DIRECTOR'S MEETING

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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2022
• Document Release Date: September 26, 2017
• Case Number: F-2015-00084
• Publication Date: April 16, 1952

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Director's Meeting
Nednesday, 16 April 1952
PRESENT: General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, wolf, Becker, hedder, Ear aal
General Smith referred to day's Log concerning our anti-CoAls,
and, after some discussion, underteM
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Mr. Dulles stated that Park Armstrong was sending neople to various embassies.
ostensibly to engage in peripheral reporting; however, it would appear theL
Armstrong was attempting to create a small foreign service within his own
organization.. After some discussion, the DCI directed that we discuss this
matter with Armstrong to the end that he discontinue sending representatives
from his office to foreign posts for permanent station. In this connection,
the Director also noted that we should have no objection to Armstrong; sending
his intelligence people on trips and this was to be expected; however, he did
not want these people prying into our affairs. 171. aamiat.to., aph, jA.JJJL,
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Mr. Wolf recommended that the Director call Senator 01Mahoney within the next
two weeks concerning the Senate Uoimittee's hearing on our budget.
Ek. Wisner:
a. Noted that Mr. Jessup had been assigned the task of monitoring tile
current political go around with the Soviets and that he (Mr. Wisner) had :Jeen
requested to go over to the State Department and give Jessup a briefing. The
Director approved but stated that in the future Jessup and other officials of
his level should come here for briefings since he did not approve of Ads
Deputies going to them.
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Mr. Wisner (Contld.)
c. Noted that he would like to discuss Gen. Merrill's assignment with the
DCI. The Director stated that he had discussed this matter to soge extent wtth
Gen. Merrill yesterday and if Gen. Merrill decided to stay with us he intended
to make paramilitary oberations a separate activity with Gen. Eerrili at the head.
In this connection, he noted that it was absolutely necessary to have a military
man in charge of these activities and such individuals were hard to get. After
some further discussion, the DCI directed that Er. Wisner work out the details
involved in making our paramilitary operations a separate operation since if
we could not obtain the services of Gen. Merrill he intended to get some other
qualified person to head this program.
d. Noted that we had briefed Ambassador Sebald yesterday.
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Mr. Hedden noted that Col. Hansen had been successful in preventing another
article being written on intellifJ:ence failures and in this connection briefly
discussed a proposal that CIA have a Congressional Committee or possibly a
committee appointed by the President to ufront for usu. In this connection,
the Director noted that this idea warranted some thought., however, he would
not go along with any committee which would interpose itself between the
President and him.
Mr. Becker:
b. Stated that OCD had completed its move to Riverside Stadium.
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c. Noted that he would leave with Mr. Aarman a draft copy of th Brounell
Committee report for the DCI.
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