DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S STAFF MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300040009-6
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• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 13, 2002
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: December 28, 1950
• Content Type: MIN

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Deputy Director's Staff Meeting
28 December 191;fl
1. Lengthy discussion of psychological warfare and
the report to the
NSC on the national psychological effort. Mr. reported that he 25X1
had suggested to Mr. VanSlyck that the NSC senior staff amend the report by
a footnote stating that with reference to Para l.b. the DCI reserves his
opinion pending a study of the capabilities of the agency for assuming
this responsibility. In discussion it was generally agreed that under the
reorganization of 0/RR there was no place for psychological warfare
intelligence and that CIA's maximum effort in this respect would be to
supply finished intelligence from 0/RR and 0/SI and to provide estimates.
.2. There was discussion of the weakness of the organization, highlighted
by the current position the agency has been placed in on psychological warfare,
where an agency representative on a committee has committed the organization
without the policy approval of the Director. To correct this it was suggested
that Mr. Reber's office tighten the control over all agency representatives
on interagency committees; that all such representatives be required to submit
a report to Mr. Reber and to the Executive Assistant; that the Director's
Office issue statements of policy on such matters for the immediate guidance
of the agency. In this connection it was pointed out that the AD/RR at the
present time might further clarify confusion in that area.
reported that Maxwell Field had requested a speaker.
h. There was discussion of the Director's answer to the Bolling memo
on the Watch Committee, in which CIA agreed with the G;2 position provided
it was understood the Watch Committee would be on an all-source basis.
5. It was reported that Gordon Bean of the AEC had replied to the O/Rh.
request for "A" or "B" clearance for approximately 100 people, with the
statement that AEC was engaged in controversy with the Department of Defense
on that subject and could not give clearance at the present time.
6. There was discussion of the confusion in 0/RR and Mr
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suggested that if I Iwas not going to be able-to come on board
immediately that lVil, take over O/RR simultaneously with 0/SS
in order to bring some element of organization into it.
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