OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020131-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 131
• Publication Date: September 11, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Thursday, 11 September 1952
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2. Requested to have the briefing on scheduled 25X6A
for Monday, September 1 ,deferred to Tuesday, September 1 . I had 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
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but those in charge of the files felt certain that these volumes had been
included in material sent to ASA.
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Arranged with for distribution of Volume II of the
to Mr. Bohlen and General Cabeli.
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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inquire about a , who had visited being
introduced by a representative of the FBI. Upon checking with 25X1A9a
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who had appropriately cleared with 0/0. Accordingly, I informed 25X1A5a1
25X1A9athat represented CIA, that we regarded him as responsible, and
would appreciate any assistance that might be given him. I asked that he
phone me, in the event he had any further questions.
8. Mr. Matthias consulted me 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, on the
summary evaluation paper. Complete agreement was reached on a revision of
General Samfordts 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 of 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 Tiltmants office phoned and indicated
25X1 D1 a that the flow of - reports from CIA had dried up as of May 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 OOB's, etc.
25X1A2g 12. Attended PSB meeting and opposed adoption of the recommendations
of the The PSB decided against adopting such xecommendations
and we we come the association of the PSB staff with our coordinating effort.
25X1A9a 13. Mr. Amory informed me that some of the material received from
was unique and was thought to be of great value by his people.
25X1A9aI so informed requesting Mr. Amory to emphasize in.his Office
the desirability of additional questions,
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l~. On seeing I phoned and requested that
he expedite a PD thereon to 0 CI, which would undertake to furnish a reply.
25X1A9a 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 25X1A9a
said to have been employed at one time-by CIA. I undertook to call him on
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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
25X1X7 two to sit in with their people. 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 and also discussed 25X1A9a
these decisions with Sherman Kent, who concurred.
17. Dr. Kent informed me that he would be glad to have
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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
25X1 A9athe availability of White later informed me that would 25X1 A9a
give him a final decision on Monday.
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