BRIEFING OF THE CIA SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP01-01773R000300110053-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 27, 2007
• Sequence Number: 53
• Publication Date: July 30, 1958
• Content Type: MEMO

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MEMORANDUM FOR THE RECORD
J July
SUBJECT: Briefing of the CIA Subcommittee of the
1. The CIA Subcommittee of House Armed Services was briefer;
by the Director for approximately two hours beginning at 10 A. M. on
30 July. Members of the Committee present were:
Carl Vinson (D. , Ga. ), Chairman
Overton Brooks (D., La.) Leslie C. Arencis Ill.
Paul J. Kilday (D. , Tex. 'h'alter Norblad (R. , Ore. )
}fob,,rt S;-r.. rt, ;l,er2c, was also present.
r"~cco~~~aanyiu . the i)irecto: from the Agency were:
General Cabell
John S. `.' arrter
L. he Ctlsirse:an reQuested infvrmnation on Our b.aci`,et. He v,a;
zZ;: d an over-all figure with some discussion of the proportion
between vouc:herej and unvouchererd funds. A check is to be made,
a'na tir. Smart. will oe briefed on current figures as to total budget and
r e erve.
3. At the request of the Chairman, the Director then discussed the
status of our building utilizing the briefing paper dated 27 June 1958. The
Chairman was particularly interested in the amount of the architects fees
ir. view of iris apparent involvement with the New House Office Building ,,which
is to be couistr.:cted. This information is to be supplied.
4. The Director then briefed the Committee on the general Govern-
ment Training ;ill, Public Law 85-507, and the fact that it repeals Section 4
Q. P blic La 110. I'i:e Director expressed concern that this occurred
without notifcation to tine Agency and expressed an .=Agency desire for a
procedure: whereby legislative :ratters affecting the Agency would be
considered by the Subcommittees of the Armed Services Committees of the
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t;-.o houses. The Chairman indicated that he t.'aou iit this
and stated that he would look into the. matter was
uese riate
1\%, r. ti`r'arner to ,jr. {Snnart requested
provide appropriate materials on this subject.
5. The Director next briefed the Subcommittee on the nature of the
current Iraq Government, outlining the underlying conditions in the area
leading up to the recent coup.
The Middle East area was discussed very
thoroughly including the degree of Communist penetration and infiltration
in the area.
6. The DCI then briefed the Subcommittee on the spring series of
Soviet nuclear tests, the Soviet missile efforts and their heavy bomber
program. The Chairman raised the question of what is being done by the
Soviets in the field in controlling weather, citing reports of melting ice
packs in the A.rtic. The DCI indicated that a basic report was being pre-
pared on the subject to include discussion of where responsibility lay in
this field in the United States Gciv'ernme.nt.
7. Mr. Norblad cited an example of an intelligence officer in the
Sixth Fleet vYho last fall, in response to a question by Norblacisfated t=ha
I l.
e eot most Of his intelli~
h etFot ,efce from the UP ticker. {SU c it
ined appropriate to invite ?,.,1r. I< orbiad to the Agency to give him
a briefing on the procedures and methods of intelligence dissemination.
Air. Warner will make necessary arranger eats. )
S. W A RN E R
Legislative Counsel
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