OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020182-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 182
• Publication Date: July 8, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Tuesday, 8 July 1952
1. Byroads accepted for luncheon on Monday, the 14th.
2. At the Deputies' meeting mentioned to the Director that
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25X1 A9a 3. Cleared with the Director the proposed letter and cable
respecting intelligence support for The Director 25X1 A9a
approved passing any items which we thought - should have to
for WNPW 25X1A9a 25X1A9a
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4. At the Deputies' meeting there was a discussion of a
monthly letter to Senior Representatives. I explained the discussions
which I had had with each of the Representatives who had been in
Washington. After further discussion, it was determined that such a
letter would be prepared by direction, the 25X1 A9a
respective Deputies to forward any contributions to him.
" 61 . Discussed with the DCI the proposed order respecting
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After some discussion, the Director reversed the
position he had previously extended and redictated the order to apply
Agency-wide.
6. Gave Mr. Dulles my comments on the pending draft of
NSC ll4 and expressed my disagreement with the rather arbitrary estimate
contained therein respecting the capability of the Satellites to
defeat Yugoslavia.
7. Gen. Partridge phoned and stated that he had been unable
to secure a withdrawal of the R&DB request for an over-all scientific
and technical estimate, a subject which had been raised at the IAC
meeting on dune S. I indicated to Gen. Partridge that we would not
require aay additional notice and thereafter called Acting AD/IC, 25X1 A9a
and reminded him of the DCI's statement that R&DB should be advised to
have this request transmitted through the Defense member on the NBC
Senior Staff. In this connection I mentioned to that I had 25X1 A9a
talked with various members of the R&DB and suggested to them that
their requested estimate could be made a by-product of the over-all
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8 July 1952
Soviet estimate which would be late for their schedule this year, but
would be in time next year and thereafter. This should be considered in
making the request.
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.8. phoned respecting the inquiry he was conduct-
ing into whether or not State had leaked certain classified information 25X1 Aga
25X1A6a relating to indicated that pursuance of
this inquiry would cause the matter to be referred in State to Humelsine
and I did not feel that it was worth while to pursue it in view of these
circumstances and so informed 25X1 A9a
9. Completed arrangements for the Byroade luncheon which will 25X1A9a
be attended by AWD, FW, Byroade, 25X1A9a
someone nominated by Mr. Wisner, and my
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13. Attended dinner for
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10. Chatted with respecting the SCAG report and
later transmitted said report to the Director with the recommendation of
and myself that nothing further be done at this time, in the
light of the Brownell Committee's recommendations. The subject of the
SCAG report would be an urgent priority on any new USCIB schedule.
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11. Also discussed with the status of our
program and we agreed that further action on this should be deferred
pending USCIB consideration of the down-grading - 25X1 A2g
12. Had a further discussion with the DCI respecting the
directive on sources, etc. The FBI representative had asked that
information be passed laterally in the field in case of real emergency
and we agreed to do this.
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