SUMMARY MINUTES A DIVERSION CONTROL MEETING WAS HELD ON JANUARY 7, 1954, IN THE MDAC OFFICE AT 3 P. M.

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• Publication Date: January 8, 1954
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FOREIGN OPERATIONS ADMINISTRATION
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January 8, 1954
MAAR INUTES
A fliverion Control meeting wee held on January 7, 195h, in the
ADAC office at 3 P. M.
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Presents
8, M. Beresford, 4DAC/F0A, Chairmen
Do las W. Coster, State
CIA
Jerry Knoll, ADAC
David Tilson, ADAC
scion:
IAD clearances are needed for outgoing messages containing
intelligencepagesoymeteriel. At present IAD will not grant clear-
ances for meepages containing CIA information whieh has been approved
by C/A for relemee to foreign posts until it has checked tack with
the producing office in CIA. To eliminate this unnecessary delay an
arrangement should be made with IAD whereby IAD ssecepts the telephonic
statement of EDS that CIA approval for release has been granted. It
would to possible for CIA to send IAD a copy of written approval for
release in these came.
Actions
Mr. Beresford will discuss with Messrs. Fop* and Carroll of IAD
and will report. (Responsible IAD officer is Mies Radler.)
2. Discuesions
Two
me re raised with repeat to CS reports*
Amy CS reports relating to economic Worms whi
are now passed to EDS by IAD ars not released to
(b) CS reports do not speoiry what *upsets require the
seourity control "U. S. ?Motels Only".
Mr. Coster statid that foreign service reporters regularly ap.City the
sensitive aspeots of their reports.
Meseree and Dore ord will explore with appropriate CIA
official* a w report.
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3.
D cussion:
KW/1W must keep MMAC/P informed of diversion cases which it ex-
pects Paris to follow. Conversely Faris should inform Washington of the
diversion cagey it ia following from tiec to time. As among Washington
agenoiesi MDAC/W and MAO must know at ell times who has the ball.
4. Discus:sten:
It was agreed that case files are essential and thould be systematic
and uniform. Cases will be idehtified by short titles(presumably nuMbers)
-which will be assigned by CIA and used by all interested offices including
MDAC/P.
Diacuasion:
Mr. Coster observed that since diversion oases will be handled on a
selective basis it would be necessary to formulate criteria, of selection.
Me suggested the following criteria as a bagiamiagi
(a) Diversion cases which can be well documented and
may be of use in persuading other COCOM governments
of the need for general or specific action.
(b) Diversion OS3MS which indicate loopholes in he
enforcement of international trade patrelp,
wonervers.
Discussions
Coster stated that the Foonomic Contras Branch, ED' of ithiob
s Chief, consists of the following officers:
Mr. Maaa for general matters;
Mt. Burnett for Far Eastern matters in particular; and
Mr. Strong for copper diversions in particular.
nridge, Coeter's secretary, will sot as an intormtion
Or other diversion control ?Metre who in the Branch has
for given matters.
7. Oni
The question was raised -to what extent, if
distributed by CIL to diversion control officers
to transmitted to the IWO Secretariat.
Lotion
p written neterial
other agencies must
Dereeford wiU damps tith
and trill report*
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Action;
It was decided that future meetings will be held in HUG at least
once a week. The meeting was adjourned until TUeaday, January 12th, at
10 A.M. Mr. Coster requested that the OM problem be discussed at the
next meeting,
SMBeresford:11
CC; Admiral Delany
Mr. Hansen
Mr, Coster
Mr. Knoll
Mk, Tilson
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