DIRECTOR'S MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300100073-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 14, 2003
• Sequence Number: 73
• Publication Date: May 15, 1952
• Content Type: MIN

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)irector's vleeting
Thursday, 15 Nay 1952
iU?SENT: General Smith, Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Wolf, Becker, redden, Tr1ckr-on,
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a. Stated that he had talked with Mr. Staats concerning the Bi.reau oI" the
Budget's proposed "directive" on PSB and asked the Director if he wished ~.o
discuss this matter with Staats. The DCI said he was to see Er. Law ton tnie
afternoon and might possibly discuss this with him. Mr. Wisner not(-rd that he
had learned last night that this whole problem had taken somewhat of a ttzrn
and (1) State now appears to be on our side; (2) George Sclwarzwalder of auc
had reportedly rewritten the original orooosed budget directive and -i
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to send this re-write to the President direct. After some discussions, the iii rector
stated (1) we would continue to follow the course of action outlined at Y-=sterda,y's
eputies' Meeting;; (--) we had been asked for cosmnents from the L;ureru of the
Budget on the directive in question and would make them; (3) it would be desirable
if the comments of the members of PSIS could be made collectively ratrer than
individually.
b. noted that Majority Leader cCorrnack had indicated in r. cone=ersa-_;io_z
with Mr. Pforzheimer that he (_IcCormack) was well pleased with the results of
the Congressional Committee appointed to investigate the Katyn Forest ,assac-e
and asked what our views mie:ht be toward the appointment of a similar co-a- itwee
to investigate "North Korean atrocities." The Director stated that "we s ou d
have no interest in this matter."
c. Noted that the Director might possibly receive a call from ir.
Lloyd of the White House recuesting a re)resentative of CIA to testify b ~;':3r<
the House Uommittee on the new defector imnimration bill.
b. Noted that Le monde was under heavy fire as a result of giving s Vch
wide publicity to "the al eged Fechteler statementf
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Mr. Wisner (Cont'd.)
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c. Stated that while Field ce,
one of his best contacts was al was now askin7, to see
in connection with the TC report on Middle East oil. The Di---rector s- ated
there was no objection to however, neither he nor any- of
our people would discuss this matter with individuals outside of the Agency.
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a. Raised the que~'tion of the CIA History and noted that Dr. ' arlirwl
year's leave of absence from Andover was about up. A_:'ter some discussic:,n, the
Director stated that (1) he desired a dispassionate chronological t;=pe oi~.tory;
(2) Sherman Kent should be asked for his views on this matter; (3) ff D riirr