ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting Held in Room2125, Temporary M Building 26th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. 12 April 1956

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21 April 1956
26th Street and ons u on venueA K. W.
Minutes of Meetin Held in
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12 April 1956
Dr. Otto E. Guthe, CIA, Chairman
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no C. Baird, Air Force
Mr. Cias tave Burmeister, Agriculture
Mr. Frank M. Charrette, ICA
Mr. Edward Doherty, State
Mrro John W. Easton, JCS
Mr. Kingsley Hamilton, Air Force
Com ander Robert E. Hawthorne, Navy
Mr. Duncan Holmes, Army
Dr. Norris 8. Kenny, OSD
Mr. Fred S. Lott, Interior
25X1A9a , EIC, Principal Staff Economist
25X1A9a , EIC, Executive Secretary
ANNOUNCENENT: OF CHAIMN
to The Chairman reported that revised minutes of the meeting
of 8 March 1956 had been circulated with the understanding that
they would be considered approved unless members notified the
Secretariat to the contrary by Friday, 6 April. Since no such
notification had been received the minutes are regarded as approved.
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3o Attention was called to the EICas 1955 Semiannual Report
of Internal and External Economic Research Projects on the Sino?
Soviet Bloc (EIC.S.21) which bad just been disseminateds The
Chairman noted that the heavy workload required for producing this
report might make it necessary to consider publishing only an
annual report in the future.
4. The Chairman drew attention to the Eight Months Progress
Report on ETC activities which had been distributed to members at
the meeting.
5e The Chairman read a portion of his correspondence with
the Chairman of GIIIC, Including the latter's statement that
"oe,the OMIC must necessarily address itself to the same areas
previously covered by the Guided Missiles Working Group (GM) of
the EIC. For this reason it would appear to be unnecessary and
undesirable for the ETC to proceed further with the coordination
of intelligence research on production aspects of the Soviet
guided missile program". The Chairman noted that CIA was partici-
pating in certain economic aspects of the work of GMIC and that any
further ETC action through a working group of its own on guided
missiles appeared unnecessary at this times The Secretariat was
directed to distribute copies of this correspondence with (B4IC to
the EIC members (see attarnts)e
6o The Chairman reported that the DCI bad received an invitation
from the Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, Department of the
Arny for CId to participate in a full time interagency working group
to deal with problems of estimating transportation capabilities --
particularly for land transportation. The Chairman welcomed this
proposal, which he noted was. in line with earlier recommendations
of the Transportation Subccmm itteee He also noted that discussions
with Colonel Pbstlethwait had clarified the relationship of this
group to the EIC. It was understood that the Chairman and
administrative support for the working group would be provided by
ACSI, but that the group would also report to the ETC Subcommittee
on Transportation. The Subcom Lttee will review and the ETC will
publish projects prepared by the group on subjects of interagency
interest upon which it is desired to have interagency-agreed
intelligence. CIA will support the group with the equivalent of
one analyst's full time,
7s The Chairman reported that a special working group of the
IAC bad submitted recommendations for the operations of the IAC
and its principal subcommittees in wartime or under wartime
conditions, and specifically for operation Alert in 1956. One of
the recommendations is that each of the IAC subcommittees, having
a function to perform in wartime, prepare a wartime plane The
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Chairman suggested that the EIC await formal IAC action on the
report before considering formulation of a wartime plan for EIC
operations,, but that members might find it useful to discuss
with the Executive Secretary the preparation of a list of names
of key individuals to be kept on file in one or more relocation
centers as a means of facilitating rapid reestablishment of EIC
and subcommittee contacts after any relocation of participating
offices o
8o The Chairman reported that a special meeting of the
Working Group on SinooSoviet Bloc Economic Activities in Under-
developed Areas had been held on 10 April to discuss content and
composition of the Biweekly Reports and of the forthcoming initial
background summery. A discussion followed in which members
emphasized the importance of maintaining balance in the Biweekly
publication between factual reporting of new developments and
background material to place such developments in perspective.
Concern was also expressed that the initial background paper include
pertinent description of developing regional (and in some cases
country) situations. It was agreed that the sense of this dis
cuss ion should be reported by the State Department representative
to the Chairman of the Working Group,, and that further comments
by individual members might appropriately be made directly to the
Chairman or Secretary of the Working Group0
REPORT OF AGRICULTURE SUBCOMMITTEE ON STATE DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED
9, Actions The EIC approved the recommendations of its
Agriculture S committee. It directed the Subcommittee to proceed
with establishment of a special working group to coordinate prepa-
ration of this Reports with a view to delivering an agreed Subcommittee
25X1 A9a draft to the Secretariat, for EIC consideration, about 1 July 195?c
EIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO NIE 31-6x.56 "CAPABILITIES AND TRENDS OF SOVIET
JUIENCE AND 0
10. Actions The members approv
that ORRf'prepare a draft of the
ONE memorandum of 3 April on this su
]reared directly with the ETC member
April 25th,
ed the Chairman&s suggestion
contributions suggested in the
bject, and that this draft be
s, if possible, prior to
5'v, PRaPOSAL FOR EIC STUDY OF MIDDLE EAST OIL SITUATION
.,-L, uJ.sauaa 10na um knairman out.unea we aacxgrouna or the
proposal, a er w Bch there was a general discussion of the nature
of the project desired,, the appropriateness of EIC ?s sponsoring
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such a project, and the manner in which such a project might beat
be handledo
l2t, Actions It was agreed that the representative of the
Depariinen a State would call together a small working group to
include designees of State, Interiors OSD, ICA, and other interested
agencies, with the ETC Secretariat providing such assistance as
requiredo This ad hoe group is to propose specific Terms of
Reference for a pro scat responsive to the general tenor of
proposals contained in EIC-D4147 and its attachments, including
proposed agency responsibilities for implementing such a project.
OS AGENDA ITFMS
130 On account of the lateness of the hour, other agenda items
(It, 5 and 7 on the announced agenda) were deferredo
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Executive Secretary
Economic Intelligence Committee
Attachments:
Letter from AD/RR to GI4IC dated 17 Feb 56
Letter from CMaC to AD/RR dated 12 Mar 56
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