OFFICIAL DIARY (ACTING DD/1)

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020021-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 21
• Publication Date: December 22, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
(Acting DD/I)
Monday, 22 December 1952
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considerably weaker than we had previously been led to believe.
1. DCI away so no morning meeting. I reported to Frank Wisner the extent
of my briefing of Eisenhower on the Philippine political situation and my concern
at the cable since received from Spruance indicating that Magsaysay's position is
4. Spent two hours at a meeting of the Board and IAC representatives on 1953
program of estimates. Considerable modification was made therein primarily pushing
back deadlines that were entirely unrealistic. I made a strong pleas that the Board
not get in the middle of the research co-ordination activities, including external
research because machinery more than adequate for the problem if properly adminis-
tered was already available. Most of the Board seemed to agree and I believe the
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5. Lunched with Admiral Espe, General Balmer, - and assorted IADs
and then conducted a briefing on the IAD areas. The whole lasted deninet and minutes,
primary presentations being made by myself,
Thereafter, General Balmer took the Admiral to the DD /P offices on a similar treat-
ment.
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attended and seemed very appreciative of the opportunity to learn
about our problems. He indicated that he would like very much to have Red White
invited to any similar exercise we might conduct in the near future.
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Official Diary
Monday, 22 December 1952
6. Attended office Xmas party.
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7. Talked on the telephone to on the ceiling
proposal because they have the only two shops who will have ceilings reduced
under my plan. Both seemed to understand clearly thatthe 'Treductionr' was com-
pletely academic when related to current recruitment rates and effective limita-
tion on the paper of six months.
8. Talked with Dr. Kent about the effectiveness of the 0/CI contribution
to the Albanian estimate. He reported that the O/ OL people had attended the
first meeting but no subsequent ones.
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9. Also raised with Dr. Kent the possibility of rotating to
0/NE for a six-months' period. He was slightly less than enthusiastic.
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