DIRECTOR'S MEETING

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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 5, 2002
• Sequence Number: 80
• Publication Date: January 7, 1952
• Content Type: MIN

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Director's Meeting
Monday, 7 January 1952
PRESENT: General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Hedden, Becker.
1. The DCI commented briefly respecting items in the Log;x?elating
to the Korean situation.
2. The DCI also inquired as to the exact source within Germany- of
the nickel wire reported on in the Log this morning. Mr. Wisner undertook
to ascertain this information.
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Li.. Mr. Dulles indicated that Bill Donovan believes that CIA suparessed
his LOOK article and was somewhat irritated thereby. The DCI indicated that he
was not concerned.
6. The DCI requested Mr. Becker to ascertain from Dr. Ni.llikan how
in general the figures compare between the lstimate on Soviet airPl
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8. Mr. Dulles stated that Henry Luce wished to have
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to be satisfactory.
9. Mr. Dulles inquired whether it would be advisable to send a copy
of the DCI's latest letter to Gen. Willoughby to and the ?OCI a,)or.,ved..
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10. Mr. Wisner noted that a rather disagreeable letter relating to
CIA had been received at State Department from Ambassador Griffis, according
to Mr. Joyce, and the DCI commented that CIA had done all that it need do in
this situation.
11. Mr. Dulles reported that had complained about an
article by Constantine Brown in the Star. It was recognized that there wqs
nothing that we could do about such matters and was so informed.
12. Mr. Dulles raised the question of the time it takes for papers
to circulate within CIA and the DCI requested Mr. Becker to look into this
question.
13. lr. /isner raised the subject of morale of personnel and indicated
that Messrs. I and Johnston have specific proposals about which they
desire to see the DCI. After some discussion, it was agreed that the DCI would
visit 0PC at 4:30 pm on 10 January in order to meet the senior officials of the
Office and to give them a 15 minute talk on future objectives. There was also
a request that OSO be given a further opportunity to brief the DCI, but no
final decision was reached on this matter.
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14. Mr. Wisner indicated that Admiral Radford would be here from
16 to 20 January 1952 and it was agreed that in view of this timing, Messr?s.
Johnston and hould defer leaving on their trip, so as to be sere
to brief the Admiral. In this connection, the DCI indicated that the Adairal's
jurisdiction should be clarified, since he personally is not certain as to whether
his authority stopped at the seacoast or extended to other areas.
15. In connection with the foregoing, the DCI inquired as to what had
happened with respect to the suggestion he had made to Secretary Lovett resc:cting
activities and it was indicated that this matter was still wider
consideration by the JCS having been sent to then by Under Secretary of 0,:-feise
Foster.
16. The DCI indicated the urgent need for a Headquarters Commandant and
Mr. Becker indicated that it was presently contemplated, as the result of 0i3cussions
between Mr. Wolf and himself, that would be brought into this of',ice
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as Headquarters Commandant and that after he had settled par for the course amd
a suitable replacement was available, he could be sent to Col. Edwards. The
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19. Mr. Wisner reported an attack by Drew Pearson on a Rumanian .inure,
but indicated that CIA was not really involved.
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21. Mr. Wisner also reported that the McCarran Committee had
subpoenaed a man who had been brought in by CIA. The principle reason
for the issuance of this subpoena was not known but it was doubted that
CIA was involved.
22. Mr. Hedden indicated that he wished to make a full report when
Mr. Wolf was present, but he did wish to state that he had looked into Col. baird's
unclassified pool and found that it was in excellent order. The trouble existed
in the unclassified pool administrated by Gen. Davison. He planned to make a
fuller report at some later date.
23. Mr. Becker reported to the DCI that the Brownell Committee had aieard
representatives of AFSA and State on Saturday last and next Friday wished to 'year
from CIA representatives. Mr. Douglass was in charge of preparing this presentation.
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