It is the purpose of this directive to authorize and provide for the more effective planning, coordination and conduct, within the framework of approved national policies, of psychological operations.
Harry Truman: “It is the purpose of this directive to authorize and provide for the more effective planning, coordination and conduct…”
On the recordJune 19, 1951
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Directive Establishing the Psychological Strategy Board
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