Editorial Note
On July 31, the Department of State announced in circular 45 the establishment of the United States Information Agency (USIA). The text of this circular is printed in Department of State Bulletin, August 24, 1953, pages 239–240. The previous day, President Eisenhower had named Theodore C. Streibert of Locust Valley, New York, as the USIA’s first director. The text of the White House announcement of Streibert’s designation is printed ibid., page 238.