DD/I STAFF MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020070-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 29, 2000
• Sequence Number: 70
• Publication Date: November 17, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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DD/I STAFF MEETING
17 Nov. 1952
25X1A9a PRESENT : Messrs Amory,
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a. Announced that had moved. up here . stated that 25X1 A9a
he would have a report ready on his operations for the next IAD meeting.)
25X1A9a b. Discussed with the subject of post-mortems and the question of
improving them.
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c. Spoke on O/DDI criticisms of reports from the sub-offices; that a file of
these critical reviews be kept in this office; that several O/DDI personnel
review the reports; and that the topic of "regularization" of criticisms be
brought up at the next IAD meeting.
d. Discussed OCI's disagreement on a certain National Estimate and stated that
DCI should know when there is inter-agency disagreement on estimates.
e. Stated that the DCI had not as yet indicated a distribution for - 25X1A2g
f. Asked follow-up DD/P's request for an estimate on Albania.
g. Asked for the super-grade set-up.
25X1A5a1 h. Mentioned - project of gathering minute intelligence on economic and
military targets, etc, and questioned the desirability of this in light of
the recent developments in mass destruction weapons.
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a. Noted that the NSC has scheduled the "Vulnerability study" for 26 November
and a discussion of its limitations and means of overcoming them followed.
a. Announced that SIE-5 and SIE 21/1 would be on the IAC agenda this Thursday;
that the answer to the external research letter from State would be ready by
mid-week; that the Biographic agreement is awaiting the Bureau of the Budget;
that he had completed a draft letter to USAF re: its project for photographing
the interior of Russia. (Mr. Amory requested that this letter be sent over
25X1A9a his desk); that was investigating CIA external research projects.
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a. Stated that he had talked to Col. White about personnel ceilings and that
DD/I offices may be asked to take a personnel cut to (Mr . Amory 25X9A2
25X1A9a asked to set up a chart of personnel strength figures for DD/I
offices, to be kept up-to-date bi-monthly and to be split between administrative
and professional.
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