File 12 · The 45 Goals
Public record
Wording as inserted by Rep. A. S. Herlong Jr., January 10, 1963. Status is a tag on the world since 1948, not a Congressional verdict.
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- 01U.Foreign policyopen
- 02U.Foreign policyopen
- 03Develop the illusion that total disarmament by the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength.Foreign policyopen
- 04Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.Foreign policyopen
- 05Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites.Foreign policyopen
- 06Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination.Foreign policyopen
- 07Grant recognition of Red China.Foreign policyobserved
- 08Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under supervision of the U.Foreign policyobserved
- 09Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress.Foreign policyopen
- 10Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.Foreign policyopen
- 11Promote the U.Foreign policyopen
- 12Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.Governmentopen
- 13Do away with all loyalty oaths.Governmentobserved
- 14Continue giving Russia access to the U.Governmentopen
- 15Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.Governmentdisputed
- 16Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.Lawopen
- 17Get control of the schools.Culturedisputed
- 18Gain control of all student newspapers.Cultureopen
- 19Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.Cultureopen
- 20Infiltrate the press.Mediadisputed
- 21Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.Mediadisputed
- 22Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression.Cultureopen
- 23Control art critics and directors of art museums.Cultureopen
- 24Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.Lawopen
- 25Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.Cultureopen
- 26Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy.Culturedisputed
- 27Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion.Family / religiondisputed
- 28Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state.Family / religionobserved
- 29Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.Governmentopen
- 30Discredit the American Founding Fathers.Governmentopen
- 31Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the "big picture.Cultureopen
- 32Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture--education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.Economyopen
- 33Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.Governmentopen
- 34Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.Governmentobserved
- 35Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.Governmentopen
- 36Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.Economyopen
- 37Infiltrate and gain control of big business.Economyopen
- 38Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies.Lawopen
- 39Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.Lawopen
- 40Discredit the family as an institution.Family / religiondisputed
- 41Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents.Family / religionopen
- 42Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use united force to solve economic, political or social problems.Governmentopen
- 43Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.Foreign policyopen
- 44Internationalize the Panama Canal.Foreign policyobserved
- 45Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction over nations and individuals alike.Foreign policyopen