DEPUTIES' MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300130012-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 10, 1953
• Content Type: MIN

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DEPUTIES` MEETING
Thursday, 10 September 1953
PRESENT: Mr. Dulles, General Cabell, Messrs. Wisner, Amory,
Colonel White, Messrs. Kirkpatrick, Helms, Sheldon and
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a. Noted a cable I 25X1
concerning F- l, and asked that the contents of this message
be made available to the Secretary of State as soon as possible. Mr.
Helms undertook to do this.
b. Asked how messages from 0 were being handled with the
Department of State. Mr. Wisner said they were being passed to State
through Alexis Johnson only. The Director approved.
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e. Asked that consideration be given to sending a daily intelligence
cable to similar to messages of this type now being sent
to Mr. Sheldon undertook to follow through on
this and to furnish the Director with copies of the cables now being
sent to
f. Asked DD/P to consider organizing a certain activity in East
Germany.
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h. Stated he wished talk to Mr. Helms at some fu
the breakdown of our joint peration with
and noted he felt we might have been too legalistic in our dealings
on this project.
Mr. Amory:
a. Briefly reported on Operation I and stated it had been
proposed that the Director and Under Secretary of State Smith appear
on television as a panel, with Sherman Adams as moderator. Mr. Amory
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said this proposal is tentative only, the date had not been fixed,
and suggested that the Director's participation follow the same lines
as his briefing at the Governors' Conference.
b. Reported that George Morgan had called him requesting our
nomination for the Senior Staff of OCB. The Director said that while
this was of interest to both the covert and overt sides of the Agency,
it primarily concerned DD/P and asked Mr. Wisner for his recommendation
of a nominee.
Reported that
Mr. Kirkpatrick:
a. Stated that Congressman Ostertag and his Assistant, Mr. Wilson,
were planning a trip to Europe and raised the question of a briefing
for them. The Director said if the Congressman was in Washington we
should offer to do this. In the event a briefing is given, Mr. Helms
will notify the Senior Representatives of the Stations to be visited.
b. Stated that Congressman Walter Judd and a group were planning
to visit the Far East in the fall.
Reported on the change of administration in the
Security Service and stated that so far this change had been advantageous
to CIA.
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