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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  1. 01U.Foreign policyopen
  2. 02U.Foreign policyopen
  3. 03Develop the illusion that total disarmament by the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength.Foreign policyopen
  4. 04Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.Foreign policyopen
  5. 05Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites.Foreign policyopen
  6. 06Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination.Foreign policyopen
  7. 07Grant recognition of Red China.Foreign policyobserved
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 10Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.Foreign policyopen
  11. 11Promote the U.Foreign policyopen
  12. 12Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.Governmentopen
  13. 13Do away with all loyalty oaths.Governmentobserved
  14. 14Continue giving Russia access to the U.Governmentopen
  15. 15Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.Governmentdisputed
  16. 16Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.Lawopen
  17. 17Get control of the schools.Culturedisputed
  18. 18Gain control of all student newspapers.Cultureopen
  19. 19Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.Cultureopen
  20. 20Infiltrate the press.Mediadisputed
  21. 21Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.Mediadisputed
  22. 22Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression.Cultureopen
  23. 23Control art critics and directors of art museums.Cultureopen
  24. 24Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.Lawopen
  25. 25Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.Cultureopen
  26. 26Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy.Culturedisputed
  27. 27Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion.Family / religiondisputed
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. 30Discredit the American Founding Fathers.Governmentopen
  31. 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
  32. 32Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture--education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.Economyopen
  33. 33Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.Governmentopen
  34. 34Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.Governmentobserved
  35. 35Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.Governmentopen
  36. 36Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.Economyopen
  37. 37Infiltrate and gain control of big business.Economyopen
  38. 38Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies.Lawopen
  39. 39Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.Lawopen
  40. 40Discredit the family as an institution.Family / religiondisputed
  41. 41Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents.Family / religionopen
  42. 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
  43. 43Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.Foreign policyopen
  44. 44Internationalize the Panama Canal.Foreign policyobserved
  45. 45Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction over nations and individuals alike.Foreign policyopen

Goals text: U.S. Congressional Record, Jan. 10, 1963. Books remain under copyright. This module is commentary + public record. File 12