DEPUTIES' MEETINGS (SMITH) 1952

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 00985331
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• Document Creation Date: March 9, 2023
• Document Release Date: January 23, 2020
• Case Number: F-2018-01132
• Publication Date: December 10, 1952

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Mx. Wisner:
Deputies' Meeting
Wednesday, 10 December 1952
PRESENT: General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Hedden, Amory, Earman
General Smith:
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a. Asked Mr. Amory to prepare a brief memorandum (about three paragraphs)
on flying saucers in order that he might discuss this subject with the Pr---7,3ent
on Friday, 12 December. (b)(1)
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b. Noted Mr. Becker's cancellation of his trip based on the informa-
tion contained in MX. Amory stated this cable had been coordinated
with State prior to dispatch and represented, by and large, the views of the State
NE Desk Officer. This led to a discussion
CIA officers and the Director stated he intended to discuss this matter
Mx. Bruce on 11 December.
c. Stated he would discuss the
and Fitzgerald after the meeting.
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situation with Messrs. Dulles, WisnerIN
d. Noted that he had spoken to Mr. Foster concerning the off-shore island
paper that the Joint Chiefs had been sitting on since last April.
Mx. Dulles:
a. Reported that General Young, Air Force, had advised
that (1) the U.S. Joint Chiefs had designated a clandestine operating committee
under the Standing Group; (2) in all probability, we could obtain a copy of the
paper approving such designation. DD/P undertook to discuss this further with
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b. Stated that Dr. Chadwell was most anxious to obtain more intelligence
in the electronic field and gave DD/P a memorandum from AD/SI on this subject.
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a. Advised the Director that Admiral Kirk intended to request that Ted
be transferred to the staff of PSB. After some discussion, the Doxi)or
noted his views on this and asked DD/P to convey them personally to (b)(3)
b. Referred to the discussion at yesterday's Deputies' Meeting concerning
the Shah of Iran's trip to Khuzistan and noted the information we received on
this matter from the Senior Representative was "a little late" since the
Shah had already completed this travel and returned safely. (b)(1)
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Mr. Amory:
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d. Referred to a cable report and
noted what we intended to do to keep up our propaganda program in this regard.
The Director stated we should immediately initiate a "barrage'' in order to
draw off Communist propaganda regarding the Rosenbergs' sentence: DD/P stated
ways and means to implement this were already under consideration as noted in
the above-mentioned cable. After some discussion, the Director asked DD/P to
prepare a memorandum on this matter in order that he might discuss it at the
PSB luncheon on 11 December.
e. Reported the possible defection of a high-level delegate at the
UN and stated that since this possible defection would ta e p ace within the U.S.
it was a matter for the FBI. After some discussion, the DCI directed that the
FBI be notified of this possible defection by memorandum, which he would sign.
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a. Reported that he, Admiral Bieri, General Bull, Mr. Hoover, and Mr. Bundy
had completed the staff work on the summary evaluation study which would be the
subject of discussion at a JCS meeting at 2 p.m. on Monday, 15 December, which
the Director would attend. After some discussion, the Director stated that he
wished Gen. Bull and Mr. Amory to accompany him to this meeting and he intended
that Mr. Amory "do the talking" based on what he, the Director, would tell him.
Mr. Hedden asked the Director if he had received a reply to his memorandum to
Deputy Secretary of Defense Foster concerning the movement of the second group
of the CAT aircraft. The Director indicated he had not. Mr. Hedden then asked
if it was the Director's intention to advance funds for the commercial transporta-
tion of these aircraft. The Director indicated that it was provided we received
reimbursement.
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