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on February 19, 1961 because it was thought that secret wars should not be overseen by so many officials. By that time, much of OCB's work was being continued by other bodies, such as the Planning Coordination Group (PCG), pursuant to presidential directive Covert Operations NSC 5412/12 in 1955, and
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was responsible for integrating the implementation of national security policies across several agencies. An important part of its mandate was to act as the president's coordinating committee for the most incendiary secret foreign policy actions, such as
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The OCB was originally a separate body, but became an official part of the NSC with Eisenhower's issuance of Executive Order 10700 in 1957.
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Surprise, Kill, Vanish: The Secret History of CIA Paramilitary Armies, Operators, and Assassins
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The creation of the board was a recommendation of the Jackson Committee, chaired by
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Executive Order 10700 – Further Providing for the Operations Coordinating Board
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Executive Order 10483 - Establishing The Operations Coordinating Board
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Lessons Learned from Prior Attempts at National Security Reform
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programs. The same committee recommended the existing
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President Eisenhower
Executive Order
oversight of United States covert operations
National Security Council
covert operations
Under Secretary of State
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Director of Central Intelligence
Special Assistant for National Security Affairs
United States Information Agency
William Harding Jackson
psychological warfare
Psychological Strategy Board
President Kennedy
"Memorandum From President Eisenhower to the Executive Secretary of the National Security Council (Lay)"


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