OFFICIAL DIARY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020144-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 144
• Publication Date: August 25, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Monday, 25 August 1952
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1. Mr. Amory and I visited Adm. Stout and discussed the diffi-
culty that had arisen as a result of Navy's request to inspect British
shipping records at Hong Kong. We proposed that this request be dropped,
although the Navy representative visiting Hong Kong for the purpose of
inspecting junk traffic would be requested to follow up any leads that could
give occasion for a legitimate request to check records. Full agreement was
reached on this course of procedure. Later in the day I spoke to Mr. Wisner
on this projected survey and told him that we would keep his office informed
of developments. It is essential that Mr. Wiener's representative
be informed as to the identity of the Naval representative, even though
he does not actively participate in the survey.
2. Also brought Adm. Stout up to date on discussions with the
General respecting Col. Hodgson and his mission.
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3. Lunched with Gen. Partridge in his office, at which time I
gave him the background on the appointment of as Acting Chairman
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cated the desire to employ min order to run the Watch Committee for CIA.
-w I assured him that there was no truth in this rumor and further assured him
that I was in favor of keeping the Watch Committee in G-2. However, I
requested that after Gen. Willems had returned and had had a chance to look
around, he review very carefully the efficiency and capabilities of the
Watch Committee. I particularly emphasized the fact that the Committee
seemed to spend too much time in reporting facts and too little in discus-
sing their significance. Also mentioned was the possible desirability of
having indications reviewed on something more than a weekly basis. Gen.
Partridge undertook to take a good look at this situation, when the time
was appropriate.
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4. Attended briefing in office on the intelligence
nomponent of SR Division. It was apparent in the course of this discus-
sion that channels for intelligence to and from the Operational Offices
were very much confused.
25X1A9a 5. Attended meeting in Mr. Wiener's office with Messrs. Wisner,
At this meeting we initiated
a joint survey to answer two basic questions, namely:
a. What are the intelligence support requirements of the
Operational Offices, and how are they to be met, from
within-CIA or from outside agencies?
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b. What are the intelligence-producing potentialities of
the Operational Offices (particularly OPC type operations),
and how can they best be made available to the Intelligence
Offices of CIA, and ultimately for the remainder of the
intelligence community?
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It was agreed that a written directive would be premature at this time.
I later spoke to Dr. Andrews, informing him of this survey. I suggested
that he have coordinate his thinking on overt collection
with this survey. I so mentioned this survey to and, at the
Tuesday Deputies' meeting, to the DCI and to Mr. Dulles.
6. Conferred with Mr. Dulles respecting a visit to the D. of J.
on the case and certain questions which had been raised by
7. Made arrangements with Mr. Wisner to receive on an "Eyes
Only? basis certain highly-sensitive reports which are to be seen in
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undertaken to make no dissemination without clearing with Mr. Wisner and
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9. As the result of a suggestion by Adm. Stout, I requested
Mr. Wisner to have his people ascertain as much as they could about the
activities of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank (which Navy believes to be
financing much of the smuggling through Hong Kong) and Hunt Enterprises,
Ltd. (which holds itself out as engaged in a smuggling business in
Hong Kong).
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