RESUME OF OCB LUNCHEON MEETING, 30 SEPTEMBER 1959

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 21, 2012
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: September 30, 1959
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30 September 1959
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Resume of OCB Luncheon Meeting, 30 September 1959
PRESENT: Mr. Dulles, Mr. Gray, Mr. Harr, Mr. Irwin,
Mr. Reinhardt (State), Mr. Scribner, Mr. Washburn,
Mr. Smith
1. Soviet Jamming of VOA
Mr. Gray reported that the President had told him that Mr.
Khrushchev had stated that the Soviets would not continue to jam
broadcasts of the Voice of America unless these broadcasts tried
to denigrate the Soviet regime or to appeal to the people over the
heads of their government. The President had directed that VOA
try to avoid doing this. Nothing had been said about Radio Free
Europe or Radio Liberty.
Mr. Gray went on to say that this information had been passed
to Livingston Merchant to handle the State Department's responsibility
in this connection, and that Ambassador Thompson had also played a
part. He said that after the first meeting with Georgi Zhukov, Chairman
of the State Committee for Cultural Relations, the VOA had been told
to give attention to making its broadcasts more objective.
Mr. Washburn informed the Board that the Soviets were now
jamming VOA broadcasts on a selective basis, e. g. they jammed
Walter Robertson's anti-Chinese Communist speech at the UN.
2. Reappraisal of the Jackson Committee Report
Mr. Gray then told the Board that the President had decided
that the report of the Jackson Committee, prepared in 1953, should
be re-examined to assess its validity under current circumstances
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and to see what had been accomplished and what should be accomplished
in accordance with its recommendations. The President wished to
establish another committee somewhat along the lines of the Jackson
group but he had not yet decided what its composition should be; he
was leaning toward having the members come partly from the government
making an airplane available to the Dalai Lama and his entourage to
point, the Board felt it would be best not to publicize it.
travel to the UN to present his case there. The Board was unanimous
in feeling that no official U.S. involvement of this nature should be
which might affect current operations was needed in. the aftermath of
firm guidance to cover every situation and that each case would
probably have to be decided in the light of the peculiar circumstances
pertaining to it, particularly bearing in mind the effect on our allies
Mr. Reinhardt agreed with the Director's assessment, adding a few
arises of whether or not to publicize the agreement. On this specific
in Ceylon following the assassination of Prime Minister Bandaranaike.
least for the time being, because of the uncertainty as to the personnel
of any seeming change in U.S. policy.
and partly from outside. It is planned that the new committee will go
into the substantive recommendations of the Jackson report but not
those dealing with organization.
that will comprise the committee and also in an, effort to keep speculation
out of the press
the Khrushchev visit. As an example, he cited the agreement with
comments of his own.
Turkey to establish IRBMs in that country and the problem which thus
Mr. Irwin told the Board that the Air Force had suggested
4. Situation in Ceylon
Mr. Harr expressed the opinion that general overall guidance
5. Visit of the Dalai Lama to the UN
The DCI gave the Board his assessment of the political situation
The DCI said that in his opinion it would be difficult to establish
3. Guidance Following Khrushchev's Visit
The President wishes to keep this matter on a secret basis, at
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undertaken. As to the general financing of the trip, Mr. Dulles
said that CIA is discussing the matter with the State Department,
which under the circumstances appears to be the proper channel.
6. Request from Nepal for Airplanes
The DCI referred to the State Department cable from Katmandu
outlining the request from the Prime Minister for some airplanes.
He reported briefly on his conversation with Eric Boheman, now a
director of the Scandinavian Airlines System, stating that the latter
had indicated some interest in this situation. Mr. Boheman had
referred particularly to the fact that SAS has recently acquired a
controlling interest in Thai Airways and also that it had taken steps
to consolidate maintenance and other facilities with Swissair and that
KLM might join in this arrangement.
7. Project HOPE
Mr. Washburn said that the Advertising Council had agreed to
support the idea of project HOPE and that Dr. Walsh and LIFE had
received pledges of up to $750,000 for the same purpose. (No ICA
member was present for the discussion of this item.)
Distribution:
Orig - DCI files
1 - DD/P
1 - DDCI
1 - BA/OCB
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