DIRECTOR'S MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300050031-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 30, 2002
• Sequence Number: 31
• Publication Date: May 17, 1951
• Content Type: MIN

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Director's Meeting
Thursday, 17 May 1951
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There was discussion of the letter to Senator Russell and the
line that Mr. Dulles was to take with Senator Saltonstall. The Director
said to stress the fact that we wanted no public hearings.
Mr. Jackson reported that 0/NE would have an evaluation of
HICOG's estimate on Russian weaknesses ready for the President today.
In answer to an inquiry from Mr. Dulles the Director stated
that he did not want items edited out of the daily log.
Mr. Dulles said that he was seriously concerned with the
situation in the Middle East and thought that we should review estimates
on the situation. It was pointed out that an estimate on Iran was to be
discussed today by the IAC.
Mr. Dulles said General Ackerman had complained about CIA's
delay in preparing the escape and evasion manual.
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The Director agreed to ask
available for consideration with the agency.
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Mr. Dulles reported that Colonel 0 USAF, was leaving
0/S? and that he believed that the Director should give him a letter
of commendation. The Director instructed Mr. to prepare
Mr. Jackson asked if the Director had discussed 0/NE with
Captain 0. The Director summarized Captain ~s views as
indicating that service men in 0/NE do not have sufficient work or
responsibility; that the staff appears to have a closed shop.; that
new arrivals are not sufficiently utilized; that relations with the
service representatives on the outside were not too well defined.
Mr. I I raised the question of the Watch Committee
and the disagreement of views between G-2 and CIA.
It was reported that we had alerted our offices in
the MA's conference.
inquired as to General Huebner's status at
Mr. reported that the Air Force had obtained
parts of an engine of a MIG-15,by sending heliocopters behind the
lines in Korea, to appreciate that the Soviets had made tremendous
strides in the development of the jet engine.
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