DIARY NOTES DD/S 15 NOVEMBER 1965

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP72-00341R000100050061-1
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 61
• Publication Date: November 15, 1965
• Content Type: NOTES

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DTARY NOTES
DD/S
15 November 1965
1. I asked whether the Fine Arts Commission had given advice on the
conference room in the Magazine Building, the redecoration of the Director"s
suite in East Building, and several other ro'ects currently under considera-
tion. arranged to spend most of today and 25X1A
tomorrow working on these matters. She will submit a report in the near
future .
2. On Saturday morning, 13 November, the Director asked me about the
article in that morning's Washington Post about Fairfax County tax officials
ascertaining that IBM had not paid tax. on computers rented by the Agency.
The article inferred that the Agency had been penetrated to ascertain this
information. I assured the Director and Dick Helms that this was not the
case and that the matter had been discussed directly between the. tax authorities
and IBM . I asked or a report on this story from the Office of
Logistics. I also asked Vern to inquire whether we rent other types of ma-
chines that might be subject to the same kind of tax.
3. On Saturday afternoon, 13 November, we received an expedite re-
quest from Mr. Califano at the White House far a report by Monday morning,
15 November, on the amount of copper or its substitutes the Agency would use
in Calendar Year 1966. T called George Meloon, and after some discussion
and inquiries on his part, we estimated fifty tons. A letter reflecting this
estimate was sent to the White House. I called George today and asked him
to make a further analysis of our contracts to gauge our copper and aluminum
needs more accurately. (Mr. Califano had previously requested Qur needs
for aluminum during the coming year.)
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