The text of JCS 1779 was made public on 15 July 1947: The Joint Chiefs of Staff (March 1950). "Directive to the Commander in Chief of U.S. Forces of Occupation (JCS 1779)". In Cassidy, Velma Hastings; Bureau of German Affairs (eds.). Germany, 1947-1949; The Story in Documents. Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: U.S. Department of State, Division of Publications, Office of Public Affairs. pp. 33–41.