DRAFT MINUTES OF 28 FEBRUARY USIB MEETING

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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: July 13, 2005
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• Publication Date: February 28, 1961
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USIB -M-142
28 February 1961
U N I T E D S T A T E S INTELLIGENCE BOAR D
MEMORANDUM FOR THE UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
SUBJECT: Draft Minutes of 28 February USIB Meeting
The attached draft minutes of the 28 February Intelligence Board
meeting will be considered at the 7 March Board meeting. A
Special Annex to these draft minutes is being circulated through
special channels.
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Executive Secretary
(This cover memorandum may be
downgraded to CONFIDENTIAL
when separated from the attachment. )
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UNITED STATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
Minutes of
One-hundred-forty-second Meeting
United States Intelligence Board
USIB Conference Room, Administration Building
Central Intelligence Agency, at 1030, 28 February 1961
Director of Central Intelligence
Allen W. Dulles
Presiding*
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
General Charles P. Cabell
Presiding*
Mr. Roger Hilsman, Director of Intelligence and Research, Department
of State
General Graves B. Erskine, Assistant for Special Operations to the
Secretary of Defense
Brigadier General John J. Davis, acting for Assistant Chief of Staff for
Intelligence, Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance, Assistant Chief of Naval Operations
(Intelligence), Department of the Navy
Colonel Linscott A. Hall, acting for Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
United States Air Force
Vice Admiral Laurence H. Frost, Director, National Security Agency
Major General Robert A. Breitweiser, Director for Intelligence, Joint Staff
Mr. Harry S. Traynor, Atomic Energy Commission representative
to the USIB
Mr. Alan H. Belmont, Federal Bureau of Investigation representative
to the USIB
*Part of meeting
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1. Approval of Minutes
21 February'Meeting
(USIB-M-141, including Annex
distributed through special
channels)
Approved as circulated, including the Special Annex.
2. Watch Committee Report
No. 551
3. USIB-C-10. / 10
2Q February 1961
(Limited distribution through
special. channels)
(This item is carried in a Special Annex to these minutes. )
4. Introduction of
F
General Cabell advised that Lieutenant Colonel Thompson had been
designated Deputy Executive Secretary of the Intelligence Board and
Executive Secretary of the COMINT and ELINT Committees and intro-
duced him to the Board members. In this connection, the Board noted
that Colonel Thompson would also serve as Executive Secretary of the
U. S. Communications Security Board.
5. Implementation of Approved
Recommendations re "Foreig
Intelligenc ea-:Activities"
(USIB-D-1. 5/ 4, 21 February)
Concurred in Mr. Dulles' proposal regarding the implementation
of certain approved Joint Study Group recommendations as set forth in
his 21 February memorandum (USIB-D-1. 5/4) and agreed that recom-
mendations 10, 14, 15, 18, 38, 40, and 42 should be referred to
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appropriate USIB committees for the action indicated in the attachment
to that memorandum, subject to modifications of No. 14 and certain
understandings as to the interpretation of Nos. 18 and 42.
In this connection, the Board agreed that the Committee on Docu-
mentation (CODIB) and the Committee on Overhead Reconnaissance
(COMDR) should be added to those committees with which the Security
Committee should coordinate in developing its recommendations regarding
No. 14. * With respect to recommendation 18 it was recognized that
certain problems might arise due to operational security considerations
and that any Board member having such problems would work out
internally with his Security Committee representative and other appropriate
personnel a method of handling the matter within his agency. It also was
understood that the Security Committee, in taking the required action
regarding recommendation 42, would consult CODIB, as appropriate,
with respect to any considerations pertinent to CODIB's activities.
6. Draft U. S. Position Paper:
NATO Standing Group
Intelligence Estimate
(Distributed by Joint Staff)
Approved this draft estimate, subject to (a) further coordination
by the USIB representatives of certain portions of the paper, particularly
paras. 35 (Part I, Section III) and 41 (Part I, Section V), and (b) approval
by Board principals of any textual changes worked out by the representa-
tives. It was agreed that the Board would meet in special session on
1 March to complete action on this paper, if necessary.**
Cno. Mr. Dulles, who was then presiding, commented on late
reports of developments in the Congo, and the members exchanged
;NAccording1y, holders of USIB.-Dm1. 5/4 are requested to incorporate
this Board-approved change in that document.
** Board action was completed on this paper at a special USIB meeting
on 1 March (USIB.-M- 143).
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views on various aspects of this chaotic situation. In this connection,
the Board also discussed a draft CIA paper regarding the prospects in
that country which was tabled at the meeting.
Morocco. The Board discussed the situation in Morocco, par-
ticularly with respect to the possible implications of the death of
Mohammed V and the succession to power of Hassan II.
Burma. Colonel Hall invited attention to a recent report
bearing on the situation in Burma, and the members commented on
this matter briefly.
8. Central Intelligence Bulletin
The Chairman referred to the interest in the Bulletin which had
been expressed at the highest policy level, and indicated that any
comments or suggestions for improving the Bulletin would be welcome.
9. NIE 34-61
Prospects for Iran
a. Approved this estimate as amended.
b. Noted the finding and approved the recommendation set forth
in the post-mortem to this estimate.
c. Noted the validity study on NIE 34-60, "The Outlook for Iran,
dated 16 February 1960.
d. No member raised objection to the release to USIA of NIE 34-61.
10, Executive Session
At 1240. Mr. Dulles requested an Executive Session.
Adjournment: 1300
xecu ive Secretary
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