DIRECTOR'S MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300090075-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 75
• Publication Date: January 14, 1952
• Content Type: MIN

Monday, l~ January 1~~2
PRESENT: General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Vdisner, Wolf, Becker, H edden,
The Director:
DIRNCTOR' S 1~,+rEETING
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A.. Asked P,~r. Becker to go through the reports received from 's }ate
on the Truman-Churchill talks and extract therefrom certain policy state-
ments which might concern this Agency. TYiese extracts are I;o be liven
direct to the concerned individuals in CIA. {Note: Mr. Becker is co see
the DCI and explain to him the circtun Lances surrounding the dissemination
of the above reports to CIA).
B. Noted the item in the log concerning end a~~Ke i 25X1
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Mr. ~6Yisner to expand on the actual duties of
Mr. Wisner stated that this individual was in fact an employee of
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and that it was necessary for him to "ask questions and seek in.fo!?ma;ion"
on a purely overt basis.
The Director then stated that he honed CIA would not appear as having ar~v
Mr. Wisner said that instances of this nature had come up before snd sc iar
we had always been in the clear.
The Director stated that possibly Clay might call upon the
anal explain this situation to him.
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D. Referred to the item in. the log concerning the intelligence
set-up in EUCOM and asked if a selection had been made for "a coordinator=$.
Mr. Wisner referred to an exchange of cables between his office and Gene~~al
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E. Referred to the item in the log concerning a report by tho
Chief Foreign Intelligence and stated th~.t this :matter caul{~_
be hand e y calling in and telling h~l to advise .pis
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The Director (Continued)
people that this was our operation; or 2) proceeding along the lines
indicated by S0. Of tr1e two methods, the DCI prefers the former and
indicated he would talk to 0 if it appeared this method woule.
best serve our purpose in this matter.
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A. Stated that had indicated that he ~,ad some
free time on riffs hands and had offered to give certain lec~.vres to sr>me
of our people.
After some discussion, the Director stated that he saw no reason why
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could not speak to our "trainees" provided we observed prover
security measures.
Mr. Dulles noted that he was to meet vai.th Matt Baird this afternoon and
would pass this along to him.
B. Deported that General Ridgway was in accord witYz our flan
for penetration and that Mr. and Col. Johnston would be
thoroughly briefed on this matter prior to their departure and woul~z talk
further vrith Gen. Ridgway when they saw trim.
The Director asked for the arrival date of and Col. Johr~ato,:
in order that he might send Gen. Ri gway a ca e.
Mr. 'Nisner undertook to obtain this information.
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A. Noted that as arr~.vins-: this week and t.e
Director agreed to attend a dinner being held far him on 25 January.
B. Asked if the Director had seen the AP dispatch .over tie
week-end concerning the new State Department set-up to conduct their
information program.
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Mr. Wisner (Continued)
After some discussion, the DCI asked ~Rr. '.~lisner to secure what information
he_could on this new program.
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these people belonged to the
whether any of
E. Briefly discussed Dre~rr Pearson's article of 13 Janu