123. Editorial Note
In a memorandum dated January 17, 1963, to the holders of NSC 5906/1, Bromley Smith stated that the President had authorized the rescission of NSC 5906/1, to be effective immediately. “For the present, current policy guidance is to be found in existing major statements of the President and Cabinet Officers, both classified and unclassified.” (Department of State, S/S-NSC (Miscellaneous) Files: Lot 66 D 95, Rescissions of NSC Documents) This action was part of an ongoing program of rescissions of outdated NSC policy papers. Further information on this program is ibid. and ibid., NSC Administration 1961-1965. NSC 5906/1, “Basic National Security Policy,” August 5, 1959, is printed in Foreign Relations, 1958–1960, volume III, Document 70.