U.S. ARMY PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS PACIFIC

foreign [Music] this is the Pacific command the largest area of responsibility within the United States military establishment with headquarters at Hawaii it covers the vast expanse of the Pacific the Far East and Southeast Asia an important mission of this command in covering the entire spectrum of war is to plan and conduct psychological operations in support of military activities to accomplish this over the great distances involved picom has been assigned three psychological operations units the U.S army broadcasting and visual activity Pacific the 14th psychological warfare Battalion theater Army an integral part of bnba and the 18th psychological warfare company advisory and support an augmentation Detachment of the Asian special action force all are stationed on Okinawa their basic mission is to provide psychological operations support for syncpac for the commander-in-chief United Nations command for the High Commissioner ryuku silence and for other sync pack subordinate commands to accomplish this bnba VA has detachments in South Korea Japan Taiwan and South Vietnam [Music] [Music] cnba's Okinawa headquarters is located at Camp mashinato here too are the headquarters of the 14th psychological warfare Battalion and the 18th psychological warfare company together they serve as The Fountainhead and operations center for the activities of all B and ba detachments foreign ERS are the focal point for one of B and va's basic missions to develop psychological operations programs in support of the contingency War plans of syncpac and sync usar pack these include detailed psyops plans for General War limited war and Cold War in virtually All Phases of this Mission B and ba are supported by the planning and research capabilities of the headquarters and headquarters company of a 14 psychological warfare Battalion which is a strategic SCI War unit this unit helps prepare Cy War area estimates for all countries within bnba's area of responsibility of course this research and planning by its very nature is directed primarily toward any future hot war that may break out [Music] current B and ba activity may be divided into three basic categories first broadcast second Visual and third training to tell the story of each of these we will visit and revisit many locations throughout paccom a key function of bnba's broadcast activities on Okinawa is programming and operating a radio propaganda Network for the United Nations command in Korea operated under the radio call sign vunc voice of the United Nations command and commonly referred to as bunk programming emphasizes daily live newscast directed to North Korea [Music] these are broadcast from Okinawa by two 20 kilowatt shortwave transmitters to the receiving site of The Courier detachment from there the programs are simultaneously relayed to North Korea in either of two languages Korean or Chinese the latter directed at Chinese in North Korea B and ba can participate directly in this programming because no Korean peace treaty has been signed and a technical state of War still exists policy guidance for bunk emanates to bnba from the United States Department of State and the U.S information agency as well as from the United Nations command worldwide news broadcast on a daily basis is received by teletype from leading international wire services bunk which is on the air 18 and one half hours daily was established 24 hours after United Nations Forces went into action against the Communists in June 1950. and has been in constant operation ever since in addition to news it broadcasts a varied schedule of Music drama commentaries and other programs contrasting life in the Free World with that of the Communists [Music] on Okinawa B and Ba's radio operations are conducted by military and civilian planning and production personnel as well as Korean and Chinese scriptwriters translators announcers and actors bunk operations on Okinawa also include taping of feature programs which are transmitted to the Korea Detachment for broadcast to North Korea these are also supplied to commercial South Korean Networks [Music] throughout pakom as of mid-1964 B and ba was authorized a TD of 116 offices in enlisted men 36 Department of the army civilians 76 local Nationals and 45 third state Nationals [Music] the all-military 14th SCI War Battalion was authorized 204 officers and enlisted men and the 18th Sai War company 72 officers and enlisted men [Music] so the Battalion monitored Chinese North Korean and North Vietnamese broadcasts as part of their Psy War intelligence activities on Okinawa all radio equipment is operated by one of the battalion's three companies the 16th SCI War company radio broadcasting foreign programs are broadcast over five transmitters this powerful 50 000 watt medium wave transmitter is located on kangwa island three miles from North Korea and within sight of communist gun positions in addition there are two five kilowatt medium wave and two 300 watt shortwave transmitters located just south of the demilitarized zone basic audio mission of bnba's Korea Detachment is to operate the transmitters and to conduct additional programming such as local Korean news and taped feature shows [Music] this taping of an interview in a South Korean home is for one of the most direct people-to-people feature programs in the world the interviewer is Mrs Lee a South Korean employee of bnba's career Detachment a PFC of the Detachment tapes the interview foreign [Music] capacity as program director of the letters to the north program in which South Koreans speak directly to their relations and friends on the Communist side of the demilitarized zone [Music] here another Detachment employee tapes Street interviews in Seoul to obtain the reactions of South Koreans on the day President John F Kennedy was assassinated [Music] foreign attachments also have the mission of interrogating defectors from North Korea and communist China purpose is to gather intelligence information which can be used for propaganda broadcasts over bunk [Music] the broadcast activities of the Taiwan Detachment