DIRECTOR'S MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300090056-9
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 9, 2002
• Sequence Number: 56
• Publication Date: February 11, 1952
• Content Type: MIN

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Director's Meeting
Monday, 11 February i**,2
PfL SENTT: General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, ;ecker, Hedden,
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a. Noted a personal letter he had received from Gen. kidpway conceraiig
intelligence coverage in the Far East. After some discussion as to the
importance of intelligence collected by clandestine means, lAr. Wisner unuer-
took to have produced an analysis of information collected by tiis ,nethod.1`A 1
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c. Verbally approved an amendment for ;200,000 for project
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provided that (1) Assurance could be given that the equipment required wco,,
not be used against the US or her allies; and (2) this amendment had the
approval of the Department of State. NOTE: The PRO met im:ediateltr
following the Deputies' meeting and received assurance that the above nr-
visions had been satisfied. This amendment is now in process of being n1r_-
into final form and will be presented to the DCI for his formal approval.N
d. Stated he would approve funds for the establishment of
e. Noted that if it was necessary to have another
it would have to be somewhat "peddled down".
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a. Noted that he was seeing and some of his 25X1
Communications people who were here for a conference at 2 p.m. too. ~F. The
Director stated that he would also like to see them if possible. 25X1
undertook to follow through on this. Dc\ we. -No %.-; -3 `
a. Noted that our paper on POW exchange in Korea was well received and,
in fact, was made the basis for a recent discussion on this subject in the
Department of State.
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c. Noted that I Iwas submitting a supplementary report whick_
modified some of his previous views. After some discussion, the DCI directed
that all of reports pertaining to operations in the ,i?ar fast
together with those to be submitted byl and Johnston be combined 25X1
and presented in staff study form.
a. Noted that the Chiefs of Mission in Europe were holding a conference
in March and it might be beneficial to have two representatives of cIA
(intelligence and operations) attend this conference. He also notea that,
he had spoken to j'lr. Bohlen on this a natter and Bohlen had indicated his
approval. Mr. Dulles undertook to discuss this further with Dir. i-la-,.hews.
The Director noted that if we could send representatives to the above
conference, it might very well prove helpful. Stye uacoA~,ro-N, cxoIeA- -'co b ?.<
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b. Raised the question of ultimate job. The Director
stated that (1) he would be our Senior Representative 1(2) This 2 5X1
had been approved by the IAG; W1 1 wouid receive th,: sane
mandate as given to a x' Vkr ~..
c. Noted that he had appeared before the Brownell Committee on 25X1
9 February.
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