JOURNAL OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL THURSDAY - 27 OCTOBER 1955

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP91-00682R000200120021-7
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 9, 2004
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• Publication Date: October 27, 1955
• Content Type: NOTES

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Office of Legislative Counsel
Thursday - 27 October 1955
1. At the request of DD/S I talked with Mr. Johnson of the staff
of the House Committee on Post Office & Civil Service regarding
Chairman Murray's letter to the Director-of 14 October (similar to
that sent to all Government agencies) urging each .agency to make a
thorough management and personnel self-evaluation looking toward
a 10% reduction in manpower. I explained certain of our problems to
Mr. Johnson, particularly the fact that where we have been able to
eliminate projects very often the world situation dictates that we
initiate new projects with more manpower than that which has just
been eliminated. I pointed out further that the written reports re-
quested would be of a security nature and that such reports as could
be transmitted should be handled on an oral basis. Mr. Johnson pointed
out the extremely friendly relations existing between the Committee,
its staff and CIA, and that as Mr. Belen had previously stated to me
there was no present intention to have the Agency appear before the
Davis Subcommittee. Mr. Johnson stated that he thought there was
some possibility that a special subcommittee of Chairman Murray,
Mr. Rees and possibly Subcommittee Chairman Davis might wish to
discuss these problems with us, but that in any event he felt that it
was important for CIA to go through the self-analysis exercise indicated
in Mr. Murray's letter. He stated that the mere fact that CIA would put
itself through this self-analysis, as all other agencies were being re-
quested to do, would be of tremendous help to CIA vis-a-vis members
of Congress who knew nothing about us and who felt that perhaps CIA
would never engage in such an analysis. Mr. Johnson conceded that
it was very possible that perhaps CIA could not reduce any of its per-
sonnel or that having made such reductions it would have to increase
its totals because of added functions, but that this possibility was also
understood. He stated further that if when we talked with Mr. Belen
or Chairman Murray, in order to make some sort of a report, we were
able to state that we had undertaken this exercise to get an indication
of steps we had taken in the past or were taking on a continuing basis,
it would be very effective. However, there was no desire to get into
security fields as such. I have discussed this matter with Col. White
and Mr. Kirkpatrick, both of whom agree that CIA should undertake
the surveys requested, and I will prepare an appropriate letter to
Chairman Murray indicating our approach.
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2. OCRI __]has received a formal request from the
Air Force indicating its desire to participate in a formal debriefing
under CIA. auspices of Sen. Russell, together with Lt. Col. Hathaway
who accompanied him on his recent trip to Russia. I advised Mr.
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to tell the Air Force that Sen. Russell found it necessary to
return to Georgia for a short trip following which he would return,
and that we would see what steps could be taken. Meanwhile, G-2 has
again called OCR to state that they would make Col. Hathaway avail-
able for a joint debriefing with Sen. Russell,under CIA auspices if
desired, or would undertake a separate debriefing of Col. Hathaway
under G-2 auspices if that were preferable. In view of Sen. Russell's
absence, it may be that G-2 should proceed to arrange for a debriefing
of Col. Hathaway.
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