INTELLIGENCE WORKING GROUP MINUTES OF 67TH MEETING 10:45 - 12:45, 21 OCTOBER 1954

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• Publication Date: October 22, 1954
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Central No. 2067
22 October 1954
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Minutes of 6?
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Lt.. Col. Ted Brown
Mr. "hitt $ APOIN
Mr. Wood,, G-2
Mr. Smiley, OWI
Mrs. Young, E)3/State
Mr. Reiss, Commerce
Mr. Tilson, FOA A
1. C ' $ ON d ECON EN3E : &FPING P. OGRkM
Discussion - The OS!) member,, referring to item 3 in r i/*-66,
stated that his Office felt that definitive action should not be taken
by the Executive Committee 'of EDAC on "spot" contributions by OIR/3tate until
the intelligence community h4 been afforded an opportunity to review such
contributions. It was agreed that such review was not required for 4IR
contributions to MDAC in the normal course of business between those two
agencies, and that the intelligence community would have an opportunity
review those matters which reached the Executive Ccmittee level.
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0 D ,,,O C A S CAI
The, Acting Chairman further advised the O) member,that written assurances
would be obtained from the Chairman, Executive Committee, that all spot
requests from the )AC structure would be channeled to appropriate
agencies under provisions of DCID 15/1.
2. ASWSMENT AND OR RECORD OF COMMODITT INTELLIGENCE
Ptscuea&on - At the last T meeting the MD AC member ag:
provide the I with a statement of purpose and detailed specifications
of what might be desirable in the way of a permanent record and/or an
assessment of the commodity intelligence furnished JOC during the security
Mr. Tilson explained that it was now the opinion of MDAC
that the utility to be derived from such a project would not be justified
eras of the manhours required. MDAC, therefore? was requesting that
this proposed exercise not be initiated. - reported that the 25X1A9a
material provided JOG during the several list reviews has been assembled
lly in CIA and could serve as a reference file for the intelligence
riity. He suggested that the proposed assessment of the contributions
made to JOC not be undertaken at this time.
The Acting Chairman requested comments on the merit of a periodic
inventory of projects of an economic defense nature produced within the
intelligence community. Project inventories currently being prepared
by the EIG and OIR/State were cited, and reference was made to EDAC Memo
No. 40a of 8 May 1954 which established in MDAC a central reference point
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for the correlation and coordination of all economic defense requests
(except those transmitted through IWG) upon the intelligence com pity.
n - The Executive 55ecreta.ry was instructed to undert?-.ke,
completed or in process within the intelligence community which are
considered relevant to the needs of the economic defense program.
embers were requested to assist in this project by supplying the
Executive Secretary with a copy of any such inventory produced by their
respective agencies.
RATION OF
the preparation of a monthly inventory of all projects
Ple ?ussit
S OF DECONTROL
subgroup on "Intelligence on Trade in
Decontrolled Commodities" had o
been assigned the task of
a list of decontrolled commodities the mov
be traced. IWG Case No. 76, a recapitulation of developmen
this C project, was distributed. Mr. Tilson informed the m rers that
Mr. Levin of the MDAC Staff had written a memorandum which now proposed
assume responsibility for preparation of this list.
agreed that further work by the M Subgroup
would be deferred pending completion of the JOC list and that Mr. Tilson
would verify the transmittal of JOC of the commodity lists prepared by
services.
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G ON ECONOMIC _DEM51E AC 'ZY7T S
*uss ion - The Acting Chairman described the role of CIA
RR had placed primary responsibility for commodity research upon r ,dam
in furnishing intelligence support to the economic defense program.
He provided a graphic description of the organizational structure and
activities of the several divisions in the Office of Research and Reports
(OUR), emphasizing the functions of the Economic Defense Division (D/E/RR).
He explained that recent transera of personnel to the research area of
that area,, leaving t1/`E/RR with responsibility for providinWuppo
pzsla W' in the enforcement field. Referring to the Administrative
Action Program (AAP), the Acting Chairman reported that effective liaison
had been established between = intelligence files in Commerce and
I3 cuss Intelligence Request No. 1 of 20 October, outlining
an FOA/MDAC request for an VG intelligence study on Soviet bloc and
6. ?I=IGENt M
a. P ct o and Uses of dium
is provided in response to requests from the EDAC-ACED structure,
spoke of the procedures in ORR by which commodity support
European production and uses of indium,, was distributed. MDAC
proposes that intelligence developed will be used by action agencies in
determining whether this commodity should be made subject to U.S. and
COCOM trade controls. Such a study is considered desirable in view of
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3oviet procurement and development by the U.S. Air Force
of highly strategic uses for
provided information
the technical properties of indium and on 3oviet bloc production. The
of attempting to prevent Soviet procurement of a commodity
um which can be emggled in small quantities by diplomatic
- It was agreed that I, r would undertake to provide the
e quested by MD C, and that the OIR and OSD members would
Adams the production of an indium study.
game of ?Isms of the IWG
Acting Chairman announced that IAC had been requested to
approve a change in the name of I' to Economic Defense Intelligence
ee (znIC), citing a m oranth to the IAC dated 15 October from
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Pmrag=im for Economic Defense I Celli emcee Re ui ements
The Acting Chairman reported on the first meeting of an hang
oraeittee on this subject which has been established under chairmanship
of Mr. Robert Wright, EDS/State. The committee is composed of represen-
tatives' from CIA, MDAC, Com erce, OM,, FOA and State (OTR and EGS). It has
been assigned the task of formulating research requirements on the basis of
ED/EC D-74 dated 7 October 1954 which transmits to the Executive Cox mitten
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25X1A (1) th report on "evict Econ
Trends and Their Implications
for East-West Trade" and (2) A Draft Framework of Research and Analysis 25X1A
on met Bloc and Free World Economic Developments and their Implications
for Economic Defense. The principal conclusions in the rt
are to be discussed with intelligence specialists, and a program of research
formulated to provide more adequate support to economic defenses
ProgMgg o P ect on k2MMMIst China
Progress made by the Far Eastern Economic Defense Working Group
of EDAC regarding the differential controls problem was reviewed. 's/ork
has been done on the Sino-Soviet and Soviet satellite - Nonbloc aspects
of the FEEDK assignment, but an NIE on remaining aspects of the problem
has not yet been initiated, Mr. Reiss informed the members that C erce
has undertaken a consolidation of the several. China lists.
e. ell en c Lot ZM o t P r
The Acting Chairman reported on recent conversations held betwei
25X1 X7 representatives of CIA and_ on the exchange of informatd.on of an
actor between the two intelligence services. Discussions
25X1X7 have been held also with- These several conversations indicate
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that it is unlikely that the U,,-)*
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f. elli s,:ence
MAC M-122 states that I3 G would be asked to furnish information
on "the relationship between the Polish shipping lines operating in the
Communist
ernment" and on 'the reported build-up of Soviet
the reported ownership of these lines by the
shipping in the South China area." Mr. Tilson declared that ONI, rather
than t , would be requested to provide this type information*
g. &Me of Meetinz Place
agreed that for the next three months, commencing with
the meeting scheduled for 4 November, I would nest at 10:30 on
Thursday in Room 622, Mate Annex 1, located at 401 23rd Street N.W.
Executive Secretary
Intelligence Working Group
Distribution
Cat. B - (1-12)
C - (1-3)
D - An
E - (1-3,5)
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