ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting Held in Room 1121, Temporary M Building 26th Street and Constitution Avenue, N.W. 15 August 1961, 1000 hours

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• Publication Date: August 15, 1961
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Control No.
EIC-M-93
15 August 1961
Minutes of Meeting Held in
Room 1121, Temporary M Building
26th Street and Constitution Avenue, N. W.
15 August 1961, 1000 hours
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PRESENT:
15r'Otto E. Guthe, CIA, Chairman
William A. Smith, Office of the Secretary of Defense
John W. Easton, Joint Staff
Bennett V. S. Davis, Department of the Navy
Lt. Col. Robert Henderson, Department of the Air Force
Doris S. Whitnack, Department of State
Baxter Wood, Department 'of the Army
National Security Agency
Dr. Outten J. Clinard, Department of the Air Force
Morris H. Crawford, Department of State
PP,Edward R. Van Sant, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
Jerome Forrest, International Cooperation Administration
CIA
CIA
, CIA
CIA
Executive Secretary
AlZNB7SNUT ES:
1. The minutes of the EIC meetings of 6 July and 1 August
(EIC-M-91 and 92, respectively) were approved.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
2. The Chairman mentioned that the study on The Strategic Impact
of the International Embargo Program on the Sino -Soviet Bloc, being pre-
pared by the Subcommittee on Economic Defense, is proceeding according
to schedule. It is anticipated that review of this report by the EIC will be
undertaken during the latter part of August so as to meet the requestor's
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3. EIC-R18-S2, Vulnerability of the East German Economy to"
Western Countermeasures, will be disseminated shortly, as will the
Survey Listing of Internal and External Economic Research Projects on
the Sino-Soviet Bloc and on Selected Non-Bloc Areas (EIC-S-36).
EIC-R14-SII, "SINO-SOVIET BLOC ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES IN UNDER-
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s n.a n.pinbe r of ni.adifii v..icn^ am4 change s
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accepted _~I~_ 1`. v _.._~ 4 '11. he
Chairman mentioned that in the next edition every effort should be made
to keep they coverage of the various recipient countries commensurate
with their4importance.
On behalf of the EIC,
the Chairman complimented the me bers of the Working Group for their
efforts in producingxa:timely report.
5. Mr. Forrest stated that ICA has had considerable inquiry re-
garding information on repayment of aid by the recipient countries, and
suggested that more attention be given to this matter. After general
Committee discussion, in which the point was made that not much infor-
mation is available on the subject, the Chairman directed the Working
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6. The Chairman suggested various ways in which the 1954 to present
recapitulation table in the Statistical Appendix, summarizing Bloc credits
and grants to individual underdeveloped countries, could be shortened.
It was the consensus of the Committee that these tables are too valuable
in their present form to be drastically changed and, after considerable
discussion, the Chairman directed the Working GrD to ex lore the feasi-
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bility of publishing these tables separately
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ANNOUNC EM NT
1. The study on The Strategic Irr act of the Intearaatt &l #Mbar o
Program on the ii -Soviet Bloc, being prepared by the Subcommittee on
is pro-ceodin$ according to schedule. it is anticipated
review of this report by the EIC will be undertaak slur
e latter
part of August so, as to most the realuestor's target date Of I 'September.
2. EIS- IS- Z, Vulnerability of the it German Eck
ti 'estern Countermeasures. will be disseminated sometime this creek,, as
ey. Listing of Internal and External Ecoaamic -Rosearch Projects
on the Sir
cted Non-Bloc Areas.
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