DIARY NOTES

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• Sequence Number: 19
• Publication Date: September 17, 1954
• Content Type: NOTES

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DIARY NOTES
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13 through 17 September 1954
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1. In a conversation with
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1956 Budget. The increase is occasioned by projects which the Director has al-
ready approved.
2. Lyman Hamilton, Bureau of the Budget, advised me that we could expect
Hearings on the CIA Budget to start about 27 October and that they would last
for about one week,
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3, Ed Saunders queried me as to whether he should press the Operations Co-
ordinating Board to take their receptionist on their own table of organization
rather than have our Security Office furnish her. I told him that inasmuch as
we were getting reimbursed for those services I saw no reason why we should
fight with the Board about this.
4. At the request of the FE Division I have arranged for to
be my personal representative on a working committee considering Project
5. I arranged for Kenneth Sprankle, Acting Chief Clerk of the House Appro-
priations Committee, to see certain of our senior representatives abroad during
his forthcoming trip to Europe with Congressman Passman to inspect naval instal-
lations.
Garrison called to my attention the fact that we had spent about
25X1Ala MANitor supplies during Fiscal Year 1955 but that our forecasted re-
quirements for Fiscal Year 1956 were a little more than $6,000,000. This, of
course, indicates a good supply situation but a bad budget situation.
7, Jim talked to me about what oar policy should be with reference to re-
production overseas, i.e., should the Technical Services Staff handle all repro-
duction overseas or confine itself to the highly technical and sensitive matters
which it carries on at Headquarters? I told him that as a matter of principle
it would seem to me that this Staff, which has plenty of troubles anyway, would
do well to confine its services to the highly technical and sensitive matters
which it controls at Headquarters; however, if the DD/P organization feels
strongly about the matter it is certainly nothing which I would want to make an
issue of.
8. Jim reported that he was having some trouble with eight contracts, all
involving the Technical Services Staff, which probably could not be settled un-
til he returned from Europe late in October.
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9. Jim advised me that we had sold the LCI at or X12,000, which
is far more than I had expected we would be able to get for it.
25X1A9a 10. At Kirkis suggestion I have asked to insure that rooms in the
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South Building are renumbered during the for c g renovations.
25X1 A9a 17,. Also cautioned-to be sure that the transoms over the doors in
the South Building were kept closed in order to insure security.
25X1A9a 12, telephoned to express his very great concern about the
slowdown in work which would be occasioned by our construction in the South
Building. Actually., all I think that he really wanted was to raise the old ques-
tion of consolidating the two plants in Washington, D. C. I told him that this
matter was dead for the moment as far as I was concerned and that I would have
someone from the Logistics Office get in touch with him and make the best pos-
25X9 sible arrangements during the period of renovation in the South Building.
13. I discussed with Dr. Tietjen the possibility of sending a 25X1A5a1
25X 1 A5a 1 (one of our consultants) to ere we w h e that he could make ar-
rangements with the Colonial vernment and the
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us assign a doctor to that station.) I told John that was not convinced that
A6a this trip was actually necessary, that first of all, I would like to satisfy
25X1 myself to the extent possible that the I would not offer the same objec-
tions to this arrangement, and then woul a to be assured that we had no
doctors in Europe or in our own organization who could negotiate such an ar-
rangement before I would want to send a consultant on such a trip at the expense
of $2500 or $3000.
]J, Conducted the usual weekly DD/A Staff Meeting. (See Minutes.)
15. Conducted an Administration Career Board Meeting. (See Minutes.)
16. Shef advised me that General Cabell had suggested that we run a special
Security Orientation Course at the Department of Agriculture Auditorium and that
all employees be required to attend. He is caning up with a counter proposal
which will suggest that we make a movie which can be shown to sma13 groups in
this area. I told him that I thought this sounded like a good idea and would be
looking forward to receiving his recommendation.
25X1 A9a 17. reported on an automobile accident which occurred on 23rd
Street on the night 0 17 September and involved four CIA employees. Two em-
ployees were taken to Emergency Hospital where they gave their wrong names. Po-
lice were called in and there was general confusion. Dr. Shaw, Chief of the Sur-
gical Emergency Service, called Bob and was very provoked at the confusion which
had been caused by our employees giving their wrong names. Bob assured him that
such conduct was not Agency policy and otherwise consoled him as much as possible.
