ECONOMIC DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE MINUTES OF 3RD MEETING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP62-00328A000100480010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: December 13, 1954
• Content Type: MIN

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Mr. - , C=ftree
Miss Hanes, State/OIR
30, 9 Dec
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agencies. Lt. Cal. rc ++m report
q%dre rents from Co : , e and xtate and that, in adds;
have receivd
elects incoming material in G-2,, APO , and O`rd`I. Van*
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has received reading requ rem
er that an Intelligence Collection Guide (ItG) has been
issued by G-2 and that the need for similar AFOIN and O guides,
pointing up needs of the economic defense program, has been brought to
the attention of those two services.
r+. Taft pointed out the delay and ountered by his office in r!eceip
of information relating to clandestine arms shipments
o three-quarters of material of this nature received from the military
see ices is so outdated as to be useful only as background. He stated
also that certain CIA information is not routed to his office. The
Acting Chairman expressed concern over this reported delay and declared
that an effort should be made to determine the seriousness of such delay
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jig at The Acting Chairman requested to inquire
into the status of AC requirements for intelligence from the idlitary
intelligence agencies; requested Mr. Gutman to obtain a Commerce state-
the subject under review for presentation at the next meeting;
and assured )4r. Taft that there would be consultation between the Acting
and the Executive Secretary on the reported failure to receive
certain CIA information. The Executive Secretary was asked to summarize
in a paper for FDIC the status of distribution to action agencies of
defense information from the military intelligence agencies.
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2LM*jic r The following papers in the FDIC/ID series were
bated for information weer disc ssion 3IC/lD--7,: ONI Contri-
on Arms ':mi nt to Coemunist Cheri IC/Ii?- ', Transmittal of
9, Strategic Significance of Indium
indicati
.4 the subject of "E IC distri
document (specifically, E IC D--7 and
his opinion that. when them is an
oubts about the advisability or benefit of such
be trnn fitted directly by the
Originating intelligence agency to appro'riate action agencies,
at neither
C has any responsibility for insuring
.et Bloc. The
of this type
eaches the proper action elements; such ECI+
cling. ca ld be justitiOd only when an intelligence collation was
involved. It is the responsibility of each agency to inquire into
failure to receive such material.
or need for such )IC
rate
ions, such reactions
whether the service should be terminated.
C/Ih-9 a to be furnished to the acuti ve acre tarry
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de Controls and Ce itions in Soviet Satellites;
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Lorativn for intormtien
n CIA. Rs *ad* the point that
m Id not be interpreted,, without further subaetsntiati
surplus of these vehicles in the meet bloc.
ve S. ry s directed to speed the
dater.
.c utive rry
reeeatie to be used by the US= in COCOK
mmm
u of ?WeIgn
Commer
of the problem
Co". an a
pMMVUfts The Ec eutive ftor.Wy distri ttod Fats Case
elitgeence R,quOt at the p
at comattteeet r e 4r.
nd Tactics. At the
indicated his intent]
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the Consultative
prepared.
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Provided jkC is a current ver5iGn at earlier referenced t
The Paper is to be toed on the Soviet t ;-; tee icy
pets of petroleum sale& and o. fears is to have
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pabitttlea for production end
Mim
eel seas appropriate for submission to COMM. It should 8peeoitica1
petroleum products.
remarked on inforwadiscuselona
nm paper be f
such 4GUMMU
actor lane,
zuropean
w4aaeaed that
CIA/OAR and 01
and Cable to
uctign of the GTR
The Acting Chairman requested that comments on the
be torwrrdeed to AG. Production of the final. pap'
h criteria provided in I /AY.--2,3, Progress Report aa
of Copp
er for EDIC
is intellig
no deadline established),
ee responsibility of MDAC,
study (13 6709s dated 9 Noy
o a
bloc for copper ..r* and cable with
Together
use as baftreand
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of the U.S. caste in
;oard had recently die
He added that the Ope
method of ne otl atir
r problem.
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e and cone
information
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The Acting Chairman reeporW an discussions on this.
right. D5/State, cb irsean of the h; interagency cc dttee
responsible for evalwtting the 3cheUin repo
tea formulated on the basis of this
of Various Possible Courses of
sa~iat Controls over Trade with Commmi
Respect to
. He requested the intelligence
h their respective ZAC representatives an this topic.
IC for appropriate action.
that :tom-l?-fie
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the sjority reconwrAations c
o the
from the Q .r ra of that C.tt a to th
ported tha
We 2 of
otiv e,,
adoption of the
Use of CC~OK as- & forum for enforc t
as. & Mod that
aid a wow be used for enforceaee nt
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