MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN IAC CONFERENCE ROOM, (Classified) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AT 1045, 20 MAY 1958 DEPUTY DI

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I N T E L L I G E N C E A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E
Minutes of Meeting Held in
IAC Conference Room, 25X1A
Central Intelligence Agency, at 1045, 20 May 1958
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Lieutenant General Charles P. Cabell
Presiding
MEMBERS PRESENT
25X1A
Mr. Gordon Arneson, acting Director of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
Major General R. H. Wienecke, acting Assistant Chief of Staff,
Intelligence, Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Vernon L. Lowrance, acting Director of Naval
Intelligence, Department of the Navy
Major General James H. Walsh, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
United States Air Force
Brigadier General Richard Collins, Deputy Director for Intelligence,
The Joint Staff
Mr. Charles H. Reichardt, acting for Atomic Energy Commission
representative to the.IAC
acting for Federal Bureau of Investigation
representative to the IAC
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1. Approval of Minutes
13 May Meeting
(IAC -M- 341)
Approved as written.
a. Watch Committee Report
No. 406
b. Review of Sensitive Situations
The Chairman stated that the Watch Committee was following
the Tunisian situation closely and discussed recent developments in
that area with the members. He noted that he did not expect to call a
special session of the Watch Committee to review this situation prior
to the regularly scheduled meeting of that committee unless instructed
to do so` by the IAC.
The Chairman and Mr. Arneson commented on developments
in Lebanon, particularly from the standpoint of evidence of infiltration
from Syria, disposition of armed forces in the area, the effect of the
economic situation and General 25X6
Wienecke raised a question about Jordan and the Chairman and Mr.
Arneson discussed certain aspects of this situation, especially .matters
bearing on the strength and cohesion of the Arab Union in relation to
that of the UAR.
Reference was made to the situation in Indonesia. The
Chairman, General Wienecke and Mr. Arneson also commented on
developments in Latin America, particularly with respect to Panama
and Guatemala.
3. Information Report to IAC
on the Defector Program
(IAC-D-8/42, 14 May)
25X1A Noted this report. also reported on and discussed
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with the members recent devel
4. Foreign Language Publications
a.
Fifth Annual Report of Advisory
Committee on Foreign Language
Publications (ACFLP)
(IAC-D-60/7, 24 April)
After noting this report the members agreed to dissolve
this committee. The Chairman expressed the appreciation of the
IAC for the work done by the ACFLP in this field.
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Approved. General Cabell noted that
would be appointed Chairman of the Committee on Exploitation of
Foreign Language Publications established under this DCID.
b. DCID 2/4- Exploitation of
Foreign Language Publications
(IAC-D-105/24, 24 April)
C.
DCID 2/5 - Procurement of
Foreign Publications
(IAC-D-105/25, 24 April)
25X1A Approved. General Cabell informed the members that
would be appointed as Chairman of the
Committee on Procurement of Foreign Publications established
under this DCID.
Supplement to Report of Soviet
Weapons Requirements Committee
(Memorandum to IAC, 15 May;
IAC-M-325)
nd General Barnes outlined the background and
reasons for the recommendations of the committee. The members
then noted the committee's report and approved the recommendations
contained therein. The members also concurred in the Chairman's
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suggestion that the committee should continue to keep itself concerned
with this problem.
6. Release of NIE 13-58
Communist China
(Memorandum to IAC, 15 May)
At the request of the State Department the members agreed to
defer action on this matter until the next regular IAC meeting.
7. NIE 27. 1-58
The Outlook for Spain
a. Approved as emraWa4.
c. Noted the validity study of ME V. 1-56, 'Probable Develop-
ments in Spain. "
d. No member objected to the release of NIE Z7. 1-58 to USIA.
8. Proposed Revision of
SNIE 11-10-57
(IAC-D-81 / 16. 1, 16 May;
Board of National Estimates
Memorandum, 16 May;
IAC-M-333, item 6)
Colonel McFarland explained in some detail the basis for the
recommendations of GMIC with respect to the revision of SNIE 11-10-57.
After exchanging views the members agreed to forward the draft
memorandum prepared by the Board of National Estimates, as
amended in the light of their discussion, to the holders of SNIE
11-10-57.
At 11.30 the Chairman requested an executive session.
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b. Noted the findings of the post-mortem on this estimate.
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Adjournment: 1145
25X1A
Secretary
SECRETARY'S NOTE
Effective date of NSCIDs and DCIDs. In his memoranda trans-
mitting copies of the new NSCIDs Nos. 1 through 5, as concurred in
by the NSC and approved by the President, the Executive Secretary,
NSC, indicated that the effective date of these NSCIDs should be
considered as 21 April 1958. Consequently, the IAC agencies should
regard 21 April rather than 1 April, which had originally been agreed
to among the members of the IAC (IAC-M-333, item 3 b), as the
effective date for these NSCIDs. Moreover, since new DCIDs can
only derive their authority from legally effective NSCIDs, those
DCIDs approved by the IAC prior to 21 April 1958 will be considered
effective as of 21 April, rather than as of any earlier date on which
they received IAC approval.
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