REQUEST FROM THE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF DEFENSE MOBILIZATION FOR CIA ATTENDANCE AT CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON THE FCC BUDGET FOR ADDITIONAL RADIO MONITORING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000100210072-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 15, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 72
• Publication Date: January 15, 1954
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR. Director of Central Intelligence
Request from the Director. Office of Defense
Mobilization for CIA Attendance at Congressional
Hearings on the FCC Budget for Additional Radio
Monitoring.
REFERENCE= Letter from Mr. Arthur S. Flemming, Director
ODM, dated 7 January 1954, above subject.
Reference (Enclosure 1) requested:
a. CIA representation at hearings of the FCC budget presentation
for subject radio monitoring facilities before the appropriate! Congress-
ional Committee on 14 January, and
b. That the CI1 representatives attend a preliminary discuss
in the Office of the Assistant Director for Telecommunications, Office
of Defense Mobilization, on Monday, 1 I January.
2. The Assistant Director for Telecommunications, ODM, specifically
requested my presence at both the preliminary discussions and also at the
Congressional hearings. I attended the preliminary discussions in company
25X1A9Awith my Deputy,
On Tuesday, 12 January, 1, together with General Counsel, Mr.
Lawrence Houston, met with General Cabell to consider whether or not it
would be desirable to have CIA representatives appear before the Congress-
ional Committee in support of the FCC presentation.
4. General Cabell directed that I discuss this matter with the Assistant
Director, Scientific Intelligence. This was done on Wednesday, 13 January
nd Dr. Chadwell and I recommended to General Cabell that we not permit
CIA. attendance at the hearings but that a statement be given the Office of
Defense Mobilization which could be used at the hearings. This statement
(Enclosure 2) which was concurred in by AD/Sl and the General Counsel
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was forwarded by me an Wednesday, 13 January to the. Assistant
Director for Telecommunications, 0DM (hand carried by my Deputy).
. A proposed draft reply to the reference is attached as Enclosure
STAT
Assistant Director for Communications
Attachments:
I - Ltr fm Dir. QDM, dtd 7 Jan 54
2 - Statement
- Proposed Ltr to Dir, 0DM fm DCI
ccen Counsel (Enc 2 sent to Gen Counsel 13 Jan)(Enc 3 will be sent frm
AD/SI (EncZ sent to AD/SI on 13 Jan)
Ex Reg when signed by DCI)
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