OF MICHIGAN FEB 13 196 MAIN ADMINISTRATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY THE SECRETARY OF STATE A STUDY SUBMITTED BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY STAFFING AND OPERATIONS (Pursuant to S. Res. 13, 88th Cong.) TO THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS UNITED STATES SENATE Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations 27-4770 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1964 PURCHASED THROUGH COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS JOHN L. MCCLELLAN, Arkansas, Chairman SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY STAFFING AND OPERATIONS HUBERT H. HUMPHREY, Minnesota KARL E. MUNDT, South Dakota DOROTHY FOSDICK, Staff Director JUDITH J. SPAHE, Chief Clerk LAUREL A. ENGBERG, Minority Consultant H A A 30-Carr. FOREWORD The Subcommittee on National Security Staffing and Operations has been making a nonpartisan and professional study of the administration of national security at home and in the field. This is the second in a series of staff reports being issued by the subcommittee. In the American system of government, the Secretary of State occupies a position of central importance. He is the President's principal adviser on foreign affairs; he often serves as Presidential agent in dealing with other governments; he speaks with authority in declaring and explaining American foreign policy at home and abroad; he has heavy responsibility for coordinating the many elements of policy; and he directs the worldwide activities of the Department of State. As Congress fully appreciates, there is no substitute for a Secretary who is willing and able to exercise leadership in all our major policies toward other nations. The role of the Secretary of State, and the support given him by his Department, have therefore been at the heart of the subcommittee's inquiry. In approaching its task the subcommittee has built on the work of its predecessor, the Subcommittee on National Policy Machinery. The present subcommittee has released testimony on the State Department by Secretary of State Rusk, Under Secretary of State Harriman, Deputy Under Secretary of State Crockett, and a number of eminent retired and active ambassadors who have combined work abroad with service in top State Department posts. In addition, it has secured the views of other distinguished present and former Government officials and students of the State Department and the policy process. An initial staff report on the basic issues of the inquiry has been published, together with several background studies. This staff report, drawing upon the experience of recent years, makes certain suggestions about the role of the Secretary of State and his Department in the administration of the Nation's foreign affairs. HENRY M. JACKSON, and Operations. JANUARY 20, 1964. B |