MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 02110492
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• Document Creation Date: March 8, 2023
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2019
• Case Number: F-2015-02240
• Publication Date: January 1, 1953

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141140RANDUM FOR TIE PRESIDMa
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By your direction I ken reach of the ma,lor
Presidential candidates informed on internationtl
developments, along the general lines of the/briefings
I regularly prepare for you. During the aIllpaign General
Eisenhower and Governor Stevenson were siach briefed four
times at their convenience by an Agen4y representative.
J. By your direction this ATOIcy prepared a
comprehensive National Intelligene digest designed to
give in summary form the most *portant national intelli-
gence on a world wide basis. This was keyed to the NSC
policy compilation prepared by the NSC Staff and was given
by you to General EisenhOwer immediately following the
election.
c. Since the 9ection I have personally briefed
General Eisenhowey'four times, and Mr. Joseph Dodge, the
incoming Direct* of the Bud7et, once.
d. To 4sure the strict security precautions
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necessary IOr aandling highly classified information,
I have es ablished a secure office for an Agency representa-
tive in the Commodore Hotel. This Agency representative is
continuously available to the President-elect and to the
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Secretary of State designate 4,ft4.00t VtL to
brief them and to provide the
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e. Representatives of CIA have conferred with
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a committee which General Eisenhower proposes to establish
for the purpose of reviewing the US effort in the field of
"cold war" activities. These conversations have assisted
in the organization of eplteit W cemmittee and in dErtETTfrillt-rt"-
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1. Various special briefings have been prepar_...d in
order that I may provide on request additional!Awiams
for the principal Cabinet and sub-cabinet officers.
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Mo4ORANDUM FOR:
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Mr. Dulles asked that the attached proposed
reply to the President's memorandum (Tab A) be
given to you in draft fori since there is some
question as to whether paragraph e should be
included. The pencilled changes are his.
L_ FORM NO. 10,101 JAN 1952
8 January 1953
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