MORNING MEETING OF 11 MARCH 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001500090055-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2002
• Sequence Number: 55
• Publication Date: March 11, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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11 March 1966
Morning Meeting of 11 March 1966
of OCI gave a background briefing on Hungary.
ADD/I gave to DCI a memo providing answers to recent DCI
questions on
Godfrey briefed on the situations in Indonesia and Guatemala. He
noted a story in last night's Washington Star about a planned Haitian
invasion by exiles.
Kent asked and got DCI's guidance on preparation of papers con-
cerning deployment and use of OXCART in the Far East. All of these
papers and studies are to be completed for discussion at USIB next
week.
In answer to a DCI inquiry, ADD/S described preparations being
made to brief the DCI on ideal weaponry for Vietnam. This led to a
discussion of the need for better equipment for counterinsurgency
purposes.
deSilva reported that at State Department request he will head a
three-man, interagency group going to Thailand to look into the
counterinsurgency situation and prospects there.
noted that Senator Milton Young and Representative Mahon
placed in the Congressional Record the William S. White article con-
cerning CIA. read Young's accompanying statement endorsing
White's views and expressing confidence in the Agency and the DCI.
It was noted that the DCI will appear before the Zablocki subcommittee
of the House Foreign Affairs Committee at 2:30 p.m. on 15 March to
discuss China.
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Bross discussed the current state of staff work looking ahead to
the next meeting of the PFIAB on 21 and 22 March.
DD/S&T said he would be lunching today with General Rodenhauser,
Rodenhauser is about to retire from the USAF. DD/S&T
noted the desirability of establishing some sort of periodic contact be-
tween the DCI and
ADD/P noted completion of a study by
on the boat and the manner in which
assembled in the Congo.
were airlifted and
DDCI inquired as to the status of an OCI study of three recent
ChiCom articles. Godfrey explained the memo would be ready by noon
today.
DCI asked about the status of work on a bombing survey in answer
to the Secretary of Defense. Kent said that the study would be finished
today. DCI noted the importance of pursuing also certain work being
done by DD/S&T and on ordnance capability and what might
be done to improve U. S. air operations in the Vietnam area during bad
weather.
ACTIONS:
1. Word is to be circulated at various levels of the Agency that
working sessions and briefings given by Agency officers to BOB repre-
sentatives are to take place only after appointments have been made by
the BOB officers through the Agency's Office of Planning, Programming,
and Budgeting. A PPB representative is to sit in on all such sessions.
Sessions of this kind are to take place in the PPB Center rather than in
individual Agency offices. (All)
2. DCI noted a recent speech by AEC Chairman Seaborg, parts of
which dealt with the future of nuclear energy. It is suggested that
DD/S&T try to obtain copies for the benefit of OSI and others.
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