DIARY NOTES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP76-00183R000200020187-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 16, 2000
• Sequence Number: 187
• Publication Date: March 11, 1955
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
DDS 7 through 11 March 1955
1. Attended the Director's Staff Conference with Assistant Directors, etc.,
which in the future will be known as the Director's Senior Staff Meeting, The
following significant points were discussed:
a. Mr. Dulles announced that we would have our Fiscal Year 1956
Budget Hearing before the House Appropriations Committee on
Thursday afternoon.
b. General Cabell elaborated on the "agreed activities" paper
which has been signed recently by the Director and the Deputy
Secretary of Defense and noted by the National Security Coun-
cil. He emphasized the necessity for implementing this on a
cordial but effective basis and called everyone's attention
to the need of improving our coordination with the services
on defector matters,
c. Harry Reynolds gave a presentation on our recruitment prob-
lems. He pointed out that in order to compete we were rais-
ing our EOD salaries for clerical personnel from grade GS-3
to GS-4 and said that he would need to expand his recruitment
force. He emphasized the necessity for coordinated recruit-
ment and asked that when the Office of Personnel had a high
caliber candidate Assistant Directors, Division Chiefs, etc.,
grant a personal interview, Mr. Dulles thanked him for his
presentation and emphatically stated to all concerned that
he wanted all personnel recruitment coordinated by the Direc-
tor of Personnel.
d, Matt Baird announced that the Intelligence Products Exhibit
(County Fair) would be in the R&S Auditorium on the 15th of
March. General Cabell urged everyone to go,
e. Matt also announced that he was running his next orientation
tour of for senior Agency officials on the 17th of
March. I would like to accompany this group if I can.)
f. Larry Houston explained a memorandum which the Director has
just addressed to the Deputy Directors requiring that viola-
tions of the criminal statutes be reported to the Inspector
General and the General Counsel. Mr. Dulles commented that
he did not want anyone to get the idea that because they were
CIA employees they would not be prosecuted for violation of
the criminal statutes; in fact, he stated that he wanted to
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prosecute in every case he could,
2. Arranged to meet with the Director from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Tues-
day to prepare for our Budget Hearing on Thursday afternoon.
3. At the Deputies' Meeting Mr. Dulles called my attention to Attorney Gen-
eral Browneli's letter on "new security procedures" which was published in the
paper, He said that he would like to install some sort of periodic reinvestiga-
tion program for CIA personnel. After some discussion of this matter it was
agreed that I.would require Colonel Edwards to produce a staff study on what is
now being done in this field, what our capabilities are, and what is proposed
for the future. I have asked Shef to do this and to have it ready for me about
the 18th of this month.
I.. Conducted a meeting of the Steering Committee for the new building. It
was the consensus that we should try for a$55,,000,,000 building and not make com-
promises to get down to the $38,000,000 for which we already have enabling legis-
lation.
On Thursday, 10 March, the Director, Deputy Directors
Mr. Saunders
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25X1A9a and I presented our Fiscal Year 1956 Budget to the House Appropria-
tions Committee which consisted of Congressmen Cannon, Chairman, Mahon, Sheppard,
Taber, and Wigglesworth. Aside from the fact that they were very critical of
the publicity in connection with our proposed headquarters building.. I had a def-
inite impression that we would have no trouble getting approval for the full
amount of money requested.
25X1A9a 6. Messrs. Garrison and- and I met with the National Capital Region-
al Planning Council to discuss the Langley site. The meeting resulted in a Reso-
lution as follows:
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"RESOLVED: That a special committee of the Regional Plan-
ning Council be appointed by the Chairman to consist of three
members, one from each major jurisdiction, to study and make rec-
ommendations concerning the desirability of the proposed reloca-
tion of the Central Intelligence Agency near Langley, Virginia,
and to report back to the Council at a special meeting to be held
one week from today, at the same hour, the Council to meet in Ex-
ecutive Session; the committee is to consult with the local plan-
ning commission in the jurisdiction affected and with the special
committee established by the National Capital Planning Commission
to study and report on this problem."
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7. Mr. who is going ti to be the No. 2 man in Finance,
was in fora r e interview. I was most favorably impressed.
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Dr.
8. Dr. Tietjen brought in Dr~ who is assuming his duties at
in the near future, for a brief interview. I was also well impressed OR
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9. Talked with about allowances
Told him to leave them at ,000 per annum as a presen u to tell Admiral
that if on the basis of his experience he found this amount to be inad-
equate we would raise it. Also approved of the purchase of a Buick car for the
use of the
11. Have talked to both and Colonel Baird about promo-
tions to grades GS-1L1 and GS-15 and they have agreed to submit all such promo-
tions to me for my approval.
10. Dr. Tietjen advised me that who used to be with OSI, has
been appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary o Defense for Medical Affairs.
12. Asked Matt Baird to try to develop a regulation which would promulgate
Agency policy on external training.
25X1A9a 1 Talked to General Cabell and Dr. Tietjen about the feasibility of Gen-
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eral turning to his post in in view of the I&R Report on that 25X1A6a
Stat o aria en eral- physical con tion.
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25X1A9a 15. telephoned on Friday to say that was the candi-
date of the Office of the Deputy Director (Plans) for the position of Deputy Di-
rector of Personnel.
19. Warned Matt of the friendship that exists between General and
25X1A9a and told him that I thought he might anticipate that the General
will ask for when the former arrives in
16. Talked to again about the possibility of his taking
over the administrative supervision of th and he is 25k,
agreeable.
17. Have looked over a list of candidates for the position of Chief of Ad-
ministrative Support in connection with special project. I am 25X1A9a
inclined to believe that is our best candidate.
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