Established during World War II to advise the President regarding
the strategic direction of the armed forces of the United States,
the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) continued in existence after the
war and, as military advisers and planners, have played a
significant role in the development of national policy. Knowledge
of JCS relations with the President, the National Security Council,
and the Secretary of Defense in the years since World War II is
essential to an understanding of their current work. An account of
their activity in peacetime and during times of crisis provides,
moreover, an important series of chapters in the military history
of the United States. For these reasons, the Joint Chiefs of Staff
directed that an official history be written for the record. Its
value for instructional purposes, for the orientation of officers
newly assigned to the JCS organization, and as a source of
information for staff studies will be readily recognized. The
series, The Joint Chiefs of Staffand National Policy, treats the
activities of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since the close of World
War II. Because of the nature of the activities of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff as well as the sensitivity of the sources, the volumes of
the series were originally prepared in classified form.
Classification designations, in text and footnotes, are those that
appeared in the original classified volume. Following review and
declassification, the initial four volumes, covering the years 1945
to 1952 and the Korean War, were distributed in unclassified form
within the Department of Defense and copies were deposited with the
National Archives and Records Administration. These volumes are now
being made available as official publications. Volume III describes
the participation of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the Korean War;
their other activities during the period are covered in Volume IV,
except for activities related to Indochina which are covered in a
separate series. This volume was originally planned by Mr. Wilber W
Hoare, who developed an outline and drafted six of the first seven
chapters. Following a lapse of some years, these drafts were
revised and expanded by Dr. Walter S. Poole, under the direction of
Mr. KennethW Condit. Meanwhile, other chapters, or portions
thereof, had been prepared by Miss Martha Derthick, Mr. Morris
MacGregor, and Miss Barbara Sorrill. In 1968, Dr. Robert J. Watson
was assigned as the responsible author. He reviewed existing
drafts, carried out additional research, and wrote Chapters 1
through 9 in essentially their present form. When he was
transferred to other duties, Mr. James F. Schnabel assumed
responsibility for the volume and planned, researched, and wrote
the remaining eight chapters. Subsequently, all of the chapters
were reviewed and revised by both Mr. Schnabel and Dr. Watson.
Final revision and historical editing proceeded under the
supervision of Dr. Watson in his capacity as Chief, Histories
Branch, and of his successor in that position, Mr. Kenneth W.
Condit.
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