are keyed to its overall mission providing liaison between B and ba mag and the U.S Taiwan Defense command it also advises and assists the government of the Republic of China often called GRC in its Cy War activities at this Chinese military radio station near Lincoln a lieutenant arrives on TDY from Okinawa his arrival temporarily augments the single officer and two enlisted men who comprise B and va's entire Taiwan detachment [Music] thank you the Lieutenant's initial assignment is to advise and assist on such programs as this drama being broadcast by GRC to the Communist mainland members of the Taiwan Detachment seen here at a Chinese military radio station near Taipei are expert linguists [Music] they partake in such advisory activities as helping pre-test Chinese language programs directed toward the mainland monitoring tapes prepared by Chinese Nationals to determine that correct propaganda techniques have been used and evaluating questionnaires on which refugees from the mainland State their reactions to programs produced by GRC SCI War units [Music] one of the Chief Products of the visual section of bnba is Friends of Freedom a 32-page multi-color feature photo magazine prepared by the Korea detachment it provides tangible evidence that b and ba emphasizes visual activities as much if not more than Broadcasting prepared in Korea before final editing Printing and binding in Japan friends of Freedom as a monthly circulation of 350 000. far larger than the Okinawa detachments magazine shuri no Hikari and coryu the magazine prepared by the Japan detachment its articles photos and rough artwork are produced by U.S military and civilian and Korean civilian personnel basic General objective is to support the commander U.S forces Korea and the U.S information service Korea in the information program directed towards South Korea each month copies of the magazine are received in large shipments from Japan for free distribution to the Republic of Korea armed forces and selected civilian groups [Music] not even snow prevents its volunteer Distributors such as these Korean Boy and Girl Scouts from delivering the magazine to its readers [Music] its circulation represents a cross-section of Korean Society specific objectives of the magazine are threefold first to create and maintain acceptance and support of the United Nations command and U.S forces Korea and of the presence of U.S military forces in Korea second to create and maintain attitudes which favor free world aims and ideals and to reject the Communist solution to National and international problems and third to support the U.S forces Korea collateral activities program and the USIS Korea country plan [Music] a typical article for friends of Freedom tells the story of this trip by a joint U.S military and Korean medical team to demado a remote island 15 miles off Korea which has never been visited by a doctor [Music] the local inhabitants are on hand to greet their visitors [Music] not only do U.S and Korean Personnel administer to the ills of people who have never known medical treatment but they also make arrangements for regular visits in the future [Music] and Friends of Freedom will tell the story of this heartwarming Civic action [Music] other typical articles written and photographed for the magazine include U.S Aid in expanding the fishing industry in order to help bolster the Korean economy foreign also the story of one Korean who made a commercial success of raising pheasants as pets another article tells of the accomplishments of the World Vision Korean orphan choir young ambassadors of Goodwill who have entertained audiences in Carnegie Hall and virtually every nation of the Free World the Okinawa Detachment produces a similar monthly magazine called shurino Hikari which also receives its final editing and printing in Japan here in the distribution section members of the Detachment and Okinawan civilian employees are preparing copies for mailing they Place postcards in some to obtain sample reader reaction from okinawans and inhabitants of the other ryoku Islands with a circulation of 75 000 shury's mission is to help maintain friendly relations between the inhabitants of the U.S controlled ryuku chain and U.S service and civilian Personnel stationed there thank you since there is no USIS activity in the ryuku's shuri represents a major segment of the information program conducted in support of the U.S High Commissioner the Japan Detachment of bnba has its offices at Camp Drake near Tokyo [Music] with no assigned broadcast Mission the detachment's responsibilities lie solely in the printed media field [Music] one of its functions is to produce the magazine coreyu this publication is similar to friends of freedom and shuri except that its subject matter is directed toward Japanese Nationals its circulation is seventy thousand restricted almost entirely to Japanese employees of the U.S armed forces in Japan major objective is to improve labor relations between the workers and their U.S military employers [Music] however a more basic mission of the Japan Detachment is to complete the final production of all three magazines [Music] here in Japan a separate unit is maintained for each Magazine with Koreans okinawans and Japanese Nationals preparing the work for their respective Publications [Music] articles are translated edited and Polished to their final form [Music] sketches drawings and paintings suggested or roughed out in Korea and Okinawa are executed by skilled artists photos are selected retouched and checked by the section chief [Music] foreign the completed material is assembled for the final layout of each magazine during All Phases editors section Chiefs and supervisors make criticisms and suggestions here the chief of the graphics section confers with a commanding officer of the Japan Detachment on Final approval of the layout of the next issue to go to press foreign the three magazines are printed and bound at the U.S army adjutant generals printing Publications and Records Center at Kawasaki City Japan it is not a b and ba installation one of the largest military printing plants in the world it has modern