OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 03019106
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2018
• Case Number: F-2013-02252
• Publication Date: September 11, 1952

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1. Stoke to Dr. Kent, at Mr. Wisner's suggestion, about the employ-
ment of as a Princeton consultant and was later informed that Mr.
would be invited to the next meeting at Princeton. So advised Wisner's
office.
2. Requested Mr. Hulick to have the briefing on scheduled (b)(1)
for Monday, September 15, deferred to Tuesday, September 1 . ha spoken to
Mr. Wisner about this and the delay was requested, since both of us planned to
be out of town on Monday.
3. Informed Mr. Friedman that the two volumes relating to certain
activities which he had requested could not be located in CIA files,
but those in charge of the files felt certain that these volumes had been
included in material sent to ASA.
4. Arranged with Mr. Corson for distribution of Volume II of the
CENIS studies to Mr. Bohlen and General Cabe11.
5. Phoned Mr. Sheldon and noted that, for the second time, my copy
of the Digest contained duplicate pages. In view of the consumers of this
publication, I felt that someone should be Charged with making a final check
and he assured me that he would look into this.
6. At the Deputies' meeting, Mr. Dulles reported that in a con-
versation with the Netherlands Ambassador, the latter had noted a definite
increase in social approaches by Soviet personnel to Netherlands' military
and diplomatic personnel.
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phone me, in the event he had any further questions.
8. Mr. Matthias consulted MB respecting a redraft of the Civil
Defense contribution to NSC 135/1, and I indicated that he should redraft
this section as he sees fit and insist upon CD accepting the intelligence
version, since this was an intelligence estimate beyond the competence of
Civil Defense.
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9. Met with General Samford, Admiral Bieri, and Mr. Hoover, an the
summary evaluation paper. Complete agreement was reached on a revision of
General Samford's amendments and we agreed that after the revised basic paper
had been circulated among the group, it would be checked by General Samford
with the NSC Senior Staff Steering Group. Following the foregoing meeting,
had an extended discussion on the necessities af a Commander's estimate for
the President.
10. Passed on to Mr. Dulles certain information respecting the flow
of cables from State furnished by AD/CD and requested Mr. Dulles to speak to
Mr. Bruce about this, particularly to ask Bruce to direct his injunction to the
Secretary's Secretariat. I felt that we had done all we could through intelli-
gence channels.
11. Mr. Forwood of Brigadier Tiltman's office phoned and indicated
that the flow of reports from CIA had dried up as of Nay of this year.
I undertook to look into this question and was later advised by Mr. Sheldon
that the flow prior to May had primarily consisted of a back-log. After that
time there had been very few reports and some delay was encountered in
sanitizing these reports for 00B1s, etc.
12. Attended PSB meeting and opposed adoption of the recommendations
of the Loomis Report. The PSB decided against adopting suchncommendations
and we welcomed the association of the PSB staff with our coordinating effort.
13. Mr. Amory informed me that some of the material received from
Mr. Angleton was unique and was thought to be of great value by his people.
I so informed Mr. Angleton, requesting Mr. Amory to emphasize in his Office
the desirability of additional questions.
14. On seeing I phoned Lloyd George and requested that
he expedite a PD thereon to 0 CI, which would undertake to furnish a reply.
Requested to alert 0/CI on this.
15. Following the PSB meeting, Mr. Price, Deputy Director of
R&DB, requested that I ascertain the CIA view on one
said to have been employed at one time. by CIA. I undertook to call him on
this. Mr. Drain is checking.
16. Spoke with Generals Partridge and Porter and indicated that
CIA would not participate in the exercise of preparing an estimate for NATO
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Standing Group use on or before October 2nd. My primary reason was that the
demand was unreasonable and made without any true appreciation of intelligence
capabilities. I offered to assist informally, but emphasized that this did
not involve acceptance of broad requirements; at most, we would ask a man or
two to sitAnwith_thedr_Deople. I particularly emphasized that it should be
made plain that they were receiving a US Military, not a US,
view. Drafted a cable expressing these views to Cline, and also discussed
these decisions with Sherman Kent, who concurred.
17. Dr. Kent informed me that he would be glad to have
for a period of six months as a consultant to the Board of National Estimates
and I shall have to speak to Messrs. Dulles and Wisner about this.
18. At the request of Mr. Sheldon, asked Col. White to Check on
the availability of White later informed me that would
give him a final decision on Monday.
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