OFFICIAL DIARY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79-01041A000100020146-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 4, 1998
• Sequence Number: 146
• Publication Date: August 22, 1952
• Content Type: NOTES

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Official Diary
Friday, 22 August 1952
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2. At the request of Dr? Kent, raised with the Director the
question of informing the IAC as to his intention tv include i.rl the briefings
for Presidential candidates summaries of current national estimates. Th?
DCI was unwilling to do so, on the ground that the IAC does not sit as a
Board of Directors and has no right to pass upon what the President does
with national estimates after they have been prepared and delivered to him.
This action is being taken in response to directions issued by the President,
himself. So informed Dr. Bent.
3. As Hated in yesterdayts Diary, gave to the Director for his
consideration a copy of the trial run of the briefings for the candidates
as prepared by 0/CI.
25X1 C8b ~.. Mr. Wisner commented on a- study on the 25X6A
Communist party which he planned to refer to me in order to obtain the
comments of the Intelligence Offices. I lained to him the background
25X1 C8b of CIArs unwillingness to comment on estimates, but we agreed that
this could be treated as an operations ins er, --- our comments to be
transm3.tted to Mr. Wisner, who will synthesize them into his operational
comments.
,~. Attended PRC.
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6. Lunched with of fl/CI, and suggested that his
Office should dv some real thinking as to what improvements should be
brought about in the Watch Committee procedure. The appearance of Gen.
Partridge on the scene afforded a new frame of reference and this oppor-
tunity should not be neglected. There were two primary questions one, who
should be the permanent< chairman (and it would be impossible to answer this
25X9A5 ,question until everyone had an opportun3.ty to
25X9A5 The other question related o e proe ures o the Watch
Committee. A number of views expressed by 0/CI seem to me unduly compli-
cated. Furthermore, O/CI should attempt not only to satisfy its owx- needs,
but also to s atisfy legitimate requirements of the N,ilitary Services.
These should not be brushed aside as of no importance. Finally, I passed on
25X1 A9athe remark of to the effect that the Watch Comrn3.ttee today mis-
conceives its purpose as being that of writing a report. This remark was
worthy of serious consideration.
7. Gave a brief talk of welcome to Matthew Baird~s intelligence
$. Received a ca11 from Dr. Henderson of AEC indicating that
the Medical Subcommittee of the SIC was framing a request to the IAC to
re-constitute said committee parallel with JAEIC. I indicated to fir.
Henderson that I disagreed with the proposal.. Later spoke to Dr
Chadwell
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25X1 Aga and indicated ~ feeling that had failed to give effect to the
policy decision that had been very clearly made at the previous days
meeting in 0/SI, where I had indicated willingness to have the Medical
group formally constitute itself a Working Conference, but had wholly
disapproved of the Committees status as another JAEIC. I thereafter
25X1 Aga requested -t o convene another meeting of the ad hoc Scientific
and Technical Committee so that we could thrash. out, wi~h~Fie Services,
their definitive position on this point. I r equested Dr. Chadwell to
insure that, in the meantime, any action by the Medical group be deferred.
? Dr. Chadwell later informed me that the next meeting of the Medical group
was scheduled on Fridt~y of next week and we should have our ad hoc meeting
prior to that time. - --
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9. Met with and other representatives
of FI, respecting the ins itution of a CIA SSO system, of com-muni.cations.
I approved the establishment of such a system for 25X1 A6a
the order named and suggested that the most diffic s ng a po.n was
obtaining qualified individuals to head up this activity in the respective
field. stations. The plan is to have a combined Operational an~. Strategic
Division cleared area, separate and apart from the Military SSO office.
25X1 Aga ~.t the conclusion of this meeting, ~ undertook to draft some
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general recommendations which would likely be implemented by the O/CI
Policy and Plans Staff. Later brought Mr. Sheldon up to date on our
25X1A9a discussion. He wi11 cooperate with ~ an the suggestion. I
suggested tentatively to Mr. Sheldon that control of this activit should
25X1A8a properly be placed on the heads of the respective Who
would have direct access to the Senior Representative and could also main-
tain direct contact with 0/CI. It was imperative that AD/CI have strict
control over this activity.
10. Authorized dissemination of the FTC report on Petroleum to
Mr. ~nory and cautioned him as to the necessity of limiting distribution
within his Office and the care that must be taken to insure that no refer-
ence to the report b? made outside his Office.
11. Dr. Andrews informed me that PSB had requested the
facilities of the CIA Library and that he recommended that they be re-
ferred to the Library of Congress. I concurred.
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13. I~r. l4mor3r informed me that the alleged security leak, which
was said to have occurred in an 4tlantic phone conversation, involved no
CIA personnel and that in the view of no security leak had, 25X1 Aga
in fact, occurred.
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