ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE Minutes of Meeting Held in Room 2125, Temporary M Building 26th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. 23 September 1954

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• Publication Date: September 23, 1954
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ECONOMIC INTELLIGENCE CO?4ITTEE
Minutes of Meeting Held in
Room
2 September 1954
PRESENT
Col. William C, Bairdo- Air Form
Col. Lyman Bothwell:
Mr? Bennett Davis!. Navy
Mr. John Easton: JCS
Mr. Kingsley Hmilton, Air Force
Ni'. Duncan Aolmesj, Army
Mr, Philip Tretise, state
Miss Marion Worthing, State
EIC# Executive Secretary
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Action: The minutes of the Economic Intelligence CaTnittee
meetings of 5 ugaat 1951 (EIC-M-36) and 2 September 3,954 (EIC?M-37)
were approved,
POSSIBLE REQUEST FOR STUDY OF ECONa4IC DEVELOR4ENTS IN INDONESIA
2. Discussion: The Chairman advised the members that CIA is
increasing concerned about the future Implications of emerging
developments in Indonesia. The EIC may soon be requested by CIA to
coordinate a study of current and potential economic developments in
Indonesia: with special consideration of the probable economic effects
of the possible loss of Indonesia to the Western World.
DESIGNATION OF WORMG GROUP FOR SYSTEMATIC EVALUATION OF THE EFFORT
OF ME I G
3. Discussion: As recommended in the Third Annual Progress
Report (Sec on VA), the Chairman asked that a Working Group be
established to anal r e and evaluate present efforts of the economic
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intelligence c==ity in the light of the over-e11 needs of the U.S.
Government for economic intelligence related to the national securi*,e
1.. Actions It was agreed that such a working group should be
establishes consisting of Mr..* Philt RSreaiee,, State; Col. William
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idli provide staff supp .
CONSIDERATION OF 116:1 M TATION OF SURVEYS OF PRIORITY COLLECTION
DEPICIMCIES
5. Action: In view of current conversations by EIC officers
with the uWeanmittee on Requirements and Facilities for Collation,
the Chairman asked that consideration of this item be postponed.
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EIC CONTINUING WORKING GROUP ON GUIDED MISSILES
6. Discussion: The Chairman outlined the background relating to
his recamnen a Hon for the establishment of an EIC Working Group on
Guided Missiles which would focus specifically on production aspects.
The discussion which followed indicated a consensus of thinking that
dome special arrangement would soon be needed, but several members had
not made up their minds as to the precise type of group which would be
appropriate. As to timing, several members stressed the need for
extensive advance preparation before conclusive evidence of actual
production calls for a definite study.
7. action: It was agreed that an early 'decision as to the forma..
tion. of anforking Group on Guided Missiles should be taker!, and
that this item should again be placed on . the
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ACOFPTABIMUTY OF THE fl AFT SUBCCWITTEE.REPORT FOR WSEG. EIC-P-8
8. Action, The Chairman asked to have this hewn t
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pos p^ -
explagnt ham both WSEG and the EIC Secretariat had expressed
reservations about certain sections of the present draft,. that WSE(k
(as consumer)'had asked for additional explanations of the methodology
and factors used by Transportation Corps in their sections, and that
the latter's answers had not yet been evaluated by interested WSJ
personnel.,, who had been out of town. The State Department representative
expressed State's general sharing of the concerns about the present draft
paper, and welcomed further examination thereof by the Secretariat prior
to "formal, consideration by EIC.
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MAINI.'EIANCE BY SUBCCI4MITTEES O1' AGREED BASIC STATISTICS
9. Discussion: The members asked that the EIC Secretariat work
closely w eac subcommittee to provide guidance in their development
of agreed statistics. The particular figures to be agreed on a current
basis should be a highly selective list, and should be considered very
carefully. ONE guidance should be sought as to when such figures are
likely to be needed for the next over-all "capabilities" estimates.
10. Action: The EIC Secretariat was instructed to request each
subcommittee to develop measures for implementing the recamnendation
in the Third Annual.. Progress Report (Section V, B, 3). After meeting
with representatives of the various subco maittees, the Secretariat
hould report back to the EIC, which may wish to give additional
guidance to the subcommittees after the practical problems Involved
in the individual fields have been explored.
TRANSMITTAL OF EIC-S-1b/12(b)(AW roved) "?RIORITY DEFICIMCIES OF
O E W AI OA TRAMPORTATIMI IN THE. USE'" To TEE.
I EQU Et' E'\1TS A ll FACIETTIES O
ii., Action: The Executive Secretary was instructed to transmit
the "Survey of Priority Deficiencies of Collection on Railroad Trans-
portation in the USSR" to the Subcommittee on Requirements and Facilities
for Collation - for consideration and action similar to that already
requested for the "Survey of Priority Deficiencies of Collection on
USSR Electronics and Telecommunications Equipment Production"(EIC-M-35,
20 April 1954, item 10).
CLARIFICATION OF TEEMS 0" REFERENCE FOR EIC SURVEY' OF PROFESSIORIAL
,R , UM M_
12. Action: It was agreed to defer action on this items, since
17r. Doherty`State Department member on the special working group for
this surveys, had requested postponement. It was suggested that the
working group be invited to meet with the Chairman of EIC to discuss
detailed problems arising in developing this survey.
CQMM ITS ON ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE VARIOUS ETC SUBCa1MITTEES
13. Discussion: The Executive Secretary briefly summarized the
extent to which the subcanmittee reports indicated that priority gaps
in research were being covered by current programming. In general
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the gaps are being filled, except in several cases where the deficiencies
may now appear less urgent. The rate of completion of these studies,
however, is some source of concern. It was pointed out that a number
of the reports stressed the need for the separate agencies to authorize
more time of .their staff for devotion to subcommittee matters.{ he -__.
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Vice Chairman suggested that the EIC might well look further into the
operations of the Subcommittee on Armaments to consider what this
group might most usefully do next. It was asked that this item be
placed on the agenda for the next EIC meeting.
34. Action: The subcommittee reports were noted by the EIC
(except for the report of the Subcommittee on Requirements and
Facilities for Collation - which has not yet been received). The
Secretariat was instructed to see that copies of individual subccmtl-
mittee reports be distributed (through the executive secretaries of
each subccmanittee) to the total membership of each particular group
concerned.
ANTOTTNCEM NT OF NEW MOMS
]S Discussion: The committee noted the new members of several
subcontittees, a st of when had been distributed prior to the
meeting.
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