MINUTES OF SPECIAL GROUP MEETING, 11 JANUARY1962

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001900120068-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 11, 2005
• Sequence Number: 68
• Publication Date: January 11, 1962
• Content Type: MFR

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General Lansdale was asked to produce for next week's meeting
a consolidated summary of progress to date and an overall plan
showing departmental tasks and responsibilities, along with timing
of implementation. This plan would then be shown to higher
authority.
2. Organizing to Direct Counter-Insuraencv
The Group concurred in the third draft of the National Security
Action Memorandum designed to establish a Special Group (Counter-
Insurgency). It was noted that this draft does not provide for a
committee staff as recommended by the Joint Staff, but General
Lemnitzer deferred to the majority at this stage. Mr. Johnson
stated that his concurrence was contingent on talking to Mr.
Fowler Hamilton, who has not as yet been consulted.
Mr. Kennedy argued for the designation of the Secretary of
Labor and the Director, United States Information Agency, as
permanent members of the new Group. After some discussion, the
consensus appeared to be that these two individuals should be
invited to attend in those cases where it was clear that the Labor
or information aspects are important. It was agreed in any case
that both should be asked to attend an early meeting so that this
concept could be discussed with them.
The Group agreed that South Vietnam, Thailand and Laos should
come under the cognizance of the Special Group (CI) and that the
question of whether Colombia should be included would be deferred
until the report of the Internal Security Task Force for Latin
America has been completed. The Chairman undertook to inform
higher authority of these decisions.
It was noted that, as a first step toward bringing the Southeast
Asia countries into this forum, Mr. Harriman should be asked to
bring the Group up to date on the status of operations there.
It was also agreed that in due course the Special Group (CI)
should consider the Internal Security Report mentioned above; the
inventory of paramilitary assets being prepared in response to
NSAM 56; and the report on Military Actions for Latin America
(NSAM 118).
It was agreed that the most efficient method of procedure
would be to take up Special Group (CI) matters at the beginning of
meetings and then to go into the agenda appropriate for the 5412
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