DEPUTIES' MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300120045-7
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• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 21, 2003
• Sequence Number: 45
• Publication Date: February 5, 1953
• Content Type: MIN

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Deputies' Meeting
Thursday, 5 February '19t -
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PRESENT: Mr. Dulles Gen. Cabell (part of meeting), Messrs. "ulisner,
Becker, r7r
a. Took up the matter of the proposed CIA legislation. Mr. Becker
noted that the Bureau of the Budget declined to accept the provision thu":
any Commissioned Officer appointed to the position of Director shoulu be
retired as a full General. Because there are in the proposed new let.isiu-
tion a number of points to which exception might be taken and because that
concerning Gen. Cabell's position is the only pressing item, Mr. DuLes
indicated that legislation relating to the Deputy Director of Centres In-
telligence should be drafted and pushed along, and instructed Y.r. Becker
and Mr. Wolf to prepare a draft which Mr. Dulles could take up with
Sen. Saltonstall. He stressed that this should not be a personal bi.L_.L
applying by name to Gen. Cabell but should be restricted to the Deputy
Directorship. `
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tour of duty had been made to the Air Force. Mr. Wisner undertook
care of this matter.
c. Asked whether any acknowledgment of the extension of
and might raise this matter in the Jackson Committee. It was genera_ly
agreed that a question of this policy nature was for the present inappropaut.e
for Jackson Committee consideration.
a. Noted that State is showing an interest in operations in
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pointed out that since the paper has been accepted on the working le--el
State it is premature to ask now for its reconsideration. However i" mi i; e
well to have the paper reviewed in about a month.
d.. Raised the matter of PRC meetings, noting that Mr. Dulles h=-.d ceeie~
to attend as Chairman and asked whether the PRC should continue the isci t1 ?n
of the area programs. Mr. Dulles expressed the view that discussion of these
programs remained a matter of importance in view of the large investment wiii, .i
they so far represent. Mr. Becker doubted that the present PRC review of
these programs was worth the time it was taking. After some discussion,
Mr. Dulles suggested that a subcommittee be appointed to go over projects a,rc
programs in order to provide him the assurance that they represented legit:. to
expenditures and to screen out the real policy questions which requited
review. Col. White, representing DDA, representing DDP, anc. 25X1
Mr. Amory (alternate representing DDI, were named to t:is su.--
committee. Mr. Wisner was asked to work out the details of this subcommit-~,e`'s
mission and to prepare an order creating it and naming the above mentionec: is
serve on it.
e. Referred to projecti as typical of projects requiring Fri,
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would go over the salient points of this project before his departure.
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c. Noted that the NSC Senior Staff this afternoon will hear a .Friel iF;
by Adm. Radford.
a. Raised the problem of his delegated authority to approve money Y?;.
developmental purposes in the operations and intelligence fields, re-r~ortin;
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that he had discussed this matter with It was g prier .y -yr a,-.-, 25X1
that he should have a limited authority to approve sums of money for tar;-,-. >
of opportunity particularly in the intelligence field.
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satisfactory arrangements have been worked out in the past on an ad Loc iaa __::3-!
Gen. Cabell pointed out that the only really good way of doiric tnis s
mutual trust and good will.
c. Expressed his intention to establish a project review proce::tu:!^e :i
the Field by which a good deal of the work now done at Headquaaters -ould. :ae
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made available to him, but was told that Headquarters wished to hold
in Washington for the time being. personnel s. tuati,an wu?- 25X1
described as generally good with particular needs remaining unfilled in nr-V4
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