COBAT COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-01634R000300030087-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 17, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 14, 2000
• Sequence Number: 87
• Publication Date: May 17, 1956
• Content Type: MEMO

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Office Noorandum * UNITED STAThS GOVERNMENT
TO Mr. Bertrandias PP ICD/Radio)
DATE: 17 May 1956
1. I called 'ease MacKnight today to talk about the prospects of him
representing State on the CCBAT Committee, and in fact taking the Chaai,rmanship.
2. $e=pointed out three compelling reasons why he can't do this:
for anything else .
man to represent it on COBAT.
3. The new man's name is Sidney Jacques. Jacques is a foreign
officej;recently returned fr:cm Paris and a concern with East-West
State , within the past few days, has appointed a new
but, 'according to 'esse/he is a "good sensible guy.." Jesse said that he has got
to be given some time to get his feet on the ground. But that he certainly is
of COBAT caliber.
4. Jacques will replace a Miss or Mrs. Dowling. Becky Nesbit will.
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a. His 'primary job is East-West Cultural telations, and be
b. CCB won't accept him, as both of you know.
tuber, representing TPIB, but not State.
5. Jacques and MacXnight already have agreed that MacKnight
r Jacques for awhile. I commended, .c Enight h.is recent paper
Broadcasting as an ideal basic document or this tutGAAge.
Jesse ey it already is so, but could be made more it ssive if Egner and
8er# a :, s were to meet Jacques and MacKnight for a lunch where they could
talk about it.
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