The Offices of the Director (Stanley Grogan) and Personnel, plus the Medical Of-
fice, have all been in on the case and are handling it.
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is working on t s.
25X1 A9a 19. I have talked to both and Ed Saunders about compiling a
periodic report which gill reflec a accurate status of audit activities and
other finance situations at all of our stations. I feel strongly that we must
develop something like this in the near future and both have agreed to give me
their recoanmendations at an early date.
25X1A9a 20, telephoned to say that Elmer Staats, Executive Officer,
Operations Coordinating Board, was somewhat unhappy because we were not report-
ing back to him whether or not the Bureau of the Budget released funds from the
Reserve to support projects which the Board asked us to undertake. I told Wayne
that I did not really feel that this was any of Elmer's business and wanted to
speak to the Director about it. However, if Mr. Dulles wants to give Elmer this
25X1 A9a information it can be done with very little difficulty and is probably not worth
causing any unhappiness between ourselves and the OCB.
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21. I had a meeting with Jim Garrison, and Bill
- to discuss action to be taken in connection prepara ons or request-
ing a new building. I also talked to Max Elliot, General Counsel, General Ser-
vices Administration, who advised me to discuss the matter with Pete Straubel,
Chief of the Public Buildings Service; he cautioned me not to start with Harry
Hunter.
22. Spent approximately four hours with the Special Studies Group, all mem-
bers being present with the exception of General Doolittle and Pat Coyne. It
was a very friendly and constructive conference as a result of which I felt that
there was almost unanimous disapproval to the idea of the DD/A or the Comptrol-
ler being excluded from any projects. The Group did not understand why FI pro-
jeets, or at least most of them, could not go through PRC procedures and, in
general, felt that the Comptroller functions, so as to be effectively felt, must
be projected from their present place in the Agency to the lowest levels having
responsibility for the expenditure of funds. Mr. Franke stated that the Audi-
tor was prohibited in some cases from going as far as he should and said that if
he were the Auditor and was not permitted to go all the way in any given case he
would make a notation to the effect that he could accept no responsibility for
the expenditures involved.
I was specifically queried as to why the Office of Personnel was not un-
der the jurisdiction of the DD/A and submitted, as best I could, the reasons why
General Cabell and the Director felt that this function should report to the Di-
rector. It was also my definite impression that as a group they did not agree
with this concept.
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Insofar as "administration" in general was concerned, I explained the
history of administration in the Agency, how we got where we were today, and
what the situation was. I told them that since we had had no security flaps to
my knowledge that could be attributed to the central administrative system I
did believe that this was the right system. However.. I pointed out certain
weaknesses in our present system due to a gap which remains to be bridged be-
tween the COA/DDP and the central administrative offices under the DD/A. I em-
phasized, nevertheless, that great progress had been made during the past two
years and that this gap should become bridged as we in the Agency developed bet-
ter mutual understanding and confidence in.each other.
The Group expressed a desire to examine Project PBSUCCESS in detail.
Howard Preston, the Administrative Officer on this Project, is coming up with a
further breakdown of expenditures and I will take him to the committee to ex-
plain it.
Mr. Franke told me that he had been unable to get over-all strength
figures anywhere in the Agency and asked me to provide them. I showed him the
summary report which I prepared for Mr. Dulles at the time that Mr. Taber made
a similar request last April. He was satisfied with this. (I gave him no pa-
pers on this subject.)
23. I obtained approval from Lyman Hamilton, Bureau of the Budget, to with-
draw $200,000 from the Contingency Reserve for a special project in a Latin
25X1 A9a American country. Ed Saunders is to follow this up with a written request.
25X1A9a 2. staff came to ask me to intervene
25X1 A9a personally to find a place for who is being forced to retire.
25X1A9a explained that because or ce a personality clashes Colonel
mould not remain in the DD/P area. I told him that such personality
25X1 A9a clashes while in the DD/P organization would make it difficult for me to use
in any other capacity and that I regretted very much that I could
be of no help.
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26. Jim told me that it had been suggested that he take over responsibility
25X1A9a for procurement activities. I instructed him to have nothing to
do with San or is activities except with my personal permission.
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door. authorized to go ahead and set up the company an agree
to Shef Edwards further about the possibility of Joe undertaking this venture.
It was more than obvious that Joe is extremely anxious to do this and I an not
concerned about any demands for a grade GS-16.
28. Dr. Tietjen was over to discuss a scheme in connection with emergency
planning which would eliminate the necessity for setting up a decontamination
25X1A6d unit at He has a proposal which would install such equipment at the
25X1 A6a I authorized him to go ahead and work out the de-
25X1A9a tai ?s of his proposa submit a paper to me for my approval.
29. I agreed with Ed Saunders and that we should submit a re-
25X1A9a quest for the promotion of to grade GS-16. Ted agreed to cover
him in the DD/P supergrade ceiling until he is transferred back to the States,
at which time Ed Saunders will absorb him in his organization.
25X1A9a Ed Saunders also indicated to Ted that it was tentatively his plan to
replace NWhile Ted was not enthusiastic he did
not offer strenuous objection.
30. Shef reported that his Night Duty Officer left his post and went to a
room across the hall where he was found asleep. The man is being allowed to
25X1 A9a resign. I told Shef that by all means this was the proper action to get rid of
him fast.
25X1A9a 31. Shef briefed me on the came of which is a rather vnpleas-
ant situation, and upon his return to duty within the next few days will
25X1 A9a be allowed to resign. I told Shef that if - did not resign to let me know
because as head of the career service to which he belongsI would want to inter-
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25X1 C4c 32. The Director told me that had called him and was
25X1 Al a unhappy about the ~ budget, although he didn't know just exactly why. After
25X1 C4c checking I told Mr. Dulles that as far as I could find out it appeared the
-had asked for plus for Fiscal Year 1955, excluding the in- 2
25X1 A6a stallation that. in Fiscal Year 1954 they had obligated ,2
and that the IO Division felt that they could probably get along during Fiscal
25X1 Al a Year 1955 with I advised him that the budget had not actually
been presented through the 10 Division to the Comptroller as yet and requested
that he make no commitments on this matter until it had been thoroughly review-
ed by the Comptroller and the Project Review Committee.
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33. discussed with me some unhappiness about the Management
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Staff and said that he thought the members thereof were developing an "I.G. re-
25X1 A9a putation" which was going to be sked that the point of contact
with the DD/P area be changed from to his office. I told him that
no such formal arrangement had ever been made and that our whole effort was to
25X1 A9a try to avoid having both the Inspector General and the Management Staff under-
taking manpower studies. I also told him that and I
were having a meeting at an early date to discuss s ma er an per aps some-
thing would come out of it, in which case I would let him know.
34. Ted has requested on behalf of Frank Wisner that the latter's chauf-
feur be transferred to a grade GS-4 courier position in the RI Registry where
he would actually function as a courier, except during those times when Frank
wanted to use him as a chauffeur. The Logistics Office would furnish the car
which, of course, would not be available to the motor pool. I told Ted that I
25X1 A6a would have to sleep on this one and let him know sometime soon.
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25X1 A9a 35. Ted discussed with me earlier his hope to go to next summer as
Chief of the Support Mission. It is his plan that after comes home
25X1 A9a vrill fill in temporarily until his arrival. He ?is anxious to send
25X1 A6a to - about the first of the year to assist Doug until he gets
ere an , of course have Ted remain with him when he arrives. I told him
25X1 A9a that I thought should go to the field and would not object to his going
if he did not propose to put him in the position of Deputy Chief of the Support
Mission since I thought that this would create a very bad reaction among some
of the Logistics and other people who would be working for him. I told him that
if he wanted Ted as a special assistant, executive officer, or on another staff
job which would not imply command I would have no objection.
36. I asked Jim Garrison to give me a brief paper on the request being
25X1 Al 1 a made of him by the arms, ammunition, accouter-
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ments., etc. I have an idea that this may tie into the agreed "activities paper"
and the Director should certainly be aware of it.
25X1A6d 37. handed me a piece of paper written after his visit to the
which recommended that action be taken to formulate
plans for housing the Intelligence Advisory Committee at the Center during an
25X1 A9a emergency. I have turned the paper over to with instructions
to work with the DD/I area in carrying it out.
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