MORNING MEETING OF 26 OCTOBER 1966

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
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• Document Creation Date: January 4, 2017
• Document Release Date: April 24, 2003
• Sequence Number: 44
• Publication Date: October 26, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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26 October 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Morning Meeting of 26 October 1966
DD/I mentioned several items from yesterday's report on security
conditions in countries still to be visited by the President. He has pre-
pared a prospectus to satisfy Secretary McNamara's request for up-
dating the Vietnam bombing study prior to the President's return.
Godfrey informed the Director of changes in operational orders for
U. S. Navy patrols north of the DMZ. He noted an article in this morn-
ing's New York Times by Henry Kamm on agreement reached in Moscow
between the Soviet and Eastern European leaders on policy toward
Hanoi. He was skeptical that the Eastern European leaders would go
this far.
Kent noted completion of the Estimate on reactions to U. S. mili-
tary withdrawals from Europe and said that it will be on the pre-USIB
agenda together with a paper on Haiti. The Director commented that
the Haiti paper is good.
said that COMOR had asked to comment on the SIGINT
Committee draft concerning the U. S. position
The Director said this is
Agency business. DDCI felt that the USIB committees such as COMOR
should be reminded to conduct their business through USIB channels.
explained an Agency problem deriving from an agreement
between Seamans (NASA) and Foster (DOD) establishing new intelligence
procedures in connection with NSAM 156. He felt he could solve this
below the Secretary of Defense level. The Director agreed.
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DD/S reported that there was no trouble at CCNY yesterday in
connection with the visit of an Agency recruiter.
Carver noted the dispatch of a cable to the station in Saigon re-
questing their views before Friday on pacification.
Houston noted the publication in the Congressional Record of a
Senate Armed Services Committee report showing eight meetings on
monitoring CIA activities. He said that Senator Ribicoff desires a
letter from the Director acknowledging the Senator's communication
concerning the administration of the Agency. He reported that the
House has sent the CIA budget letter to the Senate.
Houston alerted the Director to the receipt of a summons and
complaint action which has also gone to various Cabinet officials. He
called attention to an article on Heine in last night's Washington Star.
DDCI passed the DD/I a statistical survey compiled by the U. S.
Navy on military actions in Vietnam.
The Director initiated a discussion on an item in this morning's
CIB on Soviet submarine activities. He queried A-DD/S&T on U. S.
and Soviet photography of the moon.
The Director called Godfrey's attention to an Agency report on
Castro's continuing militant policies toward Latin America.
ACTION:
1. The Director noted that a certainuofficer is presently
traveling and asked the ADD/P to contact him for his
impressions on the stability of overnment.
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