MORNING MEETING OF 21 JANUARY 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 14, 2002
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: January 21, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Morning Meeting of 21 January 1966
DD/I noted completion of an intelligence memo on the Dominican
Republic economy as previously requested by the DGI.
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Methods Gonference. It is planned that a 1966 conference of this
type will be held e innin in Se tember rrangernents
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National Estimates will egin work on the agenda, speakers, etc.
Godfrey noted a report on recent conversations between the UK
Ambassador and Soviet President Podgorny in Moscow. Podgorny
tacitly admitted the presence of some 20, 000 North Vietnamese troops
in South Vietnam.
Godfrey noted the absence of East German Party Chief Ulbricht
from public affairs and a current report that he had suffered a heart
attack.
Godfrey reported that a check with Secretary Rusk's office indicated
that the Agency's intelligence support provided to the Secretary during
his recent trip abroad was satisfactory. In the future the Secretary's
office will notify us directly to alert us to travel plans. Godfrey com-
mended the work of the NE and FE stations in arranging to pass our
intelligence support to the Secretary.
Godfrey noted the resignation this morning of the Italian Government
and linked this with Fanfani's maneuvering to regain power.
Kent suggested that DD/I or DD/P might make some arrangements
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DD/I noted meetings of 25X1
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Dent noted that the estimative paper on nuclear proliferation
which was made available to members of the Joint Committee on
Atomic Energy yesterday contains sensitive references to U. S.
inspections of the He suggested that the
members of the Joint Committee be alerted to this sensitivity.
DD/5 reported that the Agency will meet with the State Depart-
ment's Foreign Buildings Officer today to discuss the new embassy
in Saigon and to ensure that our station has adequate space.
DD/S noted that some 166 Agency employees attend off-campus
university courses taught here under the auspices of George Washing-
ton and American Universities. Same 149 other Agency employees
are taking university courses under Agency sponsorship in univer;-
aities in the Washington area.
Houston reported on the results of a conversation yesterday with
Garl Marcy, Staff Director of the Fulbright Senate Foreign Relations
Committee. Marcy said that Senator Fulbright has given no indication
of a desire to discuss CIA. and its work in connection with foreign
policy. This subject was among a list of possible agenda items pre-
pared by Marcy for possible discussion by the Committee this year.
Belief is that Senator McCarthy plans a resolution which would be
likely to be referred to the Foreign Relations Committee. Houston
said he would .see what might be learned from Senator McCarthy`s
Administrative Assistant and that he would alert the White House staff.
Houston noted that tomorrow is the Agency's twentieth anniversary
in connection with the founding date of the CIG.
Brass noted that he will try to work out with Pat Coyne a plan to
limit Chamberlain's briefing of the PFIAB on 25 January to intelligence
abilities to detect violations of a test ban agreement. Should the sub-
ject be extended to detecting violations of a disarmament agreement,
briefing assistance will be required from ONE.
DD/P noted a current New York Times article concerning CIA.
sponsorship of the PAT program in Vietnam.
DD P noted that in, 25X1
will be in Washington soon and recommended that the DCI
DD/P noted a current report concerning the SDECE, the intelligence
organization in trouble in Paris.
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(At this point the DCI left the meeting to go to the Hill far a
briefing session with the Mahon Subcommittee. )
DD/P noted that has reported a good deal
of information pertaining tot a situation there in recent days.
DD/P noted current reports of trouble in Burma and Mauritania.
DD/P noted a current report being disseminated on the French
nuclear program in the Pacific.
DD/S&T noted that the Knox Panel studying the information
retrieval problem in the Intelligence Community has asked for a
briefing on CIA work in R&D fields relating to this problem. It was
agreed that the Executive Director would look into the advisability
of this .
Executive Director reported on the latest meeting of the Executive
Officers Group attended by representatives of various Government
agencies. BOB Director Schultze had set forth four items of Presi-
dential priority: (1) reorganization of the executive branch, (2)
coordination of Federal and State Government affairs, (3) the work
and organization of field installations of the Federal Government,
and (4) cost reductions. The latter affects the Agency. The President
is intent on cost reductions to provide at least $3 billion.
Executive Director noted that each Deputy Director would receive
a memo today setting forth personnel ceilings. He noted that the
President has directed that the 1 1/4 percent personnel reductions to
be accomplished by the end of this year apply to CIA as well as other
agencies. Executive Director will be in further contact with the
Directorates on this matter. are involved. 25X1
Executive Director noted the DCI's request that a formal system
be developed to ensure better understanding by all the Directorates
of the work done in each Directorate. OTR is to be asked to arrange
a schedule of briefings by individual Deputy Directors over the next
several months.
Noting the meeting next week of the DCI's Nuclear Advisory Panel,
Executive Director asked that DD/I and DD/S&T ensure appropriate
c aordination between OSI and ORR and develop ways and means of
dealing with any special security clearance problems.
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DDCI noted that McGeorge Bundy requests a list, declassified to
the maximum extent possible, of Viet Cong violations of recent and
current cease fires, pauses, etc.
1. DCI requests a review of procedures far ensuring the maxi-
mum security of the char force in CIA, and of the system for ensuring
security sweeps of sensitive areas in the Headquarters. building such
as the office of the DD/P, areas of information retrieval, etc.
(DD/S -Status report by 4 February)
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