equipment on which the magazines are printed folded stapled [Music] trimmed [Music] and box for shipping the plant also prints and binds all major color projects for bnba such as the monthly Corian calendar [Music] on Okinawa the 15th reproduction company of the 14th Cy War Battalion operates a variety of presses to run off such material as posters leaflets booklets and news sheets each side War Battalion has two of these sheet fed offset presses which have the capability of printing 6 000 Impressions per hour [Music] each Battalion also has two roll fed high-speed offset presses each capable of turning out 35 000 three color Impressions per hour [Music] printing of muse posters such as these gives additional support to the information program of the U.S High Commissioner Personnel of the 14th SCI War Battalion also prepare printed material for shipment to Vietnam in support of com us Mac B and the Vietnamese Armed Forces [Music] this sketch is for a propaganda leaflet showing Vietnamese soldiers building a bridge it illustrates Civic action by the military [Music] the Battalion also prepares prints and binds propaganda booklets for shipment to Vietnam [Music] large quantities are shipped to help win the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese [Music] in addition to its broadcast and printed media responsibilities B and ba has been given the mission of training U.S and Indigenous military personnel throughout paccom in psychological operations basic responsibility for this has been assigned to the 14th SCI War battalion part of the battalion's mission is to help integrate psyops into all Army joint and combined training exercises held in Paco here they help officers of the 25th Infantry Division implement the psy Ops phase of exercise quick release a combat exercise held on Okinawa in February 1964. location of a gorilla force is pinpointed on a map and a decision is made as to the most effectively put to drop on the insurgents in this particular situation the English translation of each is available to help them decide [Music] the leaflets are dropped symbolizing the significant role played by psyops In This combat exercise [Applause] [Music] the 16th Radio Broadcasting Company of the 14th Battalion trains extensively on its mobile radio equipment this an mrt5 is a complete five kilowatt medium wave mobile radio broadcasting station capable of being airlifted although it comes equipped with a conventional Tower antenna it also has a wire antenna which for Rapid installation can be attached to a helium-filled balloon and raised to a height of about 150 feet [Music] other training undergone by the 14th on Okinawa includes planning for future operations and use of Airborne loudspeakers an additional mission of the 14th is to conduct courses in psychological operations for military students of Asia Nations who are sent to Okinawa for training included in this class are students from Japan Korea the Philippines Taiwan and India the 18th psychological warfare company in accordance with its cover Insurgency Mission emphasizes proficiency training in the operation of an audio visual unit [Music] this mobile unit is primarily designed to conduct informational and psyops programs in villages and hamlets for counter-insurgency and consolidation purposes it lends additional support to the U.S High Commissioner by supplying information to villagers on such subjects as water conservation health and sanitation [Music] the audio visual unit is also capable of projecting sound Motion Pictures in the most remote Hamlet [Music] this member of bnba has come to Taiwan on TDY from Okinawa he is meeting with two officers of the army of the government of the Republic of China object to help plan the psyops phase of a joint GRC U.S exercise on Taiwan the three-man team periodically reinforced by other bnba Personnel helps train the GRC armed forces in many phases of psyops in the Lincoln area a b and ba Lieutenant on TDY arrives at a GRC balloon launching operation his visit is in keeping with bnba's additional mission of advising on grc's CY War operations against the Communist mainland this plastic balloon equipped with a timing device will carry leaflets to the mainland [Music] in the Republic of Vietnam Mac B furnishes Psy Ops advisors to the Vietnamese Army in the counter-insurgency effort against the Vietcong in addition the bnba Detachment established in the spring of 1964 provides operational assistance in psyops such activities as radio broadcasting by the Vietnamese PSI War directorate receives advice and assistance for mobile training teams provided by the 14th SCI War battalion [Music] other activities in which they advise and assist include printing of psyops material [Music] propaganda analysis is another subject on which they Place considerable emphasis [Music] advice and assistance is also given in training courses conducted at the Vietnamese Cy War School in Saigon subjects taught here include preparation of leaflets and posters operation of lightweight generators which power audio visual equipment and utilization of a tri-wheeled motor scooter that is equipped as an audio visual unit [Music] here the U.S advisor to the school helps the commandant and his staff revise the course of instruction similar psyops training and advisory programs are also supplied to mags in Thailand and the Philippines as well as those already mentioned psychological operations have been a vital Cold War weapon in the Pacific command and have an even greater potential for the future it is expected that a reorganization will take place in the latter part of 1964. combining B and VA with a 14th psychological warfare Battalion to form one integrated to and e-unit but no matter how these psyops units may be organized several facts remain certain they will continue to perform a vital function in the Battle of democracy against communism and while frequently producing direct positive results psychological operations in the Pacific will continue to concentrate on the long-range intangible objective of winning the struggle for the minds and loyalties of people throughout the Pacific foreign [Applause]