MORNING MEETING OF 12 OCTOBER 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001500080054-7
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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 54
• Publication Date: October 12, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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Morning Meeting of 12 October 1966
DD/I noted the completion of four Situation Reports-
He plans no special distribu-
and the Bundy party. The Director suggested underscoring where
appropriate.
tion but will see that they reach appropriate White House personnel
DD/I reported that the Bowie-McCloy team is receiving briefings
in connection with their review of possible adjustments to NATO
forces and strategy. Bruce Clarke is serving as the CIA staff mem-
ber. Their final report is scheduled for completion in mid-January
1967. The extent of Agency involvement is not yet clear.
DD/I mentioned a note from
passed the Director and Admiral Taylor a rundown on the membership
and background of The Round Table organization. The Director sug-
gested that Admiral Taylor accept the invitation on a no-publicity and
off -the -record basis.
reporting the mention of CIA by two recent lecturers--
complimentary by Hanson Baldwin, critical by Harry Ransom. He
Godfrey noted that the memorandum concerning North Vietnamese
views on negotiations has been properly sanitized and will be sent to
the State Department for appropriate distribution this afternoon. He
alerted the Director to the explosive situation between Israel and Syria,
Godfrey called attention to an interesting State cable from Saigon
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in the North.
Kent briefed the Director on problems with NIE 11-8-66 which
necessitated withdrawing the Estimate from this week's USIB agenda.
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mentioned a letter to the Director from the Chief of Naval
Operations He said that the a r o e
USIB agenda concerning is
sufficiently complicated to warrant a briefing. The Director agreed
to a 3 p. m. appointment in lieu of the pre-USIB meeting.
ADD/P mentioned a request from the State Department for a twenty-
four-hour contact point to answer questions to the Department from
outsiders concerning covert action. The Director agreed that Goodwin
is the proper contact. He asked Goodwin to become personally ac-
quainted with Dixon Donnelley at State. ADD/P agreed with the DD/I
that Dofficer in the Operations Center is the logical person for
inquiries from Goodwin.
Goodwin noted that the UFO series in the Washington Evening Star
will begin in the Sunday edition.
Executive Director outlined a funding problem with BOB on The
and suggested that the Director might wish to talk
to Rostow and then ask Charlie Schultze for sufficient time to explain
the matter properly. The Director said he will talk to Rostow in the
course of the day.
Warner reported some progress with Senator Ervin on the invasion
of privacy bill.
In reply to a question, Duckett said that the recently concluded
session of the Nuclear Intelligence Panel had been concerned with
briefing and updating.
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