MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN DIRECTORS CONFERENCE ROOM, ADMINISTRATION BUILDING CIA, ON 7 FEB. 1952

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INTELLIGENCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Minutes of Meeting held in Director's
Conference Room, Administration Building
Central Intelligence Agency, on 7 February 1952
Director of Central Intelligence
General Walter Bedell Smith
Presiding
` MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr. W. Park Armstrong, Jr., Special Assistant, Intelligence,
Department of State
Major General A. R. Bolling, Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2,
Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Felix L. Johnson, Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Major General John A. Samford, Director of Intelligence,
Headquarters, United States Air Force
Dr. Walter F. Colby, Director of Intelligence, Atomic Energy
Commission.
Colonel S. M. Lansing, acting for Deputy Director for Intel-
ligence, The Joint Staff
Mr. Victor P. Keay, acting for Assistant to the Director,
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ALSO PRESENT
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Dr. Sherman Kent, Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. William P. Bundy, Central Intelligence Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
Mr. William C. Trueheart, Department of State
Mr. Richard Scammon, Department of State
Brigadier General John Weckerling, Department of the Army
Colonel 0. B. Sykes, Department of the Army
Lieut. Colonel H. N. Maples, Department of the Army
Captain Ray Malpass, USN, Department of the Navy
Colonel Edward H. Porter, Department of the Air Force
Colonel J. F. Pinkney, The Joint Staff
James Q. Reber
Secretary
Intelligence Advisory Committee
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Approval of Minutes
1. Action: The minutes of the last meeting, 31. January 1952,
(IAC-M-58were approved subject to the correction by Admiral Johnson
that the meetings at Singapore (ref. Paragraph 3) are held periodic-
ally rather than quarterly.
Regulation of Travel of
Soviet Officials in the
United States. IAC-D-2/1)
2. Action: The IAC concurred in the proposal for the regulation
of travel of Soviet officials in the U. S. as proposed by the Depart-
ment of State, it being understood that the Department of State is
going to make arrangements with the FBI for notification of every pro-
posed trip by Soviet Officials.
3. Discussion: Mr. Armstrong, in presenting this paper, indicated
that the proposed action by the Department of State was not intended
as a security measure but was in reciprocity for the Russian note and
that it was the intention to follow that very closely. He called
attention to the fact that the proposed regulation does not require
that permission be given for the travel of Soviet officials but does
make it possible for the Department to deny such travel if deemed
advisable. The paper does not consider the question of imposing
travel restrictions on Soviet officials accredited to the United
Nations. This question is complicated by the United Nations Head-
quarters Agreement and is being studied by the Department.
4. In response to the questions Mr. Armstrong stated that in the
case of similar restrictions imposed on Rumania and Hungary the FBI
has been notified of requests for travel and has been asked to spot
check such travel to detect violations. As far as is known there have
been no violations and it is expected that in the Russian case as in
the others the possibility of U. S. action in considering the offending
officials persona non grata'would be an effective deterent. The ques-
tion was raised whether TASS has Soviet representatives in New York
who should also be included in the regulation and Mr. Armstrong said
he would look into the matter. While the Department does not intend
to base its action on what the other NATO countries do, Mr. Armstrong
indicated that a similar action is virtually approved as high as the
Undersecretary in the British Foreign office.
5. General Bolling indicated possible difficulties in the Defense
Department in the event the language, Paragraph 3 of TAB B. remained.
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The Department of Defense is listed as the Agency to which notification
should be addressed in the case of Soviet military personnel. This
arrangement he indicated would possibly involve delay to the point where
notification would not reach the responsible offices (which are the
military intelligence agencies in the Department of Defense) until after
the trip had taken place. It was understood that if adjustment of this
language were not considered desirable by the Department the difficulty
could be met by the Department of Defense notifying the senior attaches
that for the purpose of this order they should present their notifica-
tions to the military intelligence agencies. (Note:--It is understood
that the Department of State subsequent to the meeting revised the
regulation to meet this problem.)
Review of the National Estimate
on Formosa. (NIE-27)
6. Action: Agreed that the review of this estimate should be
broadened including the assumptions that (a) a truce is effected in
Korea, but the Chinese forces are not completely tied down in Korea,
and (b) that fighting is renewed.
7. Discussion: General Smith reported that in pursuance of the
action of the IAC at the meeting of 24 January 1952 (IAC-M-57) the
Board of Estimates had taken a quick look at NIE-27 and concluded that
the Communists would not launch an attack on Formosa during the period
through mid-1952. In spite of this conclusion it was believed that
the possible Communist action in the face of the other contingencies
noted in the above paragraph warranted a more extended review which
should be done in the course of the next week.
Probable Developments in
Eastern Germany through
1952. NIE-50
8. Action: This estimate as amended was approved.
Probable Political
Developments in the West
German Situation. NIE-57)
9. Action: Agreed changes were made in this draft. It was
agreed that the agencies would record concurrences in this estimate
to O/NE by telephone on Monday morning, 11 February.
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l0. Of some interest in connection with this paper-and the general
subject of the attitude of the Soviets toward Western Europe)l _1 25X1
recounted a conversation he had with Mr. Grew, Mr. Hamilton Fish Armstrong,
Mr. Nelson Johnson and Mr. Kennan. They were in agreement with respect
to the Soviet attitude regarding Germany (a) that Western Europe is the
center of Soviet intentions, (b) that the military and economic potential
in Western Germany constitutes a pivotal factor in Soviet eyes, (c) that
the Soviet Union likely expects that it can and will through political
warfare block Western Europe integration and rearmament,and (d) that at
the moment the USSR is not convinced that West German ill
be achieved. There was also discussion in that group, I I said, 25X1A
on the questions of the USSR risking courses of action in other parts
of the world while not abandoning Its faith in political warfare and of
what the USSR would do when and if it realized that such political war-
fare was not adequate to block German rearmament. There 'orere no firm
conclusions to these questions. He noted that this group agreed with
the estimate of the present paper although recognizing that one cannot
altogether ignore the possibility of the USSR withdrawal in Eastern
Germany as a possible move. There was agreement among the group that
USSR action would be limited to political warfare up to the point where
West Germany rearmament actually produced divisions and heavy armament
in substantial amount. Beyond that there was no settled opinion.
Intelligence Coordinator
in Austria
11. Action: The IAC concurred in General Smith's proposal that
Admiral Overesch serve as coordinator of intelligence activities in
Austria, a role similar to General Truscott's in Germany.
12. Discussion: General Smith stated that he had appointed
to be the CIA senior representative in
Austria. He indicated that he was greatly impressed by lI 25X1A
I experience and personality and believed he would be able
to effectively coordinate U. S. intelligence activities for High
Commissioner Donnelly. While the need for improving the coordination
of U. S. intelligence activities in Austria was not as extensive or
as critical at this time as in Germany, General Smith said, he nonethe-
less believed it would be desirable to have a man of 25X1A
ability in the coordinating role in the face of possible eventualities
in Austria.
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NIE-50: Get footnote from G-2. Used revised AF footnote.
NIE-27/1: Remove assumptions and broaden paper. No deadline set.
NIE-57: Use revised AF footnote. Telephone concurrences will
be gotten on Monday, by noon.
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