OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020108-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 108
• Publication Date: October 7, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Tuesday, 7 October 1952
1. Reported to the DCI on the conversation with General Donovan.
2. Reported to the DCI on my discussions with Mr. Douglass. DCI
was prepared to go along with Magruder's amendments., but indicated that in
25X1A9a our transmittal we should state that still disagreed on certain
points and desired to talk with Secretary Lovett about them. I later passed
this information on to General Magruder. At that time he informed me that
State desired to have COMSEC eliminated from the Directive and I concurred on
behalf of CIA.
3. Colonel Rogers of General Ackermants office reported on
Lt. Hudson. There were eight men in the plane. Three bodies were found and
some natives on the Islands where the plane came down reported that the five
remaining personnel had been taken prisoners. Reported this to Miss Grace
Hudson.
).. Discussed the following points with
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showed me a State report indicating some criticism
of the number of CIA personnel passing through Rome. I explained
to II that this was part of the area orientation program
of O/CI and other Offices, but felt that we might consider
staggering and timing with respect to particular cities and areas
so as to forestall criticism of this nature. I shall have to
discuss this with the IA.Ds at our next meeting.
b. I reported to me that sanitized versions of
25X1X7 were being passed informally t in the
Pentagon. He called attention to this to indicate the extent to
which we are cooperating with them.
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c. I raised with II the whole question of contact between the
Intelligence Offices and the field. After some discussion, we
agreed that the best procedure would be for rry office to prepare
a single memorandum outlining the present arrangements. This will
be sent to DD/P and if there is no disagreement, it will be un-
necessary to secure a ruling by DCI on his recent reorganization
directive. Any disagreement can be taken for decision to him.
25X1A5a1 5. Received from Brig. Tilton a transcript of reply
to my note respecting Cypru3 and informed General McClelland. Also brought
General McClelland up to date on discussions with General Magruder on the
Brownell directive.
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Official Diary
7 October 1952
6. Mr. Price, Deputy Director of R&DB,, informed me that they
were hopeful of obtaining a Leonard Cottrill, presently with Russell Sage,
to head up their panel on research in support of psychological and other
operations. He promised to keep me informed, and I said we would be glad
to cooperate in this activity. Price is also writing to 25X1A5a1
7. Attended meeting of the NSC Steering Group to consider the
report for the President-elect.
8. Visited Philip Graham of the Washington Post and discussed
various problems in connection with our present relations. Graham suggested
that where we received a request from any of his people I check with him
personally or, in his absence, with Al Friendly, whom I know very well. I
also explained to Graham our position on the issue of privilege, which had
not been adequately covered in the Post editorial. Mr. Graham indicated that
although he disapproved of suggestion that we have a limited 25X1A9a
number of newspaper men cleared consultants, because of the obvious diffi-
culty, we might be well advised to have what amounted to a cleared list of
such people; each of viiom could be investigated in the normal course. This
might give us somewhat more assurance when dealing with some, as contrasted
with others. He also suggested that in cases where we did not feel our
position was adequately expressed in the press, we might be well advised to
have some individual write a letter to the editor and this seemed to me to
be a practical solution to some oblems. I shall review this conversation
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