OFFICIAL DIARY

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• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 166
• Publication Date: July 29, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Tuesday, 29 July 1952
1. Dr. Andrews inquired whether NIE 52 could be disseminated to
certain named individuals in Commerce, both 0/NE and I&S recommending that
this be done. I approved.
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2. notified me that Generals Samford and Walsh would
probably speak to the DCI respecting the current exercise summarizing the
papers respecting the vulnerability of the U.S. to Russian attack.
3. At the Deputies' meeting, summarized for the Director certain
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4. At the Deputies' meeting there was some discussion of the
25X1A9a fact that was moving to Personnel and - would be 25X1 A9a
joining 0/NE in mid-September.
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5. Fisher Howe phoned respecting the ad hoc USCIB Committee
on downgrading of PT. He requested me to consider seriously sitting on
this Committee, because he feared that the appointees of the other
agencies would be down too far in the working level, even below that
of Security Committee. He suggested as possible members of the Committee
Polyzoides, from State, Weckerling, from Army, and similar representatives
from the other agencies. I indicated that we had been thinking of
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but undertook to talk further with Mr. Howe about this.
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6. Dr. Chadwell and briefed me respecting their
European trip. Among other things, Dr. Chadwell mentioned:
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did not feel that CIA was proceeding with enough expedition
25X1 C5b in bringing - to the U. S. for further interrogation.
I shall pass this on to DD/P.
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b. Dr. Chadwell also raised some questions' respecting overt
collection in Europe and I brought him app to date with my
discussion with State on this problem.
C. Dr. Chadwell indicated that although there was some dispute,
certain- analysts felt that various outbreaks of foot
and mouth disease in various parts of Europe were the result
of Russian BW efforts.
d. Dr. Chadwell called to my attention certain problems of AE
security which I subsequently mentioned to Mr. Dulles and
Shef Edwards. Dr. Chadwell undertook to brief Col. Edwards
fully on these matters.
7. Adm. Overesch had a brief chat with me, during which the
following points were covered:
a. Adm. Overesch will join the IADs' meeting on August 5th,
at which time anybody wishing to make an appointment with
him will be able to do so. I gave him a copy of the Agenda
25X1A9a which - had prepared, and also indicated that by
the time of our meeting AD/CI would have had his talk with
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have to speak with Red White on this.
Adm. Overesch emphasized the slowness of the pouch to Europe
with a consequential overload on cable.acilities. I shall
co Adm. Overesch indicated that one of the primary desires of
the field people was for speedier and fuller evaluations
of their reports. They are particularly anxious for more
intelligence guidance. I shall have to raise this at an
IADs' meeting,
d. I outlined briefly for Adm. Overesch our plans with respect 25X1 A8a
to the establishment of includ-
25X1A9a ing sending - temporarily and providing an Air Force Colonel
as head of the unit. Adm. Overesch was well convinced of the
value of this operation after his tour 25X1A8a
and was in general agreement with our p ans.
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8. Discussed with Mr. Dulles and Col. Edwards the case
Final decision was deferred until we have a chance for further consultation.
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Saw and later conferred with Col. Edwards on
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10. Chatted with Mr. Reber, who indicated that he was dissatis-
fied with the manner in which was performing his duties in 0/IC.
I indicated that I was not entirely satisfied with the apparent lack of
25X1 A5a 1 aggressiveness with which the - liaison was being conducted. No 25X1 Aga
immediate action will be taken, but Mr. Reber was going to speak to -
and we shall have to consider a replacement, in the event that -returns 25X1 A9a
25X1A9a to defector work. suggested that this could be handled through
the Office of DD/I and I shall discuss this with on his next 25X1A5a1
visit to Washington.
11. Conferred with Mr. Sheldon, who raised the following points:
The recommendation of 0/CI respecting Chairman of the Watch
Committee was that a Military man should occupy this position
and their candidate was Capt. Roeder, of Navy, who is regarded
highly by 0/CI. On my inquiry, Mr. Sheldon ascertained that
the Watch Committee was formed in 1948 as the successor to
an Indications Committee which had previously existed in the
Pentagon. Gen. Weckerling had been Chairman of this prior
committee, so that there had been no precedent of the manner
in which the Chairman of the Watch Committee is appointed*
b. Mr. Sheldon complained at the inadequacies of screening of
cables by the Operational Offices, to insure that 0/CI
received all items of intelligence interest. He suggested
that they were ready, able and willing to furnish a man,
fully cognizant of 0/CI's needs, who should be stationed in
the Operational Offices to screen such cables. I concurred
in this idea and undertook to take it up with Mr. Wisner.
c. Mr. Sheldon and I discussed briefly the cooperative produc-
tion of short-range estimates by 0/CI and 0/NE. He is later
to give me 0/CI's final recommendations.
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12. At the request of Mr. Reber, approved cancellation of
IAC for this week.
13. Discussed the following matters with
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I indicated that I plan to call a meeting in the near fatur
of Adm. Wenger, Gen. McClelland, Mr. Sheldon and
in order to see whether we could devise a more a
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25X1A9a b. Reviewed with is proposed memorandum respecting
exceptions to on disclosure of sources and
suggested substantial revisions therein.
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iL'. inquired whether we were-ready to go ahead
on the ad hoc Scientific & Technical Committee Report this week. I
indicated that I desired. more time to have Dr. Chadwell review it. That
made it unlikely that we would be able to get it on for this Thursday IAC.
5X1A9a I also inquired of the status of the noise listening coordina-
tion effort about which we had talked some weeks ago. He indicated that I
could secure up-to-date information on the status of this problem from
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