed with Secretary McElroy's point, and, in the absence of objection from other Council participants, General Cutler indicated that the phrase “operational capability” would be omitted from the revised statement of policy on the subject. General Cutler then read paragraph 9 of NSC 5802, noting that the ODM Member of the Plenning Board favored the inclusion of language which called for "hardening" as well as other protection _of essential facilities. Mr. Gray, based on his understanding that the subject would be taken up on February 27 when the Council considers the Gaither Report again, indicated that he would not push for the inclusion in this paper of the language recommended by his representative on the Planning Board. He accordingly agreed to deletion of the contested danguage in the draft statement of policy on Continental Defense, with the proviso that such deletion would not prejudice its being raised when the Council considers further the Gaither Report. In the latter connection, Secretary Quarles indicated that the Defense Department would be ready to report to the Council, on February 27, on those aspects of the Gaither Report to which Mr. Gray had referred. General Cutler next invited attention to the section of the draft policy statement dealing with port security (paragraph 19). After reading this paragraph in its entirety, General Cutler noted that the policy guidance contained inthis paragraph is intended to support detailed programs for screenitig seamen, surveillance, port denial, etc., which had been precisely worked out over a period of years and which were covered in some four pages of NSC 5408. mentioned that in September, 1957, the port denial program was He amended to exempt certain Polish vessels (NSC Action No. 1781). He said it was the Planning Board recommendation that the Treasury Department prepare, for approval of the President, proposed programs to implement all aspects of paragraph 19 >» including appropriate exemption for Polish vessels as well as a proposed amendment of Exec. utive Order 10173. Referring in detail to Executive Order 10173, which wes issued in 1950 to implement the Magnuson Act, General Cutler indicated that amendment thereof is required because the Executive Order directs the Commandant of the Coast Guard to take actions which botmM opm ron » TOP SECRET