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Sisenhower: Papers, 1953-61
(Ann Whitman file)
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‘February 14, [1960
SUBJECT:
Discussion at the 435th Meeting
of the National Security Council,
Thursday, February 18, 1960
Present at the 435th NSC Meeting were the President of
United States, presiding (for Item 1); Christian A. Herte
Secretary of State, presiding (for Items 2,3 and 4); Thom
S. Gates, Jr., Secretary of Defense; and Leo A. Hoegh,
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization.
Also attending
Council neeting and participating in the Council actions [below
Maurice A. Stans, Director, Bureau of the Budget; and John
McCone, Chairman, Atomic Fnergy Commission (Item 1);
Als
attending the meeting were General Nathan F. Twining,
Che
yoant Chiets of Stafl; General Lyman Lemnitzer, Chief of tare,
The Assistant to the President; Gordon Gray, Special Assibtant to
the President for National Security Affairs; Kerli G. Hs
ordination; George B. Kistiakowsky, Special Assistant to |
President for Science and Technology; Brig. General Andr
Goodpaster, White House Staff Secretary; Gererd C. Smith,
tant Secretary of State: from the Department of Defense
Edvard V. Needels; Jemes S. Lay, Jr., Executive Secreta
NSC;
Marion W. Boggs, Deputy Executive Secretary, NSC; and
Charles
Haskins, NSC.
There follows a summary of the diseuesion af
meeting and the main points taken.
i.
the
TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS IN NON-LETHALWEAPONS AND DOCTRINE
FOR
(WSCAction
No. 2105-4; NSC 5906/1, persgraph 13)
Mr. Gray briefed the Council on the background, re
ing the
1950 policy that the US will undertake gas warfare only if retaliion against its use by an enemy and the present policy,| dating