MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN IAC CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AT 1045, 11JUNE 1957

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• Publication Date: June 11, 1957
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11 June 1957
INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting Held in
IAC Conference Room, Administration Building
Central Intelligence Agency, at 1045, 11 June 1957
Director of Central Intelligence
Allen W. Dulles
Presiding
Mr. Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., Special Assistant for Intelligence,
Department of State
Major General Robert A. Schow, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Laurence H. Frost, Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Captain W. S. Howell, * acting for Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Major General Millard Lewis, Director of Intelligence, Headquarters,
United States Air Force
Brigadier General Richard Collins, Deputy Director for Intelligence,
The Joint Staff
Mr. Harry S. Traynor, Atomic Energy Commission representative
to the IAC
Mr. Meffert W. Kuhrtz, acting for Federal Bureau of Investigation
representative to the IAC
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1. Approval of Minutes
4 June' Meeting
(IAC-M-292)
Approved as written. In this connection, after referring to
item 4 Mr. Kent noted that he had communicated with Mr. Cumming
and that they were attempting to work out a solution with respect to
the proposed NIE on Resistance Intelligence.
2. Review of Crisis Situations
a. Watch Committee Report
No. 3 57
b. Other Crisis Situations
Mr. Cumming then invited the members'
attention to the fact that the electoral returns in Lebanon thus far
appeared to be generally favorable to the U'S.
The members also exchanged views on recent developments
in Jordanian-Egyptian relations, especially the possible extent to
which King Hussein may have acted with the prior knowledge and
approval of King Saud in expelling certain Egyptian personnel from
Jordan.
Mr. Cumming stated that the problem of French-Tunisian
relations continued to bear watching and discussed in some detail
with the members certain factors affecting this situation. In this
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connection, Mr. Kent noted that a draft estimate on Tunisia which
had considered various of these matters was now ready for sub-
mission to the IAC and the members concurred in the Chairman's
suggestion that this estimate be reviewed at the next regular IAC
meeting. After stating that he planned to brief the NSC on this
situation, the Chairman indicated that he might contact Mr. Cumming
again on this matter and asked General Schow to furnish certain
order of battle information.
Mr. Cumming referred to recent reports regarding Yemen
and exchanged views with the .members on various aspects of this
situation, especially the political orientation of the Imam and the
question of Soviet Bloc arms shipments to Yemen.
3. NIE 31-57
Yugoslavia's Policies
and Prospects
a. Approved.
b. Noted the post-mortem on this estimate. In this connection,
the Chairman referred to deficiencies in certain types of information
on Yugoslavia, particularly on pro-Soviet elements within the Yugo-
slav Communist party and on the attitudes of the general populace in
Yugoslavia, and discussed with the members possible means of over-
coming these and various other deficiencies. General Schow, General
Lewis and Admiral Frost commented on present arrangements and
certain problems with respect to channeling relevant information
through military attaches, especially data from MAAG sources.
Mr. Cumming also referred to the role of an Ambassador as coordinator
of information obtained by various members of the country team and the
Chairman suggested that Mr. Cumming attempt to ascertain the nature
and timing of the latest instruction sent to our Ambassador in Belgrade
pertinent to this matter.
C. Noted the validity study of NIE 31-56, "Yugoslavia's Inter-
national Position," 24 July 1956.
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4. SNIE 100-7-57
Probable Sino-Soviet Reactions
to US Deployment of Nuclear
Weapons Systems
Approved as amended.
5. NIE 11-3-57
Probable Intelligence Warning
of Soviet Attack on the US
Through Mid-1960
After discussing this draft estimate the members agreed to
defer action for one week, during which the IAC representatives
were directed to reconsider certain aspects of this paper (particularly
Section III, A) in the light of comments by General Lewis and other
members, and submit any proposed revisions for IAC consideration.
Adjournment: 1340
JOHN HEIRES
Secretary
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1. No objection having been raised by a member, the Secretary
has authorized release to USIA of NIE 36. 2-57, "The Outlook for Iraq,"
4 June 1957 (IAC-M-292, Secretary's Note 2).
2. Unless objection is raised by a member at the next regular
meeting of the IAC, the Secretary proposes .to release to USIA
NIE 31-57, "Yugoslavia's Policies and Prospects," and SNIE 100-7-57,
"Probable Sino-Soviet Reactions to US Deployment of Nuclear Weapons
Systems," both dated 11 June 1957.
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