MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN IAC CONFERENCE ROOM, (Classified) CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY, AT 1045, 4 MARCH 1958

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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, 4 March 1958
Director of Central Intelligence
Allen W. Dulles
Presiding*
Deputy Director of Central Intelligence
Lieutenant General Charles P. Cabell
Presiding*
MEMBERS PRESENT
Mr. Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., Director of Intelligence and Research,
Department of State
Major General Robert A. Schow, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
Department of the Army
Rear Admiral Laurence H. Frost, Director of Naval Intelligence,
Department of the Navy
Major General Millard Lewis, Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence,
United States Air Force
Colonel E. G. Van Orman, acting for 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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Approved as written.
2. Watch Committee Reports
Noted,
3. Distribution of General Indicator List
to Certain Foreign Governments
Agreed to release copies of the General Indicator List
(Ref: IAC-M-328, item 3 b) to
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The Chairman noted that the situation in Indonesia remained
critical and discussed with the members recent developments in that
area, particularly reports on matters such as possible military and
political moves by the central government against the rebels, logistical
problems involved in troop movements and the capabilities and equip-
ment of dissident troops..
The Chairman commented on the continued tension in North
Africa. Mr. Kent noted recent events which were causing friction
between Church and State in Italy. He also invited the members'
attention to the current political developments in Bolivia, with
particular reference to their bearing on certain portions of the last
Bolivian estimate (NIE 92-58).
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5. Discussion of Assignments for
and Composition of Critical
Collection Problems Committee
(CCPC)
Mr. Dulles stressed the importance of the mission of this
committee and stated that he was appointing Mr. Robert Amory, Jr. ,
to serve as its chairman. Various other members furnished the
names of their representatives on the committee. It was also agreed
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ticularly in the light of his present assignment to survey potential
sources of warning information. The members then concurred in the
Chairman's suggestion that the committee's first order of business
should be the selection of a technical secretary. In this connection,
the Chairman stated that he wished to discuss the matter of the first
substantive assignment of the committee further in a restricted session.
6.
Release of NIE 100-58
Estimate of the World Situation
(Memorandum to IAC, 28 February)
Agreed not to release NIE 100-58 to any foreign government.
a. Agreed to release NIE 12-58, "Outlook for Stability in the
Eastern European Satellites," and NIE 11-2A-58, "The Soviet Atomic
Energy Program, " to USIA.
b. With respect to future procedure in the release of estimates
to USIA, the members agreed that NIEs would be released to USIA
automatically unless a member objected at the time an NIE was
considered by the IAC; however, it was also agreed that specific
IAC action would be required to release SNIEs and that the Board of
National Estimates should make its recommendation as to release
at the time the estimate is reviewed by the IAC.
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8. SNIE 11-58
Possible Soviet Long Range Bomber
Development, 1958-1962
a. Approved as amended.
b. Agreed to release SNIE 11-58 to USIA.
9. NIE 10-58
Anti-Communist Resistance
Potential in the Sino-Soviet Bloc
a. The members approved the draft estimate, as amended, and
noted the country annexes to this estimate.
b. Noted the findings and approved the recommendations in the
post-mortem on this estimate.
C. Noted the validity study of NIE 10-55, "Anti-Communist
Resistance Potential in the Sino-Soviet Bloc."
d. No member objected to the release of NIE 10-58 to USIA.
10. Review of Revised NSCID No. 4
The Chairman advised the members of the reaction of the
NSC Planning Board and the President's Board of Consultants on
Foreign Intelligence Activities to the proposed revision of NSCID
No. 4 (The Defector Program), particularly with respect to its
general length and the degree of detail it contained, and he suggested
that this NSCID be redrafted prior to NSC consideration. Copies of a
proposed CIA redraft of NSCID No. 4, and suggested provisions for
appropriate DCIDs, were then circulated to the. members. After
discussion it was agreed to refer this matter to the Interagency
Defector Committee (IDC) for review. With respect to a question
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detailed provisions of the present draft NSCID No. 4 which may be
eliminated from any more condensed version of this NSCID would be
incorporated in new proposed DCIDs. Because of the short time re-
maining before NSC consideration of proposed NSCID revisions, the
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IDC was instructed to expedite its redrafting of NSCID No. 4, with a
view to obtaining IAC concurrence on the draft revision, preferably
by telephone or vote slip, no later than Friday, 7 March.
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12. GMIC Membership
The members concurred in General Lewis's suggestion that,
in view of the demands on. Colonel McFarland's time in his capacity
as Chairman of GMIC, the Air Force be authorized to nominate
another individual as its regular representative on GMIC.
13. Restricted Session
At 1235 the members went into restricted session.
Adjournment: 1250
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SECRETARY'S NOTES
1. Copies of NIE 12-58, "Outlook for Stability in the Eastern
European Satellites," 4 February 1958, have been released to - 25X1 C
on 25 February.
(IAC-M-328, 11 February, item 4).
2. Copies of SNIE 30-58, "Prospects and Consequences of
Arab Unity Moves, " 20 February 1958, have been released to
on 28 February 25X1 C
(IAC-M-330, 26 February, item 6).
3. The reference to the minutes of the 20 February meeting
in item 2 b of IAC-M-330 should be corrected to read "IAC-M-329"
rather than "IAC-M-320."
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