BRIEFING OF THE CIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS - 21 SEPTEMBER 1966

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• Publication Date: September 27, 1966
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
SUBJECT: Briefing of the CIA Subcommittee of House Appropriations
21 September 1966
1. The Director met with the CIA Subcommittee of House
Appropriations for about an hour and fifteen minutes beginning at
nine o'clock. Present from the Subcommittee were:
George H. Mahon, Chairman
George W. Andrews
Glenard P. Lipscomb
and Mr. Frank T. Bow who arrived at about 9:20 a. m. Mr. Robert
L. Michaels, Staff Assistant, was present. Accompanying the Director
was John S. Warner. Prior to the briefing, a technical sweep was made
and there was monitoring during the hearing. No transcript was taken.
2. The Director mentioned the President's nomination of
Admiral Taylor stating he was very happy to have him coming aboard.
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5. Mr. Helms furnished to the Subcommittee a document
which he stated had been obtained in Czechoslovakia.
This is the KGB training manual dealing with the collection of scientific
and technical intelligence. This document was left with the Subcommittee
since they all exhibited a keen interest in going over it.
7. Mr. Helms then discussed Vietnam briefly, utilizing the
attached paper. He also discussed in general terms, The Will to
Persist" study furnishing the general conclusions. Mr. Andrews
inquired the Director's view on progress of the war. The Director
pointed out there had been no major Communist operations during
the monsoon season and that certainly the military picture was better.
He stated, however, that the military victory will not solve the
problems and there must be continuing efforts on the civic side. In
response to a question as to how to stop the supplies to the south,
the Director stated the three steps necessary would be (1) blockading
Haiphong, (2) interdicting the two main rail lines in China, and (3)
stepping up the bombing campaign of the military and industrial
complex. The Director stated that this increases the risks that China
might enter the war and that our estimate on this is that if the North
Vietnamese government went into a total collapse, the ChiComs might
enter the war.
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8. The Director then discussed the situation in Communist
China generally following the attached briefing. In response to a
question, he discussed our knowledge of Mao's health, pointing out
that we had good reports on this situation and that obviously he did
not take his famous swim.
10. The Director then touched on the Dominican Republic
utilizing the attached briefing and commented that many of the coup
reports are emanating from Bosch and that while we have no evidence
of the imminence of a military coup this, of course, could occur at
almost any time. The Director then went on to discuss the situation
in the Caribbean Islands generally and pointed out that Haiti has been
making some overtures to the black muslims to develop foreign exchange.
U. The Director then touched on Uruguay, giving the essence
of the attached briefing.
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13. Mr. Andrews complimented the Director on his depth of
knowledge and scope of knowledge on the subjects covered. Mr. Bow
added his compliments also.
14. The meeting adjourned at about 10:15 a. m.
WARNER
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