Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953
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Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953 was a U.S. presidential reorganization measure that created and structured the United States Information Agency as the federal government’s primary overseas information and propaganda arm during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reorganization Plan No. 8 of 1953 canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States presidential reorganization plan
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legal instrument ⓘ |
| appliesTo | executive branch agencies engaged in overseas information activities ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creates | United States Information Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
organizational framework of the United States Information Agency
ⓘ
responsibilities of the United States Information Agency director ⓘ |
| describedAs |
Cold War-era U.S. presidential reorganization measure
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measure creating and structuring the United States Information Agency ⓘ |
| establishesAs |
primary U.S. overseas information agency
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primary U.S. overseas propaganda arm ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
foreign information policy
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government reorganization ⓘ public diplomacy ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
consolidation of U.S. foreign information programs
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strengthening of U.S. Cold War information strategy ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to centralize U.S. government foreign information and propaganda activities
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to create the United States Information Agency ⓘ to reorganize federal overseas information functions ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States federal reorganization efforts of the 1950s ⓘ |
| legalForm | reorganization plan under the Reorganization Act ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1953 ⓘ |
| proposedBy | President of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
functions of the United States Information Agency
ⓘ
structure of the United States Information Agency ⓘ |
| temporalContext | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic |
Cold War propaganda
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U.S. foreign policy ⓘ executive branch reorganization ⓘ |
| transfers | overseas information functions to the United States Information Agency ⓘ |
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