OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020110-1
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 110
• Publication Date: October 3, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Friday, 3 October 1952
25X1X7 2. Discussed with .Ur. Kent what I felt were certain inadequacies
in the O/N: commentary on dealing with Russian intentions
over the next decade. I raise no issue as to the correctness of the ONE
paper, but felt that it did not adequately analyze the real difficulties
25X1X7 At the conclusion of this talk, I requested
Dr. Kent to give me a is of what he felt were ONE papers relevant to
our discussion.
3. Received an inquiry from Miss Hudson respecting her nephew,
Lt. Lawrence Hudson, A02092806, 371st Bomber Squadron, 307th Bomber Wing,
APO 239-1, San Francisco. Lt. Hudson was on a bomber shot down over the sea
of Japan. Two crew members had been identified as dead, and there was a
recent unconfirmed report that five were reported as prisoners. I called
General Ackerman and, in his absence, spoke to Colonel Rogers of his office,
who took the information and promised to give me a report.
4. On seeing the SITSUM for the week, I discussed ground OB
in Korea with and later phoned General Partridge and requested
that he look into the method by which such OB was determined. I felt that
there had been some rather large fluctuations during recent weeks and I
wanted mere assurance from Partridge that he was satisfied with the methodology
being employed. General Partridge undertook to look into this and to phone me.
I later-(on Monday) received a phone call from General Partridge, who stated
that he had looked into this matter and was satisfied with the report. There
had been a change in reporting, since they had determined not to take account
of weekly fluctuations due to casualties at a normal combat rate, since it
was felt that the Communists had adequate personnel re-supply so as to
enable them to keep these casualties replaced on a relatively current basis.
25X1A9a
~. office visited me and stated
that Ambassador Wiley had again suggested a conference of South and Central
American Ambassadors, A question had been raised as to CIA, participation.
I expressed the view thatl office should be represented, but 25X1A9a
explained our view that any CIA representative should not be authorized to
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express to any such conference intelligence views on behalf of CIA. I explained
that we regarded such regional conferences of some value to Washington, but did
not regard them as appropriate spheres for disseminating national intelligence.
25X1A9a appeared fully satisfied with this explanation of our position.
I did feel, however, that if this conference were set up later than the roundup
National Estimate on South America, it might well be appropriate to have the CIA
representatives secure the comments of the Ambassadors on the Estimate. The
date of the conference was not fixed. It was arranged that if such date preceded
the publication date of this National Estimate, F- I would 215e(1A9a
briefed by ONE, so as to obtain any information that might be of value to the
estimators. If the date were fixed so as to come later than said publication
25X1A9a date, . would again consult with me to determine the question
of securing comments. I would want to clear this with Park Armstrong.
25X1A9a During my talk with I briefed him on our desire to have
closer cooperation between the Operational and Intelligence Offices and also as
to the undesirability of having intelligence reports go directly from Operational.
Offices to DCI without notice to me or any of the Intelligence Offices. Mr.
6. Met with
, the new PRO, and
25X1A9a
7. Received another interim report from on the
25X1A9a situation as to 0 and the State Department, which was still undetermined.
8. Discussed with office a sensitive
25X1A9a operation on which I am dealing with She undertook to inform
Mr. Sheldon. Also received a report from her on a list of names which I
had given Mr. Sheldon. `
briefly discussed general problems of public relations.
10. Met with Tfir. Hoover and General Samford, at which time we
made final revisions in the summary evaluation paper, save for ICIS comments
which had not been received. We also reviewed briefly the letter of
transmittal for which General Samford gave me his suggestions.
11. phoned and requested an appointment to discuss the
value and subsequent form of NSC 135. I requested an opportunity to study
135 and indicated that I would phone him as soon as I had done so.
25X1A9a.
12. Discussed briefly with the Iranian situation
and he concurred in the desirability of a crash estimate.
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