DEPUTIES' MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80B01676R002300160048-0
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: January 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 48
• Publication Date: December 13, 1954
• Content Type: MIN

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DEPUTIESt MEETING
Monday, 13 December 1954
PRESENT: Messrs. Dulles, Wisner, Amory, Colonel White Messrs,
Kirkpatrick, Helms, Sheldon, Bissell and 25X1
Mr. Dulles;
a. Referred to the debriefing of Senator Ellender today
and noted that in his opinion there were too many people present.
The Director said we should keep attendance at briefings and
debriefings to an absolute minimum in order that the principals
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ght feel more free to talk and ask questions,
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b. Asked Mr. Bissell to prepare a letter to Mr. Dodge
and briefly outline his thoughts on what this'letter should
contain, The Director said there was no immediate urgency
about this, but he would like to see the draft during the last
week of this month.
c. Noted he had seen the Secretary of State over the
weekend and the Secretary had asked that CIA consider what
courses of action might be open in the event the ChlComs refuse
to see Dag Hammarskjold, The Director said he felt this could
best be handled by a Task Force composed of representatives from
both sides of the Agency, and steered by Mr. Bissell. The
Director made it clear he wanted all suggestions to be con-
sidered and noted that the over-all plan dealing with this
25X1
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h Noted that durin his brief conversation with 25X1
Jan in n-.-m had indicated that Professor
I who is an expert in rockets, might
he of interest to CIA and in particular we might wish to make
use of a project he now has under consideration. Mr. Amory
undertook to follow through on this.
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J. Raised the subject of sending CIA Christmas cards to
the chiefs of the several foreign intelligence agencies and
other foreign officials with whom we deal, and after some dis-
cussion it was agreed thtt this should not be done. The Director
said if any of our people strongly felt Christmas greetings
should be sent to foreign nationals, he thought this should be
accomplished by a brief classified note from him to the individual
concerned, and that such notes should, of course, be sent through
the Pouch. The Director also said if it was necessary for him
to acknowledge any greetings we might receive, this should he
accomplished by personal classified notes from him through the
Pouch.
Mr. Wisner:
a. Noted that I.s here and had indicated he wished
to see the Director. The Director said he would do this at home
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25X1 at I Mr. Wisner is to be
p!uSeals n e meantime, DD/P uundert k to fur sh the
Director a memorandum of conversation had with 25X1
25X' band also the briefing memorandum prepared I y and 25X1
which the Director has seen and returned to DrD/P. . isner
also raised the question as to whether it would be necessary
25X1 for to be present at the above-mentioned meeting. The
Director indicated it would not.
b. Reported that the Senior Representativ had 25X1
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Fund the sum of S1 equested authority to expend from his Station Entertainment
25X1 for CIA's share in a party to be given
on his departurel 25X1
said ere would, of course, be numerous foreign nationals
present at this party and that actually it was being given by
the six U ,S, governmental agencies represente fter 25X1
some discussion it was agreed that the Senior Representative.
25X1 ould be advised that CIA would pay 1 /6th as its pro rats
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