AGENDA AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR CIA INTELLIGENCE MUSEUM

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• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 27, 2003
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• Publication Date: June 13, 1972
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A G E N D A
AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR
CIA INTELLIGENCE MUSEUM
13 June 1972
1000 Hours, Room 2 E 62
1. Planning for first exhibition - Cuban
missile crisis. Dino Brugioni will have a layout
of their proposal for the exhibit for your criticism.
2. Review drafts of an Executive Director an-
nouncement or regulation relating to the Intelligence
Museum function and program. (Messrs. and
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MEETING OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR,
CIA INTELLIGENCE MUSEUM
DCI/IC
James Q. Reber, Chairman
Absent but invited:
Walter Pforzheimer, ODCI
1. The Chairman explained that the Executive Director
had initiated the exploration of the possibility of estab-
lishing a CIA Intelligence Museum and initially he had agreed
to use Corridor 1 A on the first floor, moving the cases now
in Corridor 1 D to 1 A. Displays in this area would of course
have to be unclassified because they would be subject to
viewing by visitors as well as Agency employees. Mr. Colby
had requested, the Chairman said, that he discuss with
Mr. Angleton ideas which he had regarding a classified in-
telligence museum, a mission not yet accomplished.
A Program for Identification and Preservation of Intelligence
Objects of Historical Interest:
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2. A central theme of the discussion in the meeting,
on which there was unanimous agreement, was the importance
of proceeding promptly to develop a program to conserve
materiel which has developed historical value because it has
played a significant role in any of CIA's missions, or in
foreign counter-actions against CIA. The elements of such
a program would involve alerting all offices to be attentive
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gence or other operational interest without prejudice to
their eventual classification status and their ultimate dis-
playability. It was noted that already Commo at
and DDP at in regard to PM gear had in effect
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established such collections. The Chair was requested to
look into whether offices such as Security, Training,
Logistics, SOD, or Medics had, however informally, been
conscious of the historical implications of their activities.
3. It was also the view of the group that any program,
to be effective, would require some instruction from the
Executive Director and some central and full-time conservator
who would provide the energy and supervision leading to the
systematic and thoughtful preservation of objects of histori-
cal interest, and to their progressive declassification to
the extent that security and public image permits.
4. It was recognized that from time to time from such
satellite museums, as illustrated by the Commo museum at
materials could be drawn to supply a Headquarters
classified museum or, if security permitted, for public dis-
play in the open museum. Attention was called to the.fact
that the basic program of conservation might be adversely
affected by emphasizing the possibility of future use in an
unclassified museum.
5. Action: Messrs. and 0 were requested
to prepare draft papers outlining the concept of the conser-
vation program as well as necessary papers which would
initiate such a program. Deadline - June 20.
Immediate Possibilities for Exhibits in the Open Intelligence
Museum:
6. Action: It was agreed thati NPIC, would
report to the committee in two weeks on the possibility of
using the materials available in NPIC regarding the Cuban
crisis of 1962, along with suggestions as to sources outside
of NPIC which might be relevant. was requested..
to prepare for initial discussion a stock-taking list of
objects which might be included. Furthermore it was tenta-
tively agreed that October this year being the 10th anniversary
of the Cuban crisis, as well as there being available materials
which had already been declassified, would make this possi-
bility attractive as a first venture in the open intelligence
museum.
7. Action: I J agreed to explore
within their respective areas objects of foreign
origin acquired by the United States which might be of
historical interest as an exhibit. As reported at the meeting
the finder is the keeper. Thus,. such objects might be in the
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custody of the State Department or FBI, for example, and
it was recognized that at some point one would need to explore
whether the custodial agency would be willing to loan the
object for an exhibit. It was noted that in certain cases
there are duplicate mockups which are not discernibly
different from the original. Lists are requested for the
meeting two weeks hence.
Satellite Museums:
8. Action: Reber is to visit the satellite museum at nCVIA
and elsewhere if he can identify
such as background to getting a line on the kinds of things
that have been collected. He will turn to
for making such arrangements. Reber will also investi-
gate whether Security, Training, Logistics, SOD and.Medics
have materials which might be of likely interest for such
museums.
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Attached is agenda for meeting of
the Ad Hoc Committee for the CIA
Intelligence Museum scheduled for
13 June at 1000 hours in 2 E 62.
Also attached are minutes of last
meeting.
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