LETTER TO MR. DULLES FROM HAYDN WILLIAMS

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 29, 2003
• Sequence Number: 60
• Publication Date: January 24, 1961
• Content Type: LETTER

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INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AFFAIRS
Refer to I-567/ 61
Dear Mr. Dulles:
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
WASHINGTON 25, D. C.
24 January 1961
With reference to our telephone conversation yesterday,
I wish to express again my appreciation for your willingness to
meet next week with the DOD's Collateral Activities Coordinating
Group (Cold War). The following background information maybe
of use to you in the preparation of your remarks.
As I am sure you know, the DOD CACG was formed two
years ago in recognition of the need for more effective Defense
support of our foreign policy and our national cold war objectives.
The Group has served as a top level advisory council for the
Deputy Secretary of Defense. Its primary objective is to find
means of improving the capabilities of the military establishment
to reinforce military, political, economic and psychological
measures undertaken to meet and overcome the continuing
Communist challenge to our national security.
Enclosed is a list of the present membership of the CACG.
You will note that the Chairman and most of the senior members
are new to Defense. These officials will be participating in the
CACG activity for the first time next Wednesday. We particularly
welcome the opportunity to have you meet those members whom
you may not know and to present the opening agenda item for the
new Group.
We envisage that your presentation will set the stage for
future CACG discussions by developing a broad picture of current
and probable future Soviet cold war courses of action. In this
connection, a few of our thoughts might be helpful to you in pre-
paring your comments.
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First, we would be interested in your comments on the Sino-
Soviet Blocts immediate and long range cold war objectives, the
capabilities of the Bloc to carry out their cold war programs and
their techniques of operation. We would be particularly interested
in your views on how the Soviets exploit their military power, in-
cluding military assistance, as instruments of cold war warfare.
We would also welcome the identification of Bloc vulnerabilities to
cold war activities which our military establishment might assist
in exploiting and any general recommendations which you would
care to make with respect to the role that the Department of Defense
can play in furthering our national objectives. I know that the Group
would appreciate both criticism of past DOD actions or inactions and
suggestions for future courses of action or activities which the De-
partment of Defense might undertake.
I would suggest approximately 25 minutes for your remarks
to be followed by about 20 minutes of discussion. All of those in
attendance will have Top Secret clearances. The CACG meeting
will begin at 9:30 a. m. on I February in Room 3E 869, The Pentagon.
Again, let me say how much we appreciate your acceptance of
this invitation.
Sincerely yours,
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Enclosure
List of CACG Members
Honorable Allen W. Dulles
Director of Central Intelligence
Washington 25, D. C.
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COLLATERAL ACTIVITIES
COORDINATING GROUP
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Assistant Secretary
(International Security Affairs)
Deputy Assistant Secretary (ISA)
Assistant Secretary
(Health and Medical)
MEMBER
Hon. Roswell L. Gilpatric*
Hon. Paul H. Nitze**
Mr. Haydn Williams
Hon. Frank Berry
Assistant Secretary
(Public Affairs)
Assistant Secretary
(Supply and Logistics)
Assistant Secretary
(Manpower, Personnel and Reserve)
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense
(Special Operations)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
United States Marine Corps
Office of the Director
(Research and Engineering)
Chairman
Vice Chairman
Hon. Arthur Sylvester
Hon. Thomas D. Morris
Hon. Carlyle Rungee
General G. B. Erskine
Rear Adm. Wm. E. Ferrall
Maj. Gen. J. K. Woolnough, USA
Rear Adm. Roy Johnson
Maj. Gen. T. C. Darcy
Maj. Gen. F. L. Wieseman
Mr. Samuel Clements
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