MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD FROM L. K. WHITE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01284A001800080082-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2005
• Sequence Number: 82
• Publication Date: January 24, 1969
• Content Type: MFR

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Morning Meeting of 24 January 1969
DD/I noted that the briefing of Secretary Kennedy will be held
today.
DD/I briefed on yesterday's meeting of the NSC Review Group,
noting that it went well and that it appears the mission of the Group
will be similar in function to the role of the NSC Planning Board under
the Eisenhower Administration. He observed that the Review Group
will make no decisions but will identify choices and options. At its
meeting yesterday the Review Group considered the NPT problem.
DD/I reported that the President is extremely concerned about the
security of topics discussed and the handling of related papers. He
noted that Mort Halperin will act as secretary to the Review Group.
He has been assigned responsibility to synthesize the returns on the
twenty-eight questions connected with a thorough review of the Vietnam
situation.
Godfrey noted the heavy press play of Commander Bucher's
treatment by the North Koreans which led to his "confession. "
Godfrey reported that there have been no new major develop-
ments on the Czechoslovakian scene but that the situation will remain
tense over the next two days.
mentioned that the Chile Estimate will contain a State
Department footnote which incorporates State/ARA's views with respect
to the economic outlook and the future of the Christian Democratic Party
in somewhat more positive terms than the basic Estimate.
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 reported that the memoranda requested by the Director
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on Chinese intentions in Southeast Asia had been completed.
reported that General Cabell will be in the building this
morning to discuss matters pertaining to Vietnam in response to NSA
initiative.
and observed that he had suffered an additional heart attack prior to his
death.
DD/S reported the death of staff employee
Carver noted that the Vietnam overview paper requested by Bill
Bundy is now in final.
Carver informed that the NSC briefing paper for Saturday's meeting
has been completed.
Maury reported that Bill Woodruff has suggested the value of the
Director's briefing the full membership of the Appropriations Committee
once again this year. The Director concurred and suggested that the
briefing be put off until February or early March.
Maury noted that Senator Ellender will be having lunch with the
Director today to be followed by discussions with DD/I-designated
Soviet specialists.
DD/P noted North Vietnamese disapproval of Bertrand Russell's
plans to call an international conference on Czechoslovakia.
DDCI related General Wheeler's interest in some topical rundown
of the points to be covered in the Director's briefing of the NSC. The
Director concurred.
DDCI related that he met with Russ Blandford and reported that
we have no pressing problems with the Rivers Subcommittee.
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DDCI noted his plans to pay terminal courtesy calls on Senators
Thurmond and Russell and Congressman Rivers. The Director strongly
concurred in the DDCI's suggestion that he take advantage of his call
upon Senator Russell to vent Agency understanding of various ramifica-
tions of the Pueblo incident and related SIGINT problems.
The Director noted Senator Symington's intention to visit the Agency
prior to his forthcoming trip and asked Maury to lay on the details of
the briefing and participants in the near future.
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L. K. White
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