MORNING MEETING OF 4 APRIL 1966

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R001500090039-3
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• Document Creation Date: December 19, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 2, 2002
• Sequence Number: 39
• Publication Date: April 4, 1966
• Content Type: MFR

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4 April 1966
MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
Morning Meeting of 4 April 1966
DD/I reported that the Vice President had asked for and obtained
one of the Agency's special relief maps on Southeast Asia. One such
map is being prepared within the Agency for installation in the DCI
Conference Room on or about 6 April.
DD/I gave a rundown on the findings of Task Force LOOKOUT at
its meeting last week. No significant evidence is in hand relating to
installation of SSM's in NVN.
Godfrey reported late word--from NBC and no other source--of a
landing of seven SVN transports at Danang Air Field. If true, this
could signal the government's move to suppress the disorders in
Danang. OCI will issue Sitreps covering the situation in the course of
the day.
Godfrey reported that Lunik X is in orbit around the moon and ap-
pears to be in a tumbling mode.
tabled a memo on a New York Times weekend article con-
cerning overhead reconnaissance. There was nothing in this article
not publicly described in other articles of the past, and it was agreed
that special investigations in this case are not necessary.
DD/S noted weekend news accounts of a secure telephone link
between the Department's Passport Office and CIA. The Department
has issued a denial.
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DD/S noted that the Department has arranged retirement benefits
for "conditional employees, " these being foreign nationals employed
by U. S. embassies abroad. This will be of benefit to us.
DD/S&T gave to DCI a memo on the SHRIKE program. It was
noted that the SHRIKE Conference scheduled for this week will be post-
poned until next week. DCI said he would like to attend.
DD/S&T, back from a trip last week to the West Coast, reported
that actual flight experience with OXCART to date shows zero engine
failures at operational speeds and altitudes. DCI inquired about the
status of a presentation being worked up for his use concerning OXCART
deployment.
assessment of the effects of
OXCART deployment on the TACKLE Program. Copies of this cable
were given to DDCI and DCI, and the findings will be included in the
DCI's OXCART presentation.
DD/S&T said that the D/NRO proposals concerning CORONA im-
provement
are good ones from our point of view. The
DD/S&T reported on visits he made last week to 25X1
and Agency work at the former, 25X1
for fighter detection instruments aboard a U-2 or OXCART, has reached
the stage where feasibility appears certain. Highly useful work of
interest to the Agency is occurring at in the field of 25X1
integrated circuits and transistors.
Executive Director reported on a weekend meeting with the inter-
agency "Executive Officers Group. " Subjects discussed dealt with the
many problems of coordination at the local level of Great Society
programs.
DDCI said that General Sam Griffith has written a book on the
ChiCom Peoples Liberation Army and copies of the manuscript are
available for study.
DDCI said that he and DD/P will meet with Army ACSI, General
Davis, tomorrow. ACSI will describe Army clandestine operations
around the world.
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DDCI said Air Force Secretary Brown had called him recently
to describe certain clandestine capabilities of the USAF for air
operations. Secretary Vance had asked Brown to check these capa-
bilities with us. We will survey and review them.
DCI initiated a discussion of a special memo done over the
weekend by on the situation in Vietnam. The memo
was made available to Assistant Secretary Bundy and will be shown
on a read-and-return basis to Representative Mahon.
1. DCI requested that OGC make copies of the recent article 25X1
appearing in Foreign Affairs available to Representatives Mahon and
Bates, who have requested copies. OGC is also to consider making
copies available to the Chairmen and members of the various CIA
subcommittees on the Hill